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Diarly

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Diarly lets you securely keep a diary. A distraction-free interface packed with advanced features makes daily journaling a simple and enjoyable experience.

Secure, simple & beautiful — Your digital journal

License model

  • FreemiumProprietary

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Apple Watch
5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
11likes
2comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  Minimalistic
  4.  Customizable

Features

  1.  End-to-End Encryption
  2.  Support for MarkDown
  3.  Cloud Sync
  4.  Calendar View
  5.  Goal Tracking
  6.  No Tracking
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Mood Tracking
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  Full-Text Search
  11.  Handwritten Notes
  12.  Distraction-free Writing
  13.  Sync with iCloud

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Diarly information

  • Developed by

    DE flagPure Form Studio
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $1 and $2 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    30 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Dutch
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Chinese
    • Spanish

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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Diarly, and it has gotten 11 likes

Diarly was added to AlternativeTo by bonifacy on Jul 2, 2018 and this page was last updated Sep 29, 2022.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Dunc
Nov 9, 2020
1

Straight forward app, no gimmicks but highly useable. Help is quick, ideas are welcomed, constantly developed. Not expensive for the premium addition. Multiple diaries / journals which can be individually customised .

greentea1
Apr 5, 2020
0

Best journaling app available! So beautiful and hassle free, it allows me to actually focus. Just open and start writing.

What is Diarly?

Diarly lets you securely keep a diary. A distraction-free interface packed with advanced features makes daily journaling a simple and enjoyable experience.

Beautiful, Safe and Secure

Free features

• Enhance entries with images, videos, drawings, voice messages, emojis, heading labels and website links. • Sort your ideas with bullet points, line separators, symbols, and highlighted text. • Access important files from one convenient place by importing them directly into your entries. • Jump to past entries with ease using the calendar tool. • Use time separators to create a distinction between multiple entries added in one day. • Filter and find your ideas with your own hashtags, lists, and tags. • Make your own drawings within entries. • Customize and resize the font to suit your needs, and save your favorite looks for future use. • Access a light and a dark theme. • Pinpoint your memories by location with Map View. • Track your daily writing goals with word and character count targets. • Check off your accomplished goals with useful checklists. • Export to Markdown for minimalist writing. • Create thought-cue templates to kickstart your writing entries, or use or presets. • Embed and play movies and audio notes. • Use the automatic weather and location feature in your template. • Customize the built-in spelling and grammar checker to your preferences. • Dictate your written entries for quick, hands-free journaling.

Premium Features

• Secure your ideas with encryption and password protection. • Access your notes on multiple devices, with seamless, secure sync via iCloud. • Personalize your journaling experience with over 100 beautiful custom themes. • Create and import your own design themes (tutorial available) • Create and categorize unlimited journals that open in separate interfaces. • View statistics on your writing achievements over the last 90 days or more. • Export your journal to a PDF for long-term keeping

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