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 fee one-time unlock for cloud sync. iOS + Android.
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Retro Journal Desktop Client
Launched this week
Retro Journal is a journal that thinks it's a video game. Each entry is a save of your life, the moments worth keeping become checkpoints, and writing earns XP.
Today it lands on the desktop: native macOS, Windows and Linux apps that sync with the iPhone and Android ones.
Local-first, so it all works offline, and every entry exports to Markdown and JSON. Nothing is locked in, ever.
Free on your device. Cloud sync is $12.99 once, no subscription.
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