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Products that do what Gamu Journal: Offline Encrypted Diary does

Your thoughts. Your rules. No cloud. No accounts. Private.

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JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268
2019 · journalbook.co.uk
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Gekri▲121
Privacy-focused online journal
2019
3
iglu▲297
Micro-journaling with on-device intelligence, for iOS
2025
4
JournalBook▲91
A truly private, offline-first, personal journal
2019
5
Journal App▲332
A beautiful journal app for macOS
2023
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Mini Diary▲144
Simple and secure journal app
2019
7MO
Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface▲126
2021 · thezenjournal.com
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Still▲207
A private space to think, write, and slow down
Jan 2026
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Working on a Zero-Knowledge Daily Journaling App▲98
Decryption key derived from master password never leaves the browser. It's just a text editor so far, but a we have a few features planned: retrospective tooling, sentiment analysis, journaling modules, guidance and information inline, better habit formation & rewards UI.
2023 · jumblejournal.org
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Grid Diary for Android▲82
The life-changing journaling experience
2020
11AF
A free private journaling app▲9
https://github.com/inoda/private_journal Built this to use myself, and I'm curious if anybody would be interested in using it. I'm also wondering if anybody has tips to make it more secure (I'm super super new to encryption and whatnot). The security is probably a bit overkill since chances are that nobody cares about what I'm journaling, but it is fun to implement from a code standpoint.
2019
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Ichinichi – One note per day, E2E encrypted, local-first▲136
Look, every journaling app out there wants you to organize things into folders and tags and templates. I just wanted to write something down every day. So I built this. One note per day. That's the whole deal. - Can't edit yesterday. What's done is done. Keeps you from fussing over old entries instead of writing today's. - Year view with dots showing which days you actually wrote. It's a streak chart. Works better than it should. - No signup required. Opens right up, stores everything locally in your browser. Optional cloud sync if you want it - E2E encrypted with AES-GCM, zero-knowledge,…
Mar 2026
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Writed▲12
Chat with your journal. Nothing leaves your browser
Jul 2026 · writed.app
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ZenJournal▲105
Fastest stress-free journal with chatting interface.
2018
15
All-new Goodnight Journal▲81
Online journal meets community
2020
16
Sol Journal▲131
A simple, open-source personal journaling platform
2019
17
Journal it! - All-in-one Life Organizer▲31
Personal productivity. Offline-first. E2E encryption.
Dec 2025
18
laluta - smart journaling▲100
Journaling app designed to help you understand yourself
2024
19
ZenJournal 2.0▲83
Lightning-fast chat UI journal with an unique Discreet Mode
2020
20
GoJournal▲71
A digital journaling app for everyone
2022
21
Personal Diary▲6
Secure digital diary for thoughts & secrets. Fully encrypted
Jan 2026
22
Journal Spaces▲2
A private journal that turns writing into an escape
29d ago · bayoubytestudio.com
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baseline – a free, open-source journaling and mood tracking app▲24
Hey HN! I recently released baseline, a journaling and mood tracking app for iOS, Android, and web. If you've been looking for a better journal, or just want to work on your mental health, you should check it out! It includes: - Simple and fast journaling — just open the app and start typing. - Visualizations to help you understand your progress over time. - Screeners to help you better understand what you might be struggling with. - Customizable notifications to help you build journaling into your daily routine. - Strong privacy — personal data is encrypted with user-specific keys that I…
2022 · getbaseline.app
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Today for Mobile▲20
Write today. Let your past thoughts find you.
Apr 2026 · usetoday.space

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