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Clicking on webcal://[Moderator note: personal info removed]/calendar.ics calendar subscription link isn't processed correctly by the new Outlook

Vadym Miakishev 0 Reputation points
2025-12-12T10:44:35.6733333+00:00

There's a calendar subscription link like webcal://[Moderator note: personal info removed]

/calendar.ics which works ok in the old Outlook desktop app and other mail/calendar apps like Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple iCloud. Here I mean that it must be correctly processed by the calendar app when clicking the link in the browser:

[Moderator note: personal info removed]

The new Outlook app removes 'webcal' scheme from the URIt works ok when I manually paste the URI into the subscription field though. But it's not as convenient as clicking the link in the browser. [Moderator note: personal info removed]

If I modify the link to include the full URL after the mailto scheme it seems working ok for the new Outlook: [Moderator note: personal info removed]

But such link isn't appropriate for other calendar apps. Is there a way to have a versatile link working correctly for the modern Outlook and other popular calendar apps?

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For education
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  1. Alina-Le 4,835 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-12-12T16:15:11.1866667+00:00

    Hello @Vadym Miakishev

    Welcome to Q&A forum!

    Previously, you could just click and subscribe. Now you have to copy and paste, which feels like a step backward

    To clarify this issue for you, I want to provide it for your information:

    • Older calendar apps (classic Outlook, Apple Calendar, Thunderbird) understand links starting with webcal:// and automatically open the subscription dialog when you click them.
    • The new Outlook (based on the modern web interface) does not fully support the webcal:// protocol. When you click such a link in your browser, it doesn’t know which app to use.
    • If you paste the link manually into Outlook’s “Subscribe from web” field, it works because Outlook can read the .ics file internally.

    I appreciate that you have raised it in our community and I believe many other users also have the same concern as you. Therefore, it would be really valuable if you could visit the Feedback community to find similar feedback and vote for it. Our product team is in charge of the site, and they constantly check customer reviews and feedback, The higher votes, the more attention the related team will pay on. And a lot of the features are developed and improved based on customer feedback. 

    You can also submit your own feedback through the Microsoft Ideas Community to request that this feature be brought back Outlook · Community

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    After sending your feedback, you can share the link in this thread so I and other users can vote it to gain more attentions.

    Thank you for your patience and kindness in this matter.

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