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A local-only journal with serious encryption. Free, open source, and never touches the internet.

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An encrypted, local, cross-platform journaling app

by holyknight·Feb 19, 2026·131 points·65 comments
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Spiritual successor to unmaintained Mini Diary with stronger crypto and modern stack.

Strengths
  • •O(1) key wrapping design is genuinely clever—adding/removing auth methods needs no re-encryption
  • •X25519 key-file auth brings SSH-like UX to journaling, differentiating from password-only competitors
  • •Complete feature parity with predecessor (import/export, calendar, backups) plus modern Tauri 2 stack means it ships production-ready today
Weaknesses
  • •Journaling apps are a crowded category (Day One, Jrnl, Notable); local privacy alone isn't new
  • •No clear UX innovations beyond the crypto—the UI follows standard patterns
  • •Rebuilding from scratch rather than forking created duplication; adoption depends entirely on users finding it
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Privacy-conscious writers, minimal-UI enthusiasts

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Mini Diary (original, unmaintained) · Jrnl · Day One

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