# Private and open-source alternatives to Apple Journal

Also covers Journal app.

1. [DailyTxT](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/dailytxt/): B (80/100). Self-hosted, encrypted diary web app run with Docker, with Markdown entries, tags, encrypted file uploads and multiple users.
2. [jrnl](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/jrnl/): B (80/100). Command-line journal that stores entries in plain text files, with tags, search, optional AES encryption and editor integration.
3. [Lifeograph](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/lifeograph/): B (80/100). Offline journal and note-taking application with built-in encryption, WYSIWYG editing, tags and tools that turn entries into tables and charts.
4. [Journiv](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/journiv/): C (65/100). Self-hosted journal web app with mood tracking, writing prompts, media uploads, search and writing statistics, run with Docker. Released as beta software.
5. [Diarium](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/diarium/): F (20/100). Closed-source journal app for Windows, Android, iOS and macOS that stores entries locally and can sync them through the user's own cloud storage, such as OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud or WebDAV.
6. [Journey](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/journey/): F (20/100). Closed-source journal and diary app for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and the web, with photos, location tagging, cloud sync and optional end-to-end encryption.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/apple-journal/