The Journal AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Journaling Apps

The best Journaling alternative to The Journal is RedNotebook, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to The Journal and many of them are Journaling Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Journaling App alternatives to The Journal are MyInfo, Journée, Penzu and MacJournal.

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  1. RedNotebook icon
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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.

    172 RedNotebook alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Xfce
     
  2. MyInfo icon
     40 likes

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

    307 MyInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Journée icon
     21 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Penzu icon
     24 likes

    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.

    131 Penzu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Journalify icon
     29 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Diaro icon
     32 likes

    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.

    159 Diaro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  7. Writeaday icon
     9 likes

    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
     
  8. Lifeograph icon
     23 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  9. iDailyDiary icon
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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.

    92 iDailyDiary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Diary and personal information manager (PIM) software for Windows to keep, manage and graph tasks, to-do lists, reminders, planner, schedule, contacts, medication and nutrition.

    61 Smart Diary Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. NOWBLOG - YOUR PRIVATE, 100% CUSTOMIZABLE ONLINE JOURNAL BEST ONLINE JOURNAL APP WITH SUPPORT FOR LOCALSTORAGE. NOWBLOG IS A LIGHTWEIGHT APP THAT INSTANTLY LOADS IN YOUR BROWSER. NO INSTALLATION IS REQUIRED!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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