Rainlendar

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Rainlendar

Developer:	"Rainy" (Kimmo Pekkola)
Latest release:	2.0.1 / 26 November 2006
OS:	Microsoft Windows / Linux
Use:	Personal information manager
License:	Proprietary
Website:	www.rainlendar.net

Rainlendar is an application that displays a calendar on the desktop. It also can maintain events and a to-do list. It is popular because it uses few system resources when running, and supports "skins" or GUI changes. Because of the ability to be skinned, it has become a mainstay on many shell replacement themes (such as Litestep and Aston). The name Rainlendar is a combination of 'Rainy' and calendar.

Features:

Small and lightweight
Different type events can have different appearance
Supports Windows transparency
Synchronizes events between several clients
Localized for multiple languages
Shows an alarm when an event is due
Supports iCal files.
Shows Outlook's appointments
Includes a todo-list
Works also as Litestep plugin
Displays the current date in tray icon
Can stick to the desktop (i.e. doesn't hide with Show Desktop)
Hotkeys for quick access
Easy skinning with an UI
Can be controlled from 3rd party applications with !bangs

Despite all these features, Rainlendar does not support reading from WebDav directories on remote servers. Doing so requires the fetch and upload of the .ics file every time it is synced.

[edit] Rainlendar2

Rainy is currently working on the development of Rainlendar2. Rainy rewrote the code using wxWidgets allowing for the application to run in Linux and Windows. This new version will also have a number of added features and support for standards. This version of Rainlender is Closed source.