Google Calendar Natural Language Input

SUMMARY

Google Calendar used to have a natural language input to create calendar events. Think "Get groceries next Thursday from 3:30 to 5pm". They deprecated this feature, leaving millions of unhappy users in the process. Google Calendar Natural Language Input allows you to use a quick shortcut (Command + E) to open a textbox and type in whatever event you want in natural language to automatically create a Google Calendar event page with all the details pre-filled. For example: press 'Command + E' (`Ctrl + E` on Windows) to pull up a text input to add your event details. 1. Have an event name. "Get groceries" 2. Have a time or date. "next Monday", "tonight at 7pm", "in 2 days at 6pm" 3. Optional: add a recurrence. "everyday", "every 2 months", "every year" 4. Optional: add details. "d(bring an umbrella", "d(read this before link.com)" If the extension doesn't work for you, go to `chrome://extensions/shortcuts` to see what other extensions are using the `Command+E` shortcut, and change them to something else. See the info button in the extension for more details. HOW TO USE : 1. Install the extension 2. `Command+E` to open extension menu. Swap `Command` for `Ctrl` for all cases below for Windows users. 3. Type an event name, date, and time in natural language, eg "Get flowers for wife next week" will create a calendar event called "Get flowers for wife" with the date 7 days from today. Another example: "Schedule a call with Peter next Friday at 4pm" will create a calendar event prepopulated for the following Friday at 4pm called "Schedule a call with Peter". 4. Add recurrences, like "go to the gym 4pm to 5:30pm every 3 days" or "take relaxing bath everyday" if you would like. 4. Press `Enter` 5. A Google Calendar page will open. Press `Command+S` to save the event, then `Command+W` to close. 6. Congrats, you just created a calendar event using natural language with NO mouse movement! Your carpal tunnel thanks you.

The latest version of Google Calendar Natural Language Input is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 20 active users. The initial version was launched on 2024-06-05.

HOW TO INSTALL Google Calendar Natural Language Input FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download Google Calendar Natural Language Input CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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