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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Journal

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

Best free and open source alternatives to Apple Journal for private journaling, diary entries, photos, moods and more.

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JourniPlan – travel planner and micro journaling app

September 14, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

JourniPlan is an Elixir and Phoenix LiveView travel planner combining itineraries, activities, user accounts, and micro journaling.

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TUI-Journal – terminal-based diary and note-taking application

May 16, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

TUI-Journal manages dated notes from the terminal with three storage backends, a built-in editor, tags, fuzzy search and import/export.

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moodiary – multimedia personal diary and journal

May 16, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

moodiary supports rich-text entries, multimedia memories, full-text search, private backups, themes and optional synchronisation services.

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Mini Diarium – encrypted local-first journaling application

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Mini Diarium is a private desktop journal with encrypted entries, multiple diaries, rich-text editing, tags, backups and import/export.

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Caps-Log – terminal-based journaling tool

October 5, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Caps-Log is a terminal diary with Markdown entries, calendar navigation, tags, AES encryption, scratchpads, Git backups and themes.

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Simple Diary – lightweight GTK4 journaling application

June 5, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Simple Diary saves entries in standard Markdown. There’s support for images, and a responsive design.

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ThotKeeper – hierarchical personal journal manager

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

ThotKeeper is a desktop diary with calendar navigation, hierarchical tags, multiple daily entries, printable journals and XML storage.

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Almanah Diary – personal diary for the GNOME desktop

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Almanah Diary is a GTK journal with dated entries, optional GPG encryption, text formatting, tags and calendar-related context.

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Diary

jrnl – command-line journal software

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

jrnl is a command-line journal with natural-language dates, multiple diaries, tagging, powerful searching and optional encrypted storage.

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Lifeograph – private journal and note-taking application

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Lifeograph offers encrypted diaries, rich-text editing, advanced filters, parametric tags, charts, task tracking and Python scripting.

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RedNotebook – modern desktop journal

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal to keep track of notes and thoughts throughout the day. It includes a calendar navigation.

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