Documents

.ICS Files

iCalendar - ICS (iCalendar) is a standard format for calendar data exchange.

What is a .ICS file?

ICS (iCalendar) is a standard format for calendar data exchange. It's used to share events, meetings, and schedules between different calendar applications like Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar.

Technical Details

MIME Type

text/calendar

Full Name

iCalendar

Developed

1998 (IETF)

Typical Uses

  • Event invitations
  • Meeting schedules
  • Calendar sharing
  • Recurring events

Programs That Open .ICS Files

Calendar

macOS/iOS

Google Calendar

Web

Outlook

Cross-platform

How Moniker Renames .ICS Files

Moniker extracts event summaries, dates, and descriptions from ICS files to generate meaningful filenames that make calendar events easy to find.

Example Transformation

Before

invite.ics

After

team-standup-weekly-monday.ics

Related File Types

.VCF

vCard Contact

.CSV

CSV File

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