diff --git a/modules/gcal/display.go b/modules/gcal/display.go
index 684fa94c2..076cd2b4e 100644
--- a/modules/gcal/display.go
+++ b/modules/gcal/display.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 		}
 
 		ts := calEvent.Timestamp(widget.settings.hourFormat, widget.settings.showEndTime)
-		timestamp := fmt.Sprintf("[%s]%s", widget.eventTimeColor(), ts)
+		timestamp := fmt.Sprintf("[%s]%s ", widget.eventTimeColor(), ts)
 		if calEvent.AllDay() {
 			timestamp = ""
 		}
@@ -48,21 +48,41 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 			widget.eventSummary(calEvent, calEvent.ConflictsWith(calEvents)),
 		)
 
-		lineOne := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s %s %s %s[white]\n",
-			widget.dayDivider(calEvent, prevEvent),
-			widget.responseIcon(calEvent),
-			timestamp,
-			eventTitle,
-		)
-
-		str += fmt.Sprintf("%s   %s%s\n",
-			lineOne,
-			widget.location(calEvent),
-			widget.timeUntil(calEvent),
-		)
+		var lineOne string
+		if widget.settings.compact {
+			lineOne = fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%s %s %s%s[white]",
+				widget.dayDivider(calEvent, prevEvent),
+				widget.responseIcon(calEvent),
+				timestamp,
+				eventTitle,
+			)
+			str += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n",
+				lineOne,
+				widget.timeUntil(calEvent),
+			)
+
+			location := widget.location(calEvent)
+			if location != "" {
+				str += location + "\n"
+			}
+		} else {
+			lineOne = fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%s %s %s%s[white]\n",
+				widget.dayDivider(calEvent, prevEvent),
+				widget.responseIcon(calEvent),
+				timestamp,
+				eventTitle,
+			)
+
+			str += fmt.Sprintf("%s   %s%s\n",
+				lineOne,
+				widget.location(calEvent),
+				widget.timeUntil(calEvent),
+			)
+		}
 
-		if (widget.location(calEvent) != "") || (widget.timeUntil(calEvent) != "") {
+		if !widget.settings.compact && ((widget.location(calEvent) != "") || (widget.timeUntil(calEvent) != "")) {
 			str += "\n"
 		}
 
@@ -159,7 +179,11 @@ func (widget *Widget) timeUntil(calEvent *CalEvent) string {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return color + untilStr + "[white]"
+	if widget.settings.compact {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s][white]", color, untilStr)
+	} else {
+		return color + untilStr + "[white]"
+	}
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) titleColor(calEvent *CalEvent) string {
diff --git a/modules/gcal/settings.go b/modules/gcal/settings.go
index 5c1c9ace7..5fa191729 100644
--- a/modules/gcal/settings.go
+++ b/modules/gcal/settings.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Settings struct {
 	withLocation          bool   `help:"Whether or not to show the location of the appointment." values:"true or false"`
 	timezone              string `help:"The time zone used to display calendar event times." values:"A valid TZ database time zone string" optional:"true"`
 	calendarReadLevel     string `help:"The calender read level specifies level you want to read events. Default: writer " values:"reader, writer" optional:"true"`
+	compact               bool   `help:"Whether to display compact view" values:"true or false" optional:"true" default:"false"`
 }
 
 // NewSettingsFromYAML creates and returns an instance of Settings with configuration options populated
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ func NewSettingsFromYAML(name string, ymlConfig *config.Config, globalConfig *co
 		withLocation:          ymlConfig.UBool("withLocation", true),
 		timezone:              ymlConfig.UString("timezone", ""),
 		calendarReadLevel:     ymlConfig.UString("calendarReadLevel", "writer"),
+		compact:               ymlConfig.UBool("compact", false),
 	}
 
 	settings.day = ymlConfig.UString("colors.day", settings.Colors.Subheading)