Does anyone have any recommendations for a good open source journaling app that can rival Day One Journal?

I’m looking for something end-to-end encrypted—I know Day One claims to be E2E, but I’m not sure I trust it.

I use Joplin for my general note taking, but It’s not really a suitable alternative for journaling.

  • Giuseppe Lasagna@mander.xyzOP
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    8 months ago

    I’ve given it a second try. I guess I just see Joplin as primarily suited for a note taking app.

    I was used to journal specific features like a calendar view, on this day, etc, which really helped with reflecting on changes and themes over time.

    But, I really don’t know what data is being collected and shared with Day One or how secure it’s E2EE is. So, the trade-off switching to Joplin is probably worth it for me at this point.

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        8 months ago

        Of course! I’m probably just being picky 😂. I got used to more fancy features of an app made specifically for journaling. But so far, I’m not missing them tooo much haha.

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          8 months ago

          By the way, if you don’t mind self-hosting, Journiv could be an alternative. I really like it, but don’t have time to figure out how to host it right now. 😅

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            8 months ago

            That’s starting to look like something I want! I’ll definitely experiment with it. But, like you said, managing a self-host thing would take more effort. I’d also want a mobile app since I tend to write down smaller thoughts when I’m away from my computer. But this is a good start! Thanks for the share 😎