personal-diary

Personal Diary

Simple and Easy To Use Journalling App

Available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS

This repository is for issue tracking purposes, and for hosting of macOS stable and beta releases. It does not contain the source code for Personal Diary.

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Description

Personal Diary is a simple and easy to use journalling app which is completely free with no advertisements and limitations. Easily access all your entries in all your devices with iCloud Sync. With passcode & biometric protection, you can write diary entries without worrying that someone will peek at what you wrote. Forgot about your diary? The app will now ‘summon’ you back a friendly nudge. You can also import as many photos as you wish into your entries. As an addition, you can optionally set your mood and the current weather.

Notable Features:

Available on all primary Apple OSes.*
iCloud Sync across all your devices.
Numeric passcode lock (any number of digits).
Unlock using Touch ID or Face ID.
Simple & Easy to use.
Auto-saves as you type.
Ability to pick a mood.
Ability to choose the weather of the day.
Mood & Weather can be automatically chosen.
Import photos to your entries.
Notifications to remind you to write in your diary daily.
Smart Search - look for stuff with intelligent search.
Select a theme of your liking.
Dark Mode for better night use.
Fully supports iPad Multitasking Features.
Fully supports external keyboard and trackpad.
Fully supports VoiceOver.
Simple Rich Text editing supported.
Siri Shortcuts and Integration (experimental).
Full-fledged Apple Watch app, with ability to browse a mini-Timeline, and add or edit entries.
FlickType keyboard integration in the Apple Watch app, allowing for a faster and more convenient typing experience on your wrist.
NO Ads & absolutely FREE! :D

* All Apple OSes supported include: iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS. The macOS version of the app is in beta. It does not make sense to have a tvOS version of Personal Diary.

Downloads

Stable Release

Recommended:

App Store (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS)
- https://apps.apple.com/app/personal-diary-journal-app/id1052570257

Alternatives:

Homebrew (macOS):
- brew install wernjie/formulae/personal-diary
Manual Download (macOS):
- https://github.com/wernjie/personal-diary/releases
- Downloading from here is not recommended as autoupdate functionality is not present within the app.

Beta Release

Beta releases are inherently unstable. Please backup your data before trying them out.

Recommended:

TestFlight (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS):
- https://testflight.apple.com/join/vGSyL9K7
Homebrew (macOS):
- brew install wernjie/formulae/personal-diary-beta

Alternatives:

Manual Download (macOS):
- https://github.com/wernjie/personal-diary/releases
- Downloading from here is not recommended as autoupdate functionality is not present within the app.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

Frequently Asked Questions

See FAQ.md.

Contributing

You should only report issues regarding the functionality and usability of the app (i.e. bugs, feature requests etc).
- Do not request for help on forgotten passcodes on Github.
Title and describe your issue adequately, with relevant information about your device and any steps to reproduce (if applicable).
Please avoid submitting duplicate issues. If you find a documented issue, you may add information as a comment if necessary.