Omgubuntu iconOmgubuntuSep 26, 2026 ~1 min source read

Era, the new Rust-based calendar for GNOME, is now in beta

Era is a new Rust-based calendar app for GNOME that describes itself as "beautiful and performant". At first glance, Era looks like GNOME's Calendar (which got a big update in the GNOME 51, notably in ways you feel rather than see).

Era, the new Rust-based calendar for GNOME, is now in beta

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Era is a new Rust-based calendar app for GNOME that describes itself as "beautiful and performant".

At first glance, Era looks like GNOME's Calendar (which got a big update in the GNOME 51, notably in ways you feel rather than see).

There are only so many ways to arrange a grid of numbers in boxes with room for coloured event labels.

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Era is a new Rust-based calendar app for GNOME that describes itself as "beautiful and performant". At first glance, Era looks like GNOME's Calendar (which got a big update in the GNOME 51, notably in ways you feel rather than see). There are only so many ways to arrange a grid of numbers in boxes with room for coloured event labels.

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