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Day One

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Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

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License model

  • FreemiumProprietary

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Apple Watch
  • Windows
  • Online
3.5 / 5 Avg rating (8)
92likes
5comments

Features

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  1.  Cloud Sync
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  End-to-End Encryption
  4.  Calendar View
  5.  Handwritten Notes
  6. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Support for MarkDown
  9.  Support for Gestures
  10.  Works Offline
  11.  Scan to PDF
  12.  Protected by Password
  13.  Export to PDF
  14.  Voice to Text
  15.  Custom templates
  16. Android icon  Android Sync
  17.  Periodic Reminders
  18. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
  19.  Automatic Tagging
  20.  Export to TXT
  21.  Real-time sync
  22.  Sync with iCloud
  23.  Export to HTML

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Benjamin Lupton
Sep 9, 2015
1

I pretty much use Day One for everything these days, quick notes, journals, email drafts, jotting ideas, and whatnot. I find it's interface pleasantly simple and it is always reliable.

Top Negative Comment
RemovedUser
Sep 18, 2021
1

There is only desktop Mac, iOS, and Android version. There is no desktop Windows version.

Nick M
Oct 28, 2024

Shame on him!

bugra
Jan 30, 2025
0

It's a great app, but I would expect the voice recording feature to be free in this type of application.

Goodlaloo
Mar 4, 2024
1

iOS version is much better than Android. My gf has an iPhone and I have an Android and the version on android is much worse. For example backups of images are just local not online vs the iOS version they go online. Which for a app for showing memories over years is an issue.

Stone
May 27, 2023
0

Day One by Paul Mayne at Automattic is fast, supports text formatting, has a calendar view, "on this day", a nice UI, the ability to filter notes by places, synchronize across devices, and IFTTT integration.

Check out my full review at: https://www.noteapps.ca/day-one/

What is Day One?

Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

It’s easy to quickly enter your thoughts and memories and have them synced and backed up in the cloud.

Day One is well designed and extremely focused to encourage you to write more often through a Menu Bar quick entry, a Reminder system and inspirational messages.

Create Habits Easily make journaling a part of your life:

  • Reminders
  • Calendar, you can go through your online journal in a glance

Life-Enriching Benefits Reap the rewards of your consistency:

  • On This Day flashbacks and Nearby entries.
  • On-the-spot memory enhancement. A memory journal book that will always remind you of the best moments.

Preserve Every Moment There’s no limit to the memories you can save in Day One:

  • Unlimited photo storage
  • Unlimited journals
  • Social media with Day One's IFTTT integration

Secure Your Memories Day One Sync provides peace of mind:

  • Passcode and Finger Print lock, ultra secured journal app
  • End-to-End Encryption (coming soon to Android)
  • Sync/Backup across all your devices (Premium only)

Focused Writing Experience Day One’s clean, distraction-free interface makes it easy to write down what’s important:

  • Powerful text formatting with Markdown. One of the best journals for editing & writing
  • Cross-platform support (mobile, desktop, and web)

Recall Every Detail Metadata automatically records the finer points of life:

  • Location journal, keep exact location of your memories
  • Time and date
  • Temperature and weather

Organize Your Entries Finding any memory is fast and easy:

  • Powerful search through your journal diary
  • Multiple journals
  • Tags to find your daily journals easily
  • Star favorite entries
  • Browse by calendar, timeline, maps, or photos

Share Your Memories Our export options make it easy for you share your journals:

  • Export to JSON, plain text and PDF

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Day One information

  • Developed by

    US flagAutomattic
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $4 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.5
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  • News

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Arabic
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Finnish
    • French
    • German
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Hungarian
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Chinese
    • Spanish
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • Vietnamese

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Day One was added to AlternativeTo by paulmayne on Jul 19, 2011 and this page was last updated Feb 25, 2025.