Daily You – privacy-focused diary and journaling application

Daily You is a privacy-focused diary and journaling application designed for recording thoughts, experiences and memories. It provides a personal space for daily reflections, mood tracking and organising important moments without requiring an online account.

The application combines Markdown-based writing with photos, tags, trackers and calendar views. Tags can identify activities or recurring events, while trackers help users follow changes in personal measurements or experiences over time. Templates make it easier to maintain a consistent journaling routine.

Privacy and data ownership are central to Daily You. Journal information is stored locally, with options for encrypted backups, automatic backup creation and synchronisation through an external folder. The application works offline and does not rely on advertising, subscriptions or tracking.

Daily You also supports importing journals from other applications, sharing content into the journal and configurable reminders to encourage regular writing.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Create daily journal entries for recording thoughts, experiences and personal reflections.
• Mood tracking with charts for examining changes in mood over time.
• Add photos to entries and browse memories through calendar and gallery views.
• Markdown formatting with inline style previews and text highlighting.
• Organise entries using tags, including labels for activities and trackers for monitoring values over time.
• Group tags into categories and attach them to journal templates.
• Customisable calendar views, including options for displaying moods and entry images.
• Daily flashbacks help users revisit previous journal entries and memories.
• Configurable reminders encourage regular journaling.
• Protect access to the journal with an application password.
• Create encrypted backups and configure automatic backups to protect journal data.
• Choose where journal data is stored, including internal or external storage.
• Synchronise journal data through an external folder.
• Import data from other diary applications, including supported Daylio and Diarium exports.
• Receive shared text and images from other applications.
• Supports multiple languages and the Jalali calendar.
• Works offline without requiring an internet connection or user account.
• Cross-platform support – runs on Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Website: github.com/demizo/daily_you
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Developer: Demizo
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Daily You is written in Dart. Learn Dart with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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