🗂️ Transform folders of text and media files into a visually stunning diary

🌄 Easily add images, videos and audio notes, PDFs or any other file

☁ Use Dropbox, iCloud or any other file based storage service to sync across devices

🤩 Edit with any text editor, using a simple yet expressive Markdown extension

👴 Relying on basic file formats ensures your memories remain accessible forever

🕑 Proper support for timezones and perceived days means a night time entry doesn’t show up at the next day

Why file-based journaling?

How to write

Files and Folders

Get Yesterday

Obsidian Plugin

iOS/macOS App

Example

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date: 2010-02-02 17:05:32 -04:00
location:
    name: Times Square, New York, USA
    latitude: 40.7580
    longitude: -73.9855
weather:
    summary: Icy
    temperature: 3.06
    sky: partly-cloudy-day
---

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I found myself in an ancient library, its shelves stretching into infinity under a dim, mysterious light. Among the endless rows, a book with a cover that shimmered like stardust caught my eye. Just as my fingers grazed its spine, it fluttered away, leading me through a labyrinth of shelves. This chase brought me to a serene clearing where the duck from earlier awaited, its feathers aglow with an ethereal light. It spoke with a voice that resonated with both familiarity and otherworldliness, imparting wisdom that felt profound yet slipped away upon waking.
§§§

Today's adventure took us to the heart of the city, yet away from its clamor: Central Park. A green oasis amidst the concrete jungle, each path and bench tells a story. Our first stop was the Bethesda Terrace, its intricate stonework and arches a testament to craftsmanship and vision.

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Not far from there, the Bow Bridge presented a picturesque scene, its graceful curve reflecting on the calm lake waters, a perfect moment captured in the soft afternoon light.

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While walking home, Karen shared a joke that unexpectedly lightened the mood:

.Doctor: I'm sorry but you suffer from a terminal illness and have only 10 to live.
.Patient (anxiously): What do you mean, 10?
.Patient: 10 what?
.Patient: Months?
.Patient: Weeks?!
.Doctor: Nine.
.Patient: 😳

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