---
name: "osmo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "osmo"
version: "0.4.4-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/osmo"
---

# osmo(1)

a handy personal organizer

## NAME

Osmo - a handy personal organizer

## SYNTAX

osmo \[*option*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Osmo is a handy personal organizer, which includes calendar, tasks manager, address book and notes modules. It was designed to be a small, easy to use and good looking PIM tool to help to manage personal information.

## OPTIONS

- **-c, --calendar**

  Show small calendar window

- **-e, --check**

  Check for events since last run

- **-d, --days**

  Number of days to check forward for events (default: 0)

- **-q, --mutt-query=STRING**

  Match contacts with given string

- **--html-stylesheet=FILE**

  Use the specified stylesheet(CSS) file for the HTML renderer. Suitable for matching the content in the HTML renderer with the GTK theme.

- **-?, --help**

  Output help information and exit.

## FILES

The files are stored in locations indicated by **XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME** and **XDG\_DATA\_HOME** environmental variables.

The default locations:

*$HOME/.config/osmo/config.xml* - configuration\
 *$HOME/.local/share/osmo/calendar\_notes.xml* - calendar groups and notes\
 *$HOME/.local/share/osmo/contacts\_records.xml* - contacts data\
 *$HOME/.local/share/osmo/ical\_files.xml* - active iCalendar files\
 *$HOME/.local/share/osmo/notes\_entries.xml* - notes list\
 *$HOME/.local/share/osmo/notes/\*.osm* - notes data files\
 *$HOME/.local/share/osmo/tasks\_entries.xml* - tasks data

## EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

osmo

To run small calendar type:

osmo -c

To check events for two days since today type:

osmo -e -d 2

## HOMEPAGE

*http://osmo-pim.sourceforge.net*

## AUTHORS

Tomasz Maka \<pasp@users.sourceforge.net\> (programming)\
 Piotr Maka \<silloz@users.sourceforge.net\> (programming)\
 Maja Kocon (http://pinky-babble.org) (graphics)

## CONTRIBUTORS

Markus Dahms \<mad@automagically.de\> (LibSyncML support)\
 Nacho Alonso González \<nacho.alonso.gonzalez@gmail.com\> (Windows port)\
 Maarten Faddegon \<info@maartenfaddegon.nl\> (Mutt query command)\
 Maxim Gordienko \<mgordienko@users.sf.net\> (GUI fixes and updates)