Make it yours: themes, colors, languages and time format

Light, dark or system theme, seven accent colors, 12- or 24-hour time, a live clock and fifteen languages.

Gaurav Suthar3 min readCalendarioThemesLocalization
Part 12 of 12The Calendario GuideShow all parts
  1. 1Getting started with Calendario
  2. 2Connect Google, Outlook and Zoom — and more than one of each
  3. 3Read your day on the timeline
  4. 4Tune the timeline: zoom, working hours, buffers and more
  5. 5Drag to create, move, resize and copy events
  6. 6Event details, RSVPs and quick actions
  7. 7Create events without leaving the page
  8. 8Find anything with ⌘K search
  9. 9Jump to any date and see holidays
  10. 10Reminders that reach you, and a badge that tells you what's next
  11. 11Popup, side panel or floating launcher
  12. 12Make it yours: themes, colors, languages and time format

Calendario is something you'll look at dozens of times a day, so it should look the way you like. Everything in this part lives in Settings → Appearance.

Theme and accent color#

  1. 1

    Pick an interface theme

    Under Interface theme, choose System (follow your computer's light or dark setting), Light or Dark.

  2. 2

    Pick an accent color

    Choose one of seven accent colors. It's used for the selected day, buttons, switches and highlights throughout the app.

Changes apply instantly. Here: dark theme, then a few accent colors.
Appearance settings with theme previews and accent color swatches

Settings

Calendario in dark mode with violet accent and 24-hour times

Dark, violet, 24-hour

Time format and live clock#

In Calendar display:

  • Time format switches between 12-hour (10:30 AM) and 24-hour (10:30) times everywhere: the timeline, event cards, search and the toolbar badge. A preview shows the result before you leave Settings.
  • Show current time adds a live clock next to the Today button.

Fifteen languages#

Calendario speaks English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Arabic. Dates, weekdays and month names follow the language you pick.

  1. 1

    Open Settings → Appearance → Language & region

    Expand the Language & region card.

  2. 2

    Choose a language

    Pick from the Language list. The whole app switches immediately.

You can also choose the language on the welcome screen before you sign in, using the picker in its top-right corner.

Calendario in Hindi

हिन्दी

Calendario in Japanese

日本語

Calendario in Spanish

Español

The same day in Hindi, Japanese and Spanish.

That's the whole tour#

You've now seen everything Calendario does:

  1. Getting started
  2. Connecting accounts
  3. The timeline
  4. Customizing the timeline
  5. Drag and drop
  6. Event details and RSVPs
  7. Creating events
  8. Search
  9. Dates and holidays
  10. Reminders and the badge
  11. Popup, side panel and launcher
  12. Personalization (you are here)

If you haven't yet, add Calendario to Chrome. It's free. Feedback and ideas are always welcome. You'll find my contact links at the bottom of this page.