# 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.

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

Published 2026-11-04.

If the Home or Calendar tab says "NotchStar needs calendar access to show your day", macOS has calendar access switched off for NotchStar. Open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, choose Calendars and turn NotchStar on. Then reopen the notch. The card has a button that opens the Calendars pane.

## Steps

1. Choose the Apple menu, then **System Settings**.
2. Click **Privacy & Security** in the sidebar and scroll if needed.
3. Open **Calendars** and turn **NotchStar** on.
4. Go back to Privacy & Security, open **Reminders** and turn **NotchStar** on as well.
5. Close the notch, open it again and pick Calendar.

NotchStar checks permission each time the Calendar or Home view loads, so reopening is enough. No restart is needed.

## The quiet failure

Calendar and Reminders are separate switches. If events show but the reminders column always says "All done", the reminders switch is probably off. This is the most common reason a reminder seems to be missing.

## Partial access

NotchStar needs full access to calendars. If macOS only gave it permission to add events and not to read them, the card appears again.

For a normal first time grant, see [how to allow calendar and reminders access](https://www.notchstar.com/help/allow-calendar-reminders-access-notchstar/). If access is on and the list is empty, read [why no events show](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-calendar-shows-no-events/). The tool is described on the [Calendar and Reminders page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/calendar-reminders/).

## Quick answers.

### Why do I see All done when I have reminders?

If calendar access is on but reminders access is off, the reminders list stays empty and reads All done. Turn reminders on too.

## 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.
- [How to allow calendar and reminders access for NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/allow-calendar-reminders-access-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.
- [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.

## More in Calendar and Reminders.

- [How to allow calendar and reminders access for NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/allow-calendar-reminders-access-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.
- [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.