# How to allow calendar and reminders access for NotchStar

> NotchStar asks macOS for calendar access and reminders access the first time you open Home or Calendar. Click Allow on both to see your day.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/allow-calendar-reminders-access-notchstar/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

To allow calendar and reminders access, open the notch on the Home or Calendar tab and click Allow on the two macOS prompts. One asks about calendars, the other about reminders. NotchStar shows your next events and due reminders once calendar access is granted.

## Steps

1. Hover over the notch to open it. Home is the first tab. Home and Calendar both load your day.
2. macOS asks whether NotchStar may access your calendars. The text reads "NotchStar shows your upcoming events in the notch." Click **Allow**.
3. macOS then asks about reminders: "NotchStar shows your due reminders in the notch." Click **Allow**.
4. Your events appear with each calendar's colour, and reminders appear beside them.

## What the permission is for

NotchStar asks for full access because it reads events, and because ticking a reminder saves the change back to the Reminders app. It cannot create or edit events. Everything stays on your Mac.

## If you clicked Don't Allow

Both answers can be changed later. Follow [what to do when calendar access is denied](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-calendar-access-denied/).

## Related

Read [which events the Calendar tab shows](https://www.notchstar.com/help/which-events-notchstar-calendar-shows/), how to [complete reminders from the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/complete-reminders-from-the-notch/) and the [Calendar and Reminders page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/calendar-reminders/).

## Quick answers.

### Does NotchStar upload my calendar?

No. It reads events and reminders through macOS on your Mac and does not copy them anywhere.

## Keep reading.

- [Your day, at a glance, in the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/calendar-reminders/): See your next events and due reminders in the notch, with calendar colours and one tap completion. Uses the accounts already in your Mac.
- [NotchStar says it needs calendar access: how to fix it](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-calendar-access-denied/): If NotchStar says it needs calendar access, turn it on under Privacy & Security in System Settings, then reopen the tab. Reminders have their own switch.
- [Which events does the NotchStar calendar show?](https://www.notchstar.com/help/which-events-notchstar-calendar-shows/): NotchStar shows events that have not ended yet, from today through the end of tomorrow, in time order. Home shows two, Calendar shows four.
- [How to complete a reminder from the NotchStar notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/complete-reminders-from-the-notch/): Click the circle beside a reminder on Home or Calendar to mark it done. NotchStar saves it back to the Reminders app and removes it from the list.

## More in Calendar and Reminders.

- [NotchStar says it needs calendar access: how to fix it](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-calendar-access-denied/): If NotchStar says it needs calendar access, turn it on under Privacy & Security in System Settings, then reopen the tab. Reminders have their own switch.
- [Which events does the NotchStar calendar show?](https://www.notchstar.com/help/which-events-notchstar-calendar-shows/): NotchStar shows events that have not ended yet, from today through the end of tomorrow, in time order. Home shows two, Calendar shows four.
- [Does NotchStar show Google Calendar events?](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-google-calendar-events/): NotchStar reads calendars through macOS, so Google Calendar events show up once your Google account is added to your Mac with Calendars switched on.
- [Why the NotchStar calendar shows no upcoming events](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-calendar-shows-no-events/): When the notch says No upcoming events, causes are events that already ended, events after tomorrow, a calendar not on your Mac, or missing permission.
- [How to complete a reminder from the NotchStar notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/complete-reminders-from-the-notch/): Click the circle beside a reminder on Home or Calendar to mark it done. NotchStar saves it back to the Reminders app and removes it from the list.