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Fantastical Adds Calendar Mirroring to End Double‑Booking

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Flexibits’ Fantastical has been tackling daily scheduling headaches for 15 years. The latest release slashes the age‑old double‑booking nightmare by syncing calendars across accounts. Users can now see a single unified schedule, preventing events that appear free in one feed but occupied in another. This feature keeps user privacy intact by letting people define calendar mirroring rules in settings, ensuring only chosen calendars share data.

The mirroring engine copies events from one calendar to another based on those rules, eliminating meeting conflicts that once forced rescheduling. The update also adds a “Meet With” view that lets teams scan coworkers’ availability in real time, making it easier to lock in meetings without back‑and‑forth emails.

Bug fixes round out the release: improved error messages for bad iCal imports, corrected UTC‑timezone Zoom mishaps, and fixed case‑sensitivity in Microsoft 365 room searches. Minor UI tweaks address pinch‑and‑zoom jitter and all‑day event title clipping, ensuring a smoother user experience across macOS, iPhone, and iPad.

Fantastical removes a common productivity bottleneck, letting users focus on tasks instead of manual conflict checks. The app’s long‑standing reputation for intuitive design now extends to privacy‑respecting collaboration tools, solidifying its position as the go‑to calendar solution for professionals.