Google Calendar
Create calendar events from email
Turn any email into a Google Calendar event in seconds, without leaving your inbox. It works with every email provider, and there is nothing to install or set up.
Martin Reeves
Flat viewing on Thursday
Your instructions
Put the viewing in my calendar for Thursday at 3pm, with a reminder an hour before.
Google Calendar
Schedule the flat viewing
Thursday 3:00pm, reminder 1 hour before
You receive a confirmation email once complete, with an undo button that works for 24 hours.
Setup in 30 seconds.
How it works
Forward the email to your ForwardThis address with some simple instructions, like "put the viewing in my calendar for Thursday at 3pm, with a reminder an hour before".
The event goes into your Google Calendar at the time in your instructions, with a reminder set if you asked for one.
You receive a confirmation email containing the event details, plus an undo button if something doesn't look right.
What is ForwardThis?
ForwardThis is an AI email assistant that turns email into action in 144+ of the apps you use every day.
Works with any email
Compatible with any personal or professional email provider. Gmail, Outlook and more.
144+ apps
Works across the apps you already use, with more added every month.
Setup in seconds
Nothing to install and no workflows to build. Sign up, forward an email, and it runs.
Secure & private
ForwardThis only acts on the emails you send it, and the email is deleted within 24 hours of the work being done.
Try it with a real email.
Forward any email to the address below to see what ForwardThis can do. No signup required.
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FAQs
- How do I create a Google Calendar event from an email?
- Forward the email to your ForwardThis address with some simple instructions, like "put the viewing in my calendar for Thursday at 3pm". ForwardThis schedules the event and replies with the details. The first time, you will need a free ForwardThis account with Google Calendar connected. It takes about 30 seconds.
- Where does it get the time and date from?
- From the email and your instructions. If the sender wrote 'Thursday at 3pm', that is enough; your instructions can confirm the time, change it, or add a reminder.
- Can Gmail add events to my calendar automatically?
- Sometimes. Gmail adds events for structured emails like flight and restaurant confirmations, but a plain 'shall we meet Thursday at 3?' from a colleague does nothing. ForwardThis handles those: forward the email and the event is created.
- Can it invite other people to the event?
- Yes. Guests are only invited when your instructions ask for it, and they receive a normal calendar invitation.
- Can it add a Google Meet link or a reminder?
- Yes. Ask for a Meet link and one is added to the event; ask for a reminder and it is set for the time you choose.
- What if I get the time wrong?
- Press undo. The event is removed from your calendar, and you can forward the email again with the right time.
- What happens to my email afterwards?
- It gets deleted. ForwardThis holds your email briefly in case you press undo, then removes it completely. Nothing is stored long term.