diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d8e1e8..9d7ed80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -223,3 +223,4 @@ __marimo__/
 airingdata.json
 listdata.json
 config.toml
+anime.ics
diff --git a/example.config.toml b/example.config.toml
index c55829e..409f9ab 100644
--- a/example.config.toml
+++ b/example.config.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@ mediaType = "ANIME"
 
 [anical]
 listNames = ["Completed", "Planning", "Watching", "Rewatching", "Paused"]
-
-[ical]
-# reserved for future use
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e90b28d..1054ed9 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import time
 import tomllib
 from os import path
 import json
+from icalendar import Calendar, Event
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 if path.exists("config.toml"):
     with open("config.toml", "rb") as f:
@@ -305,6 +307,47 @@ def getAiringScheduleBatch(
 
     return (form, False)
 
+def createIcal(
+    schedules,
+    *,
+    name="Anime Airing Schedule",
+    duration=24 * 60
+):
+    """
+    Returns the .ics file contents (bytes) for every upcoming episode in schedules.
+
+    Takes the following arguments:
+    - schedules: the "response" dict from getAiringScheduleBatch (mediaId -> {"title", "schedule"})
+    - name: the calendar's display name (defaults to "Anime Airing Schedule")
+    - duration: event length in seconds (defaults to 24 minutes)
+    """
+
+    cal = Calendar()
+    cal.add("prodid", "-//anical//AniList airing schedule//EN")
+    cal.add("version", "2.0")
+    cal.add("x-wr-calname", name)  # display name in Google/Apple Calendar
+
+    now = time.time()
+    stamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+    for mediaId, anime in schedules.items():
+        title = anime["title"].get("english") or anime["title"].get("romaji") or f"Anime {mediaId}"
+
+        for item in anime["schedule"]:
+            # the cache can be older than some of its episodes, so skip anything already aired
+            if item["airingAt"] <= now:
+                continue
+
+            ev = Event()
+            ev.add("uid", f"anilist-{item['id']}@anilist.co")
+            ev.add("summary", f"{title} - Episode {item['episode']}")
+            ev.add("dtstart", datetime.fromtimestamp(item["airingAt"], timezone.utc))
+            ev.add("dtend", datetime.fromtimestamp(item["airingAt"] + duration, timezone.utc))
+            ev.add("dtstamp", stamp)
+            cal.add_component(ev)
+
+    return cal.to_ical()  # bytes
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     entries, cached = getMediaListCollection()
 
@@ -336,4 +379,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             f.write(f"{json.dumps(airing, indent=2)}")
 
     schedules = airing["response"]
-    print(f"\nGot upcoming episodes for {len(schedules)} anime")
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+    print(f"\nGot upcoming episodes for {len(schedules)} anime")
+
+    with open("anime.ics", "wb") as f:
+        f.write(createIcal(schedules))
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