Journaling Apps

Local-first, privacy-focused notebook supporting Markdown and Org mode, offline use, encrypted backup, extensible with plugins, and more.

End-to-end encrypted platform with zero-knowledge security for notes, tasks, files, diary entries, and password management. Browser accessible.

Private desktop journaling app for Mac and Windows supporting personal reflection, local data storage, entry editing, dark mode, and AI reflections via GPT-4.

RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You can also format, tag and search your entries.

A minimalist daily notes application designed to help you build and maintain a consistent writing habit. With end-to-end encryption and a focus on great UX, it's the perfect tool for personal reflection and daily journaling.

Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

All-in-one Open-Source productivity app and AI assistant with Tasks, Notes, Calendar, Diary and Bookmarks.

Frustrated with endless subscriptions and the unpredictability of closed-source apps? Longing for a diary that is as private as it is stylish? memoria offers a minimalist, modern design where your data remains with you — no analytics, no tracking, and fully self-hostable.

Personal AI companion with long-term memory for secure journaling, empathetic conversations, personalized advice, continuous learning, and private self-reflection.

Minimalist, self-hosted journaling app with daily pages, rich text editing, image uploads, multi-user features, public sharing, and calendar navigation.

still is a journaling app for people who want to actually understand who they are. Talk about whatever’s on your mind — still listens, AI breaks it down, and you get instant insights about your emotions and patterns, allowing you to understand yourself fully.

Secure digital journaling across devices with media support, timeline and calendar features, Google Drive sync, import/export options, personalization, and privacy controls.

StoryPad is an open source, privacy-focused, local-first journal that lets you capture your life: notes, thoughts, emotions, and memories on a single, continuous timeline. No folders. No tabs. Just your life, beautifully organized.

Journalistic is a micro journaling app with a focus on a clean and minimalistic writing experience. It uses the established bullet journal format, making it approachable for beginners and highly efficient for experienced diarists.

Capture the moments that matter. Daily You helps you log your thoughts, track your mood, and keep a diary of meaningful moments, every day. Whether you're journaling, reflecting, or just noting what made you smile, Daily You gives you a private space that's truly yours.

Capture daily memories with ease, organize them into collections, and enjoy complete privacy with no data collection and local storage.

minutiae is an anonymous, anti-social photo app. Once a day, at a random minute, every participant worldwide gets the same alert and has one minute to capture an unscripted, unfiltered photo. No likes, no followers, no profiles.

The most functional journal app for Windows lets you keep all your precious memories in one place and even reminds you to write down your experiences every day.

Keepmark is a desktop, privacy first documents organizer. You can organize with it your files, email, bookmarks, tasks, news, and other resources. Its available for Windows, Linux and Mac.

Welcome to Recollect AI Journal, your smart and intuitive journaling app. Keep track of your thoughts, goals, and memories with the power of AI, all while enjoying a sleek and simple user experience.

OpenJot is a minimal and open-source journaling app designed for privacy and simplicity. All your thoughts, memories, and ideas are stored securely on your device, never in the cloud.

A FOSS, offline first personal diary application written in Flutter.

Pixy is a minimalistic approach to track your mood within one pixel a day.

A simplified, RedNotebook-type journal/diary app. With a focus on minimal design and a distraction free writing environment. Makes a folder full of dated text files that are easy to access even without the journal program.

How We Feel is a free, science-backed app designed to help users understand and navigate their emotions, providing strategies for emotional regulation, and enabling health trends tracking through HealthKit to identify patterns over time.