How to allow calendar and reminders access for NotchStar

Calendar and Reminders Published 4 November 2026

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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

Hover over the notch to open it. Home is the first tab. Home and Calendar both load your day.
macOS asks whether NotchStar may access your calendars. The text reads “NotchStar shows your upcoming events in the notch.” Click Allow.
macOS then asks about reminders: “NotchStar shows your due reminders in the notch.” Click Allow.
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.

Read which events the Calendar tab shows, how to complete reminders from the notch and the Calendar and Reminders page.

Quick answers.

Does NotchStar upload my calendar?

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

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Keep reading.

Your day, at a glance, in the notch: 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: 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?: 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: 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.

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