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Products that do what Just Open & Type (JOT) does

A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

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Jot▲120
An essential app for quickly collecting thoughts and ideas
2021
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Jot▲235
The no-fuss way to take notes
2018
3
Jot▲187
Ever write yourself notes and/or emails? Enter Jot
2014
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Jot▲100
Jot is the fastest app for notes & sketches
2020
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Jot▲115
Simplest notes app for the Mac Menu Bar the world has seen.
2020
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Five Minute Journal App▲202
The simplest, most effective way to be happier every day
2015
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jot — a terminal notebook▲19
for thoughts you’re embarrassed to open Notion for.
Dec 2025
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Neato▲160
Instantly jot down a note in Notifications Center for iOS 8
2014
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Jot & Paste▲85
Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste
2022
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Day One▲133
A simple journal for iPhone, iPad and OSX.
2013
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Paragraphs▲272
A minimalist writing app for Mac
2015
12JP
JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268
2019 · journalbook.co.uk
13MO
Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface▲126
2021 · thezenjournal.com
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60 Seconds Everyday▲363
The fastest way of daily journaling
2017
15MT
Muse – Tool for Thought on iPad▲266
2020 · launch-preview.museapp.com
16UN
Umbrella Note – Simple app for notes and journals▲71
2018 · umbrellanote.com
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Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018
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Emojion Journal▲74
A fun, private way to be mindful of thoughts and emotions
2017
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journi 3.0▲134
Easily create a journal, even together with friends
2014
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Quick Note for Notion▲142
Instant launch note-taking synced to Notion.
2020
21JA
Journi, a free travel journal iPhone app▲36
2014 · journiapp.com
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JotDown▲80
Share your articles anonymously with a rich text editor
2017
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Box Notes▲196
A note-taking app built for teams
2017
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Heyday 2.0▲173
An automatic journal that makes remembering beautiful & fun
2014

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