OpenCal

Guide · October 8, 2026

How to send your availability in an email

Outlook for iOS and Android has a Send Availability button in the email composer. Outlook for PC and Outlook on the web do not have that button. OpenCal copies open times from every connected calendar as text that you can paste into any email.

How do I send my availability in an Outlook email?

In Outlook for iOS or Android, tap the Calendar button above the keyboard and select Send Availability, or press Copy times in OpenCal and paste the result. Microsoft’s steps are: while you write or reply, tap Calendar, select Send Availability, tap the time blocks you want to share, then tap the checkmark. Microsoft says: “you can select multiple times across multiple days.” Microsoft Support: How do I send my availability to someone via email?, fetched October 8, 2026.

Can I send availability from Outlook on a computer?

Microsoft lists Send Availability only for Outlook for iOS and Android. OpenCal Copy times works in any browser. Microsoft’s comparison table marks Send Availability as NA for Outlook for PC and Outlook on the web, and Yes for Outlook for iOS and Outlook for Android. Microsoft Support: Compare Outlook for PC, Outlook on the web, and Outlook for iOS and Android, fetched October 8, 2026.

Does Send Availability create a meeting invite?

No. Microsoft says Send Availability “shares a beautifully formatted list of available times to your email recipients. It does not automatically create any event invites.” Microsoft Support: Does Send Availability send an event invite to the recipients of the email?, fetched October 8, 2026. A person who opens your OpenCal link and signs in can book a time directly.

How do I send my Google Calendar availability in an email?

Google Calendar sends availability as a booking page link. OpenCal sends availability as text or as a link. Google says: “With a personal Google Account or Workspace Business Starter plan, you can create a single booking page to let others schedule appointments on your calendar.” Google Calendar Help: Compare premium features for appointment schedules, fetched October 8, 2026.

How does OpenCal put my open times in an email?

Press Copy times on your OpenCal page, and OpenCal copies your open times as text for you to paste into the email. The times come from the same busy-time check as your link. That check covers every Google, Microsoft and iCloud calendar you mark as busy, plus any calendar feed, extension sync or Read from screen calendar. The dock beside Copy times also sets the meeting length. The copied text ends with your link, after "Book a time:" when booking is on or "See my open times:" when booking is off. In One-time links only mode, Copy times copies the times without a link.

Can my available times change after I send them?

Pasted text does not change after you send it, but your OpenCal link does. The link at the end of the copied text shows your current times. OpenCal reads your connected calendars each time someone opens the link. Before it saves a booking, OpenCal reads your calendars again to check that the time is still free.

What does it cost?

OpenCal is free.

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