All about ICAL Files

The ICAL file type is primarily associated with Exchange Server.

ICAL	File extension: ICAL
	File type:	calendar data file

What is an ICAL file?

ICAL files mostly belong to Exchange Server. ICAL files are calendar data exchange files based on the iCalendar standard. They store appointment, event, and meeting details in plain text.

Used primarily with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 for calendar sharing.

Facilitates event scheduling and meeting coordination across different platforms.

Follows a structured format with tags such as 'BEGIN:VCALENDAR' and 'END:VCALENDAR'.

FilExt.com tip: You can open these files with calendar programs like Outlook, Apple Calendar, or Google Calendar. For more technical details, visit Microsoft Documentation.

How to open ICAL files

You need a suitable software like Exchange Server to open an ICAL file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your ICAL file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a ICAL file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online ICAL Text Viewer

Choose your .ical file to view

or drag and drop it here

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How to extract texts from ICAL files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

If you want to extract texts from ICAL file or capture a screenshot, you can use our free Online ICAL File Viewer:

To do this, click the button "Choose your .ical file to view" on this page.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Download the converted file.

Programs that open and convert ICAL files:

Exchange Server
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. ICAL files are often referred to as Exchange Server data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
iCalendar (Calendar Data) by Apple Inc.
A standard way to store calendar informaiton in a text file on the Internet. The format is described in RFC 2445. The format is used by ICal on the Macintosh and in the Mozilla Calendar project. Other programs like Lotus Notes can also generate .ICS files for synchronizing calendars. The Mime types used with this association are: text/calendar. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 42 45 47 49 4E 3A, ASCII: BEGIN:. Related links: Macintosh ICal Program, Mozilla Calendar, Apple iCalendar File Format Page, Request for Comments: 2445 Specification, Wikipedia iCalendar Page

Technical Data for ICAL File Extension

File classification:

Data

Identifier:

Hex: 42 45 47 49 4E 3A, ASCII: BEGIN: (provided by TrID database)

Related files:

ics, ifb, vcf, vcal, zip, ttf, numbers, xml

Mime type:

text/calendar

an ical calendar data file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with ICAL files

Associate the ICAL file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open calendar data files. Because only the current version supports the latest ICAL file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Exchange Server update.
To make sure that your ICAL file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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