Comparison

Screenshot to Calendar vs Built-in Platform Tools

Google Assistant and iOS Shortcuts are free and deeply integrated with their ecosystems. Screenshot to Calendar focuses on cross-platform screenshot parsing and Microsoft 365 support that native tools don't provide.

Feature Comparison

Feature	ScreentoCal	Google Assistant	iOS Shortcuts
Google Calendar supportiOS requires ICS import
Microsoft 365 / Outlook
ICS export (Apple Calendar)
Screenshot/image parsing
PDF itinerary parsing
Works on Windows/Mac/Linux
Works on mobileChrome on mobile
Voice activation
Zero screenshot retention
Free tier available

Full support Partial Not supported

Key differentiators

Microsoft 365 support: Google Assistant doesn't write to Outlook calendars. Screenshot to Calendar supports both Google and Microsoft 365 natively.
Screenshot/PDF parsing: Built-in assistants don't parse images or documents for calendar data. Screenshot to Calendar's core feature is extracting events from visual content.
Cross-platform: Screenshot to Calendar works anywhere Chrome runs (Windows, Mac, Linux). iOS Shortcuts only work on Apple devices.
Privacy: Screenshots are processed in-memory and never stored. See our security overview.

When to use native tools

Google Assistant and iOS Shortcuts are excellent for voice-activated quick entries and deep ecosystem integration. If you're entirely within Google's ecosystem or Apple's ecosystem and don't need to parse screenshots or PDFs, native tools may be sufficient. Screenshot to Calendar is designed for cross-platform users who need to extract events from visual sources.

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Last updated: January 2025