VCS to ICS Calendar Converter

VCS to ICS Calendar Converter is an open-source project designed to process vCalendar files and to convert them to iCalendar compatible formats. During the conversion, it parses to-do and event items automatically.

This tool is intended to help users who want to transfer calendar files generated with third-party software such as Microsoft Works or NbuExplorer to more modern mobile operating systems such as Android or iOS, which typically work with iCalendar.

VCS to ICS Calendar Converter adopts a console approach and carries out the conversion tasks from inside command line exclusively. It is designed in such a way that users don’t have to deal with complicated arguments, as the process is automated and requires little intervention from the user.

When called upon, the program automatically searches the working directory (which is C:\Users\CurrentUser by default) for a folder containing VCS files, following which it creates the corresponding ICS folder and converts the source files, placing them in the output directory.

If you run the program as is (via the BAT file inside the download archive), the program will prompt for your email, but if you run it with the ‘-e’ argument (using Java -jar) followed by your address, it will annul any message.

VCS to ICS Calendar Converter does accomplish its job, but the console approach might be a little uncomfortable for some users, especially those who are not accustomed to command line. A GUI frontend would definitely extend its targeted audience.