Google Calendar can be used in several ways in Thunderbird / Lightning:

  • Using the add-on Provider for Google Calendar. The calendar can then be added by clicking on the "+" sign ("New caldendar...") in Lightning, and choosing type "Google".
  • Using CalDav:
    • Click on the "+" sign in Lightning, choose "network" and format "CalDav".
    • Provide the address https://apidata.googleusercontent.com/caldav/v2/<username>@gmail.com/events.
    • Enter username.
    • After finishing the Lightning dialog, a popup to log into your Google account is shown; after logging in, grant Lightning permission to read and write your calendar.

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