Dato review

Dato is a menu bar calendar built for people whose days are full of video meetings. It shows a local clock, the date, multiple world clocks and your upcoming events in the menu bar, and a click opens a calendar with event indicators and week numbers. Its signature feature is a full screen notification when a meeting starts, with a join button that recognizes Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and dozens of other services, plus a global shortcut to join the next call. Dato supports every calendar service macOS supports, so Google calendars added to the Mac appear automatically, and Google events can open straight in Google Calendar on the web. It also deduplicates identical events from different calendars, shows reminders and can create events. The developer sells it as a one-time $18 purchase with free upgrades and says it will never be subscription-based. It is a companion, not a replacement, and menus and settings are English only.

Who it is for

People in back-to-back video calls or across time zones who want a one-time purchase menu bar app.

Price

$18 one-time purchase on the US Mac App Store, with a free trial on the developer's website.

Only for Mac $18.00
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Upcoming events, date and world clocks in the menu bar
• Full screen notifications with a join button for video calls
• Supports every calendar service macOS supports, including Google
• Opens Google Calendar events directly in Google Calendar on the web
• Deduplicates identical events from different calendars

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One-time purchase with free upgrades, never a subscription
• Strength: Recognizes dozens of video call services
• Strength: Offline search of 15,000 cities for world clocks
• Weakness: Menus and settings are English only
• Weakness: Needs a main calendar app for full editing
• Weakness: Paid, while Itsycal is free

Key facts

• Price: $18 one-time
• Subscription: None
• Calendar sources: iCloud, Google, Outlook and others via macOS
• Free trial: On the developer's website

Where it ranks

Dato is No. 8 in our Best Calendar Apps for Mac verdict.