baseline – a free, open-source journaling and mood tracking app

In plain words

Baseline is a free, open-source journaling and mood tracking app available on iOS, Android, and web. It offers straightforward journaling with progress visualizations, mental health screeners, customizable reminders, and end-to-end encryption for user privacy. Designed for people interested in journaling or mental health tracking, the app prioritizes simplicity and data security, with personal entries encrypted using user-specific keys inaccessible to the creator.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

A better journaling and mood tracking app. 100% free and private. Non-profit owned and operated.

Journaling is proven to help people understand themselves and improve their mental health. baseline is designed to make it as easy as possible. At the end of each week, you'll get a chance to take some mental health surveys and review your overall mental health. baseline uses dynamic visualizations to help you better understand how your mood changes over time, along with other metrics like stress and resilience. You can set a passphrase in-app to hide your data from people who might have access to your device. Set granular notifications to keep yourself accountable to your mental health goals. We encrypt your data so that not even we can see it, let alone anyone else. baseline has got me to…from getbaseline.app

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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