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Retro Journal

Name: Retro Journal
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

Launched this week

Local-first journaling with retro game vibes.

5.0•2 reviews•

16 followers

Local-first journaling with retro game vibes.

5.0•2 reviews•

16 followers

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Retro Journal turns your life into save points and checkpoints. Write quick entries for everyday saves, mark checkpoints for big moments. Local-first, exports to Markdown/JSON, free forever. Optional $5.99 one-time unlock for cloud sync. iOS + Android.

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Launch tags:Android•Writing

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Hey Product Hunt 👋 I'm Renato, solo dev behind Retro Journal. I've been playing video games since I was a kid, and I've always noticed how game concepts map onto real life. A few years ago I came across the famous videos of "Internet Checkpoints", people posting milestones like save points in a game. > Checkpoint: moved to a new house. That stuck with me. Journaling apps always felt like work to me, but games feel like progress. So I built the journal I actually wanted to use, one where every entry is a save and the big moments get marked as checkpoints. Retro aesthetic, 8-bit details, no SaaS-flavored "boost your productivity" energy.

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