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24 alternatives to BitJournal

Online journal encrypted with a cipher

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BitJournal launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Online journal that encrypts entries with a cipher▲45

   2015 · bitjournal.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   bit.ink▲75

   The Hacker News of Cryptocurrency

   2014 · bit.ink · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hardbin▲91

   The world's most secure encrypted pastebin

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TextSecure ▲68

   Open Source security for mobile devices

   2015 · signal.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cryptocat▲61

   In-browser encrypted chat (open source)

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacker News Search▲92

   a faster hnsearch

   2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   DocSecrets▲85

   Encrypt your Google Docs

   2015 · docsecrets.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CryptoBuzz▲176

    Hacker News for Crypto

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bleep▲77

    BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app

    2015 · joinbleep.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Anonyme▲59

    Anonymous blogging.

    2014 · anonyme.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Anonyfish▲104

    Chat anonymously with another Secret user

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hacksy by Decoded▲175

    Check if your data has been leaked & get a better password

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    KimDigest▲93

    Open source reader for beyond RSS

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Code Words▲73

    A quarterly publication about programming from Hacker School

    2014 · codewords.recurse.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    textlog▲63

    Jot down publicly

    2015 · textlog.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    BitGypsy▲68

    Distributed network of hackers and designers (closed alpha)

    2014 · bitgypsy.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SecureDrop▲70

    Open-source whistleblower submission system

    2014 · securedrop.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Memo▲77

    Anonymous Office Messenger

    2015 · getthememo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ShadowCrypt▲65

    Encrypts e-mails, Facebook status updates, tweets (Chrome)

    2014 · shadowcrypt-release.weebly.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →