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Dev tools · January 18, 2019

Mini Diary

Simple and secure journal app

Mini Diary launched on January 18, 2019 with 144 votes, #195 of 2,587 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

📘 Simple and secure journal app for macOS, Windows and Linux • Beautiful and clean design • Light and dark themes • Locally encrypted • Import from other journal apps • Export to various formats The app is completely free and open source! 🎁 🎉

Mini Diary features a beautiful and clean design with no distractions, letting you fully focus on your writing. You're in control of your data. The journal is encrypted with a password and stored locally on your device. Mini Diary makes it easy to import your existing journal from other apps or export your data in various file formats. The app is and always will be free, and its source code can be viewed on GitHub . Mini Diary is no longer supported, so please consider using a different journal app instead. You can export your data in various file formats (unlock your diary and select File → Export in the menu bar). If you need to download the app again to export your data, you can get it…from minidiary.app

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