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I'm looking for a reminder app, for Windows, that syncs with Dropbox or Google Drive.

I've been using the "Remind Me" extension on Google Chrome, but recently it has been crashing my browser alot. So I'm searching for an alternative. I want this to sync on cloud, so that I can access it anywhere..

Features required:

  • Cloud Sync : Dropbox / Google Drive / Google Keep / Google Calendars. Preferably Dropbox because it has better sync functionality. If on dropbox, could it be text based reminder data files? I've been using Google Keep too, but it takes time to load, and I need an instant reminder app.

  • Can be instantly started via system tray icon, could have minimize-to-system-tray functionality.

  • If syncing with Google Calendar, it could allow to add reminders to a specific Calendar only. For example, in: MK117 Facebook Birthdays, and MK117 2014 Holidays and MK117 Daily Reminders, : It should let me add reminders to MK117 Daily Reminders only!

That's mostly all I require for the app. I have Windows 7 64 bit DELL XPS Laptop.

Thanks for any help.

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  • What about just allowing setting up Google Chrome/Google Calendar to do desktop notification? They can work even with Chrome not open. I'm not really a Chrome user (I use it occasionally but my browser of choice is FF) so I can't say the specifics but here's a tutorial.
    – Nick Dickinson-Wilde
    Apr 21, 2014 at 19:48
  • Thanks! But I found a better alternative.... Just searched for it on my phone about a minute ago, and found this in google: gminder... (reflectivecode.com/gminder)
    – mk117
    Apr 21, 2014 at 20:05
  • That does look very good. Since you have found that after asking the question you should do an answer with it :)
    – Nick Dickinson-Wilde
    Apr 21, 2014 at 20:27
  • Answered! Added all the info from the site, and the link to the google code page... I was broowsing from mobile app, so couldn't post the answer earlier...
    – mk117
    Apr 22, 2014 at 7:00

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GMinder – Desktop Reminder for Google Calendar

GMinder is a reminder program that waits in your system tray and alerts you when you have an upcoming Google Calendar event. GMinder supports multiple calendars and allows you to configure how you want to be alerted. Since it downloads your events, it works offline and enables you to preview your agenda of events. New events can be added to your Google Calendars using a Quick Add feature.

Reminder Window

Reminder Window

  • Double-click the tray icon to see the reminder window.
  • Click on an event to see its details and press the delete key to remove it.
  • New - Create a new event
  • Open - Opens the selected event in your browser
  • Dismiss - Remove the selected event from GMinder
  • Snooze – Hide the reminder window for the duration of the snooze
  • Hide - Hide the reminder window. GMinder will continue to run in the background.
  • To close GMinder, right-click the tray icon and select Exit

Quick Add

Quick Add

  • Right-click on the tray icon and select Add Event to add an event directly to your Google Calendar.

Agenda Preview

Agenda Preview

  • Left-click the tray icon to display a preview of your upcoming events
  • Right-click the tray icon to
    • Calendars – Add, remove, and select calendars
    • Options – Adjust settings such as refresh rate, sounds, highlight colors, and alerts
    • Clear Events - Clear all events from GMinder
    • Refresh Events - Update GMinder with the most recent events from Google Calendar
    • Add Event – Add a new event to your calendar
    • Exit – Close GMinder

Calendars

Calendars

  • Press Set to enter your Google username and password. (Note that your username and password are sent only to Google for the purpose of downloading your calendars and events. Your password is stored only on your computer in an encrypted format that is unreadable to any other users.)
  • Select the checkboxes next to the calendars you want to use in GMinder.
  • You can click on the color at the bottom to adjust the selected calendar’s color.
  • Add - Manually add a calendar to GMinder. You will have to enter the calendar’s name and url
  • Remove – Completely remove the selected calendar from GMinder
  • Download – Downloads your list of calendars from Google Calendar

Options

Options

  • Refresh rate - How often GMinder will check online for changes to your calendars
  • Preload - How many days into the future GMinder will download events for
  • Test connectivity before downloading events – If events will not download even if your calendars can be downloaded, then disable this option because ECHO is probably disabled on your network (possibly blocked by your admin).
  • Always on top - Force the Reminder window to always display on top of all other windows
  • Future – Set the background color for events that are in the future
  • Soon – Events that are soon are about to start
    • Popup – Show the reminder window when an event will start soon
    • Sound – Play a sound when an event will start soon
    • Minutes – How many minutes before an events start you want to be alerted
  • Now – Events that are currently in progress
    • Popup – Show the reminder window when an event starts
    • Sound – Play a sound when an event starts
  • Past – Events that have ended
    • Dismiss – Automatically dismiss (remove) events after they end
  • Sound – Change the sound that plays during an alert

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