Hi Product Hunt 👋 I wanted to keep a journal, but every app I tried either wanted my email, showed me ads, or kept my entries somewhere its company could read them. So I built my own, and now I'm opening it up for anyone who wants the same thing. jrnling is a simple, private online journal: 🔒 Encrypted on your device. Entries are encrypted in your browser before they're sent. Your passphrase never leaves your device, so not even I can read what you write. 🌙 Sealed at midnight. You can edit or delete today's entries, but once the day ends they're locked for good. It keeps the journal honest: no rewriting how you felt last Tuesday. ✉️ No email, no ads. Sign up with just a name and a passphrase. It's free, and I plan to keep it that way. You can also search your entries, export a backup at any time, switch between dark and light themes, and install it on your phone like an app. One thing to know: because there's no email, there's no passphrase reset. Forget it and your entries are gone, which is the trade-off for real privacy. I'd love your feedback. And I'm curious: would the midnight seal make you write more honestly, or would you censor yourself more? 🙂 P.S. I built jrnling with the help of AI (Claude). The encryption uses the standard Web Crypto tools built into your browser, not anything homemade.

jrnling

A private encrypted journal that only you can read

A private encrypted journal that only you can read