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Jarek Ceborski

Journal App - A beautiful journal app for macOS

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Journal is a beautiful, minimalist, and non-intrusive macOS app for your journals and notes. It puts you right into the flow of writing, is privacy-first, supports Markdown, and works offline too!

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Jarek Ceborski
Maker
πŸ‘‹ Hey Product Hunters, I’ve created a beatiful Journal app for macOS! Here's the problem I had, and the solution I thought of: 😀 Problem I struggled to find a good journaling app for myself. I tried many, but they were either too intrusive, too complex, or not visually appealing (yeah, I’m a designer). I was constantly frustrated by the same bad user experience: I'd have an idea or thought that I wanted to write down, but then I'd forget it while searching for an app, folder, or workspace. 😍 Solution The goal of Journal is to create a single, uncluttered, and beautiful place for your journals and notes. Here are the principles I’ve set: 1. Frictionless. After you open Journal, you are taken directly to Today's view, no questions asked, no looking for folders/workspaces, no friction. 2. Privacy. Your data is always encrypted and you are the only one with the secret key to decrypt it. You own your data and can download or export it at any time. 3. Works offline. You can use Journal without any interruptions when you are offline. ✍️ Cheers and happy writing! PS Thanks to beta testers who helped shape Journal to its current state! I’m open for feedback, there is a feedback form in the app, located in the bottom-right corner.
Thomas Sanlis
The magical word "Beautuseful" could have been used to describe Journal App -> It's beautiful AND useful πŸ˜„ Jokes aside, Journal is simply fantastic: UX/UI is top-notch, pricing is affordable, and it's made by an indie maker! Congrats Jarek and good luck for today πŸ™
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@thomas_sanlis1 Love your creative wording 😁🀍 Thanks!
nusu
The app is beautiful in terms of design and functionality, I use it day to day basis :) Congrats on the launch!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@nusususuzu thanks for this! 🀍
Kamil PomykaΕ‚a
Beautiful design! Hope I can use it on Windows in the future
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@kamil_pomykala Thanks! Windows shouldn't be too hard since it's Electron πŸ’ͺ
Kamil PomykaΕ‚a
@jarek_ceborski Glad to hear it! Haven't you considered using Tauri over Electron?
Mads ElsΓΈe
This is amazing and the most beautiful app I have seen in a long time. I want to use this for all my notes. Any plans for a search function? Thanks πŸ™πŸ»
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@mads_elsoe1 thank you πŸ™Œ Great point – yes, there is a lot already prepared for a search functionality, I've just postponed it because it makes the most sense when you have a lot of entries – which means it will become a priority this year (more or less).
Joshua Berrios
I have been checking out Journal since November, if I recall correctly, and I love it. I love it even more with the latest update that was pushed out. I made it a goal for 2023 to journal daily and the Journal app has made that goal very motivating, distraction-free, and so intuitive. I love journaling because of this application. Thank you @jarek_ceborski for such a beautifully developed application. God Bless you brother!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@ixoyedesignstudio thanks for this and for sticking around!🀍 Finger crossed for keeping up with your goals 🀞
Joshua Berrios
@jarek_ceborski will we be seeing an iPadOS version in the near future? (my wife is curious 😁)
Bjarn Bronsveld
This really looks good! I bookmarked it in case I need a journal in the near future :)
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@bjarnbronsveld thank you ✍️πŸ’ͺ
Ayesha Awan
Thank you for making such a beautiful, privacy-first journaling app! Congratulations on the launch of Journal!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@ayesha_awan1 thank you! πŸ™Œ
Nic Coates
Congrats on the launch @jarek_ceborski πŸŽ‰ Just downloaded and instantly can see how elegant and simple the app is. Looking forward to starting my journalling journey in 2023 πŸ‘Œ
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@gadgick thanks you, and keep it up πŸ’ͺ
Finn Guha
What a clean UI. This really has everything I need , great product.
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@vimfinn thanks, happy you like it! πŸ™Œ
Sule Gorgulu
just what I needed!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@sule_gorgulu super cool🀞
Richard Gao
Congrats on the launch!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@richard_gao2 πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈthx!
Francois
Looks nice! I can't find the password protection though. Or maybe I misunderstood about this feature ? All the best @jarek_ceborski !
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@francois_carlier thanks! 🀍 πŸ™Œ The only user-facing authentication is via Apple or Google, if you refer to the secret key for encryption, that's a security feature which is not user-facing. Does it answer your question?
Francois
@jarek_ceborski Yes. I think it would be interesting to offer the option to lock Journal with a password, locally.
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@francois_carlier gotcha! Thanks for suggesting.
Weslee Hilton
Windows users are dying right now, I hope you know that. Congrats on the launch!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@weslee_hilton Thanks! πŸ’ͺ πŸ˜‚ Windows wouldn't be a huge effort since it's Electron. I had many asks for mobile app, so this will probably come first, but let's see 🀞
FoolishJeremiah
love this!!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@thinkdeleon Thanks!!! 😊
Konrad
Great tool for daily journaling and making random notes. It has clean and minimalistic design that is very pleasant to use. Highly encourage you to check it out. Great tool Jarek, keep improving it :)
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@konisupertramp Thanks Konrad, much appreciated! πŸ€πŸ™Œ
Isaac Murasaki
This app looks simple and beautiful. Is there a roadmap that we can look at to see what’s next? I’m guessing the top most requested will be to have a mobile app, haha.
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@isaacmurasaki thanks, you guessed it😁 The mobile app is coming next up, also having multiple journals is what many users are asking about.
Urszula Ostrowska
Beautiful design 😍
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@ula_ostrowska thanks – much appreciated! πŸ™Œ
Mateusz Nieckarz
Absolutely beautiful product, straight to the point, would strongly recommend for everyone looking for a simple and clean journal/notepad!
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@mateusz_nieckarz1 thanks! 🀍
Lukasz Misiak
Last year I started writing a daily journal in Logseq and thought I would stick with it for a long time. However, this looks too nice and clean and I need to give it a try, congrats on the launchπŸ˜‰
Jarek Ceborski
Maker
@lukasz_misiak thanks, great to hear that! πŸ™Œ Pls let me know you feedback when you had a chance to give it a try πŸ’ͺ