jrnl-org/jrnl

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

jrnl is a command-line journal application for creating, searching, and viewing journal entries stored as human-readable plain text files. It supports natural-language timestamps, inline tags, multiple journals, external editors, import/export, and optional AES encryption.

Use cases

• keep a daily journal from the terminal
• take quick notes without leaving the command line
• search and filter past journal entries by tag or date
• store notes in plain text files synced via Dropbox
• encrypt personal journals with AES
• write journal entries in an external editor
• export journal entries to other formats

When to choose

• you prefer plain-text, future-proof note storage
• you want fast, keyboard-driven journaling in the shell
• you need optional encryption for private notes
• you want multi-device sync via file storage

When to avoid

• you need a graphical or mobile note-taking app
• you require rich media, images, or collaborative editing
• you want cloud-native note services with built-in sync

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli search-engine cryptography file-system developer-tools files privacy cli python cross-platform windows journal note-taking plain-text diary encryption natural-language-dates command-line linux macos

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