# How to Get a Fullscreen Meeting Reminder on Mac

Updated: November 12, 2026

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A Calendar notification is small and easy to miss. To make it stay until you close it, set the notifications of Calendar to “Persistent”. For a reminder that covers the screen, with a button to join the video call, use [Dato](https://sindresorhus.com/dato).

## With Dato

1. Open the settings of [Dato](https://sindresorhus.com/dato), and click “Events”.
1. In the “Notifications” section, turn on “Fullscreen notification for events & reminders”. The first time, its settings open. Later, click “Customize…” to open them.
1. Choose the calendars, and when the notification shows, like 1 minute before the event. Turn on “Show for video call events only” if you only want it for calls.
1. Click “Example Notification” to see what it looks like.

For a video call, press Return to join the call. Press Esc to dismiss the notification. The notification also shows in Do Not Disturb and other Focus modes. To pause it in a Focus, add the Dato Focus Filter to that Focus in “[System Settings › Focus](x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Focus-Settings.extension)”.

## Without an app

1. In Calendar, give the event an alert, like 5 minutes before.
1. Open “System Settings › Notifications”, and click “Calendar”.
1. Set the alert style to “Persistent”. The notification then stays until you close it, instead of going away after a while.

[Apple’s instructions.](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-notifications-settings-mh40583/mac) This is enough when you are at the Mac and only need the notification to stay. Dato is for when you miss it anyway, like while you work in a fullscreen app.