The Journal AlternativesJournaling Apps like The Journal

The Journal is described as 'Whatever your journaling or writing needs, The Journal gives you unmatched convenience, flexibility, and security' and is a Journaling app. There are more than 10 alternatives to The Journal for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Android, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best The Journal alternative is RedNotebook, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Journal are MyInfo, Journée, Penzu and Journalify.

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  1. RedNotebook icon

    RedNotebook

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    RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You can also format, tag and search your entries.

    171 RedNotebook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Xfce
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    • RedNotebook is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to The Journal.

    • RedNotebook is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Journal.

    • RedNotebook is Free and Open SourceThe Journal is Paid and Proprietary
  2. MyInfo icon

    MyInfo

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    MyInfo is a personal information manager for Windows. It will help you capture, organize, edit and share ideas, documents, tasks, and web pages.

    301 MyInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • MyInfo is the most popular commercial alternative to The Journal.

    • MyInfo is Paid and ProprietaryThe Journal is also Paid and Proprietary
    • MyInfo is Privacy focusedThe Journal is not according to our users
  4. Journée icon

    Journée

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    A simplified, RedNotebook-type journal/diary app. With a focus on minimal design and a distraction free writing environment. Makes a folder full of dated text files that are easy to access even without the journal program.

    148 Journée alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Penzu icon

    Penzu

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    Write in Private. Penzu is your own personal journal and online diary.

    Don't want to share everything with the world? Easily keep your personal thoughts, memories, and ideas safe and secure in the cloud! And if you want to, you can share your individual entries via email or.

    127 Penzu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Penzu is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to The Journal.

    • Penzu is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Journal is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Journalify icon

    Journalify

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    Journalify is a modern, intuitive platform that enables users to transform their life through journaling. It provides a space where you can focus on writing, free from worries about privacy and accessibility.

    170 Journalify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Journal example
     
  7. MacJournal icon

    MacJournal

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    MacJournal is the world's most popular journalist software for the Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Diaro icon

    Diaro

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    Diaro is designed to record your activities, daily events, appointments, experiences, thoughts, secrets and ideas throughout the day and sync data across all your devices. It is the easiest and most secure way to keep a diary.

    154 Diaro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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  10. Writeaday icon

    Writeaday

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    Writeaday is a novel journal app for the modern thinker. Integrates the power of streaks but in a visual color gradient form. There are hundreds of journaling apps out there - like, literally hundreds. We really think we have a novel concept for this old school genre.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    Each day of the week is 1 color of the rainbow. It's the powerful concept of streaks, but in the form of a colorful beautiful gradient.
    A lot of companies actually use your entries for analytics. We're truly private and you control all your entries' backups.
    One of the more novel features of writeaday is the month view, which at a glance shows you your frequency of journaling and is also one of the most beautiful ways to view your past entries.
     
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    Lifeograph

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    Lifeograph is an off-line and private journal and note taking application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  12. iDailyDiary icon

    iDailyDiary

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    iDailyDiary provides a simple interface that immediately gets you started taking daily notes, creating a journal, putting your thoughts into writing and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. My Notes Keeper icon

    My Notes Keeper

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    Home Of My Notes Keeper - My Notes Keeper is the premier note/outliner application for Windows 7/8/10/11. It allows you to store all of your notes and information in an easy-to-use outline, where you can quickly find what you need.

    86 My Notes Keeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window
     
  14. Lugelo Storybook icon

    Lugelo Storybook

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    An easy to use and secure web and mobile-based story sharing app, Lugelo lets you write your own story online using highly interactive timelines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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