Lifeograph is a personal journal and note-taking application that combines traditional diary writing with structured information management. Its editor is intended for people who want a dated record of their lives but also need a way to follow projects, travel, habits or other long-running subjects.
Entries can hold more than paragraphs of text. Lifeograph supports linked information, tracked parameters and analytical views, allowing the same diary to serve as a writing environment and a source of organised personal data. This makes it more ambitious than simple date-based note editors.
Privacy is a central part of the workflow. Diaries can be kept on the local computer and protected with encryption. The interface also caters for larger diaries through filtering, linking and a configurable hierarchy of information.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Create encrypted or unencrypted diaries, with AES-256 protection available for private material.
- Automatically close protected diaries after a configurable period of inactivity.
- Edit text in a WYSIWYG environment with headings, lists, quotations and inline formatting.
- Fold lengthy paragraphs and customise the editor with themes and background images.
- Search and replace text, including regular expressions and lists of matching results.
- Filter diary content using combinations of conditions with AND or OR logic.
- Attach ordinary tags, inline paragraph tags and parametric tags carrying measurable values.
- Track to-do items and completion percentages within the journal.
- Create links between entries, external resources and referring paragraphs, with backlinks.
- Insert images, tables and charts into entries.
- Generate statistical charts and extract selected diary information into tabular form.
- Use an integrated world map for travel records and planning.
- Extend the program with Python scripts edited or run from within the application.
- Synchronise diary files, retain automatic backups and export to text, Markdown, HTML or Word formats.
Website: sourceforge.net/projects/lifeograph/
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Developer: Ahmet Öztürk
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Lifeograph is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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