A free, open source daily journal built with simplicity and privacy in mind.
Available for Mac, Windows & Linux





Features
Your journal lives on your machine. No cloud. No account. No data collection. Just you and your words.
No proprietary formats. Your entries are standard .md files you can open anywhere, forever.
Store your journal folder in Dropbox, iCloud, or anywhere. Move machines by moving a folder. That's it.
No tricks, no paywalls. View the code, verify the privacy claims, or contribute. It's yours.
Distraction-free writing mode. No AI. No feature bloat. Just a clean space to write.
See your writing history at a glance. One entry per day. Jump to any date instantly.
Journaler is free and always will be.
If you find it useful, consider buying me a coffee.