How to import mychart appointments into the macOS calendar app

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM | 2 min read

Last modified on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10:29 AM

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Like so many others, the medical center I am a patient at and where I go to see my doctors uses mychart.

Importing appointments from mychart into the iPhone Calendar app

I have never had a problem adding a doctor's appointment to my iPhone's Calendar app. Adding an appointment to the iPhone Calendar app is just a click away!

When I go into mychart and click on "Add to Calendar" inside an appointment, it immediately adds the appointment to my iPhone's Calendar app. I also make sure to click on "Include Details" so that all the information I need related to the appointment is also included in the Calendar app.

Importing appointments from mychart into the macOS Calendar app the wrong way

However, adding an appointment to the macOS desktop/laptop is not as intuitive.

Before I knew how to correctly import appointments, I did the following:

  • First, I downloaded the appointment .ics file onto my Macbook Pro. It saved to my ~/Downloards directory as a .ics file.
  • Second, I dragged the .ics file onto my desktop.
  • Third, I dragged the .ics file into my Calendar app within the correct date of the appointment.
  • Fourth, I had to change the time zone. It always defaulted to GMT, which meant that I had to manually change it to ET.

After a while, this became really annoying! So I did a Google AI Search and came up with the below solution.

Importing appointments from mychart into the macOS Calendar app the right way

I only found out the other day how I can quickly add a doctor's appointment to the Calendar app on my Macbook Pro.

First, as before, I have to click on "Add to Calendar" inside the appointment I want to add. And when prompted, I make sure to click on "Include Details" as well.

When I click on "Add to Calendar", it downloads to the Downloads directory as a .ics file. And in order to import this appointment to the Calendar app, all I have to do is double click on it. This opens the Calendar app, and the appointment is automatically imported into the correct date and time.