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How ComingUp Today works

ComingUp Today is a privacy-conscious shared calendar and coordination tool that helps families and teams see what's coming up across people and calendars — without editing anyone else's calendar. It can work as a standalone shared calendar using local data, or connect to external calendars like Google Calendar for read-only visibility. The goal is simple: reduce scheduling friction and surprises by giving everyone a clearer view of what happens next.

Who This Is For

Families & Households

Coordinate activities, appointments, routines, and shared responsibilities across multiple adults without giving everyone access to a single editable calendar.

Co-Parenting & Shared Care

Give separated parents and other care partners a read-only view of what is coming up without requiring shared editing or constant back-and-forth.

Multi-Caregiver & Complex Family Coordination

Support grandparents, relatives, caregivers, and multi-generational households who all need visibility into handoffs, routines, and overlapping schedules.

Small Teams & Internal Ops

See what's coming up across team members and shared calendars to reduce conflicts and improve planning without expanding edit permissions.

Privacy-Focused Users

Get visibility into schedules without granting others permission to edit or manage your calendars.

Shared Visibility Without Control

ComingUp Today is built on a simple principle: shared visibility without shared control. People can see what matters without editing someone else's calendar. There is no need for full access or shared editing permissions — just a clearer view of what is coming up so coordination gets easier.

That sets ComingUp Today apart from traditional calendar-sharing tools, which often assume shared editing access is the only way to stay aligned.

Two Ways to Use ComingUp Today

ComingUp Today supports two ways to coordinate — and most people use both together. There's no setup decision required: you can start local, connect calendars later, or use both from day one.

Create and manage local events inside ComingUp Today while also connecting external calendars for read-only visibility. Everything appears in one unified view, so you can see personal, family, and work commitments together without merging calendars or giving up control.

Standalone Shared Calendar

Create events and manage contacts directly inside ComingUp Today. Local events are ideal for personal, family, or shared responsibilities that don't belong on an external calendar. All data stays in your workspace — no external calendar required.

Learn about events →

Connected External Calendars

Connect Google Calendar (or other calendars) for read-only visibility. External events appear alongside your local events, giving you a complete picture of what's coming up across work, personal, and shared schedules.

Learn about integrations →

Core Building Blocks

ComingUp Today is built around a few core concepts. Each works standalone or together to help you coordinate better. Together, these building blocks create a shared source of truth for coordination—whether you use ComingUp Today on its own or alongside external calendars.

Events

Create and manage events inside ComingUp Today for anything from appointments to shared activities. Events can stand alone or appear alongside events from connected external calendars.

Learn about events →

Contacts

Store and link real people to events—family members, clients, caregivers, or teammates—so everyone knows who's involved and why something matters.

Learn about contacts →

Recipes

Save recipes used in your household, share them with friends or family or even post them online. Link to other kitchen cookbooks from comingup.today to easily find recipes from extended family and friends.

Learn about recipes →

Shared Tools

Planned shared tools like reminders and notes will allow households and teams to manage more than just schedules, using shared data that stays accessible across devices.

Learn about shared tools →

Viewing & Coordination

ComingUp Today provides unified views across all your calendars and people. Filter by people or calendars to focus on what matters. See events from multiple calendars and people in one clean view—no switching between apps or accounts.

  • Today view - See everything happening today across people and calendars
  • Week view - Plan ahead with a clear week-at-a-glance
  • Month view - Understand the broader schedule at a glance
  • Multi-person visibility - View events from everyone in your workspace in one place

Recipes Are Live

Recipes is a live part of ComingUp Today: organized, shared, printable, and publicly linkable when you choose to share. Keep private family-only context internal while publishing only the recipes you want others to see.

Learn about Recipes →

Trust, Privacy, and Data Ownership

Trust and privacy are core to how ComingUp Today is designed. ComingUp Today is designed for shared coordination without compromising personal privacy. Your data stays under your control, and integrations never go beyond what you authorize. You control what's visible, and you can disconnect anytime.

  • First-party data: Events and contacts you create in ComingUp Today are stored in your workspace, not in external calendars
  • Read-only integrations: When you connect external calendars, we only read events—we never edit or modify your source calendars
  • Visibility controls: Choose which calendars and people are visible in your workspace
  • Disconnect anytime: Remove integrations or delete your workspace at any time

Learn more

  • Use cases Browse common use cases for ComingUp Today
  • Compare See how we compare to other tools
  • Developer diary Philosophy behind ComingUp Today
  • FAQ Common questions about ComingUp
  • About Why ComingUp was built and our mission
  • Roadmap What's coming next and planned features