Dlog – Journaling and AI coach that learns what drives wellbeing (Mac)
Hi HN! I’m Johan. I built Dlog, a journaling app with an AI coach that tracks how your personality, daily experiences, and well-being connect over time. It’s based on my PhD research in entrepreneurial well-being. Edit: here's a video demo so you can see it before downloading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74C4P8I164M - it's unvarnished but I'm told that's how people like it here :) How Dlog works - Journal and set goals/projects; Dlog scores entries on-device (sentiment + narrative signals) and updates your personal model. - A built-in structural equation model (SEM)…
Dlog – Journaling and AI coach that learns what drives wellbeing (Mac) launched on October 27, 2025 with 47 votes, #422 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
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Dlog is a journaling app for Mac that uses an AI coach to help users understand what affects their well-being. Users write journal entries and set goals while the app analyzes sentiment and narrative patterns to build a personal model of their psychology. A built-in statistical model identifies which factors most influence their well-being week to week, then offers specific guidance based on those patterns. All data is stored locally on the user's device with no account required.
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Hi HN! I’m Johan. I built Dlog, a journaling app with an AI coach that tracks how your personality, daily experiences, and well-being connect over time. It’s based on my PhD research in entrepreneurial well-being. Edit: here's a video demo so you can see it before downloading…
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