Today, we’re taking the next big step: Day One for Windows is here.

Whether you’re journaling to reflect, to heal, or to simply remember, Day One is now available on all major platforms, making your most important stories accessible without limits.

A Journaling Experience That’s Built to Last

Journaling is one of the simplest yet most powerful tools for self-reflection, stress relief, and personal growth. Whether you’re going through significant life changes, monitoring your mental well-being, or simply capturing the small, beautiful moments of daily life, Day One has always been there to preserve those memories.

With Day One for Windows, we’re making it even easier to write where and when inspiration strikes—on any device, without barriers.

What to Expect from Day One on Windows

• Local-First Storage: Your entries start on your device, ensuring fast performance, offline access, and a permanent record of your writing.
• End-to-End Encryption: Your journal remains private—only you can access it.
• Cross-Device Sync: Whether you’re on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, or the web, your journal stays updated effortlessly.
• Limited-Time Free Access: To celebrate the launch, Windows access won’t count against your device limit—allowing all users to try Day One on Windows at no cost.

Everything You Love About Day One—Now on Windows

Day One for Windows brings the same trusted, distraction-free experience that has helped millions of users build a meaningful journaling habit:

• Effortless Journaling – Unlimited text entries and the ability to add one photo per entry for free.
• Multimedia Support – Premium users can add multiple photos, videos, and audio recordings to enrich their stories.*
• Powerful Search & Organization – Multiple journals, tags, and favorites make it easy to find past entries.
• Daily Prompts & Inspiration – Fresh writing prompts to help spark creativity.
• Export & Backup Options – Ensure your journal is always under your control.

(*Some features require a Day One Premium subscription.)

What’s Next? AI-Powered Journaling Is on the Horizon

This Windows launch isn’t just about bringing Day One to more users—it’s about laying the foundation for what’s next.

We’re hard at work on introducing AI-powered tools that will help you reflect more deeply with context-aware prompts, summarize past entries, and more.

Start Journaling on Windows Today

Whether you’re capturing fleeting thoughts on your phone, writing long-form reflections on your desktop, or creating a timeline of your life, Day One is here to support your story—on every device, in every moment that matters.

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Rather than seeing this as competition, we embrace Apple’s entry into digital journaling as a testament to its growing importance. This evolution is not just beneficial for Day One, but also for our valued users.

We pride ourselves on our innovative and unique features that set Day One apart:

• End-to-end Encryption: Your reflections remain confidential and secure.
• Cross-platform support: Our inclusive platform offers apps for the web and Android.
• Physical book printing: Our unique printing service brings your digital entries to life.
• Journal templates: Diverse templates encapsulate your memories in the most personal way.
• Shared Journals: Look out for this feature launching this summer for a more connective journaling experience.
• A vibrant journaling community: A thriving group of passionate journalers supporting and inspiring each other.

As digital journaling enters this exciting new chapter, we remain committed to delivering our users’ most enriching Day One experience.

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Day One will continue to differentiate from Apple and other journaling apps with a focus on inspiring writing, beautiful design, security, and new innovations. In addition to all the great updates we’ve been rolling out this year (like the recent release of Day One on the web), we’re excited to share that we’re currently testing a long requested feature, “Shared Journals,” to allow small groups and family members to collaborate on a single shared journal. Look for updates on this in the coming months.

Our dedication and passion for creating an exceptional journaling experience have made Day One the beloved app it is today. This new development simply means it’s time for us to push ourselves to deliver even more unique features and capabilities that set us apart from the competition.

Paul

About the Author

Paul Mayne founded Day One in 2011. He’s passionate about tech, sustainable software products, user experience, and the combination of creative arts with emerging tech.

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To log in to Day One on the web, visit https://dayone.me

Access your Day One Journal From Any Device with Day One on the Web

Whether you’re at home or on the go, you’ll never miss a chance to record your thoughts and memories in your Day One journal. Easily add new entries, format your text, and even upload a photo. With the Day One web app, reading, browsing, writing, and editing your journal entries can now happen on any device with access to the internet, including your PC or Windows desktop.

Say Goodbye to Distractions and Hello to a More Productive Journaling Session

Day One on the web is designed to minimize distractions so you can have a more productive journaling session. Day One on the web was created with a focus on simplicity and a clutter-free environment, allowing you to focus solely on their writing and journaling experience. The minimalist design of the web editor ensures you not distracted by extraneous features and can fully immerse yourself in the creative process.

Introducing Focus Mode, an Exclusive Web Feature

Find your flow and eliminate distractions with the journal entry editor’s new Focus Mode. Designed to enhance your writing experience, this mode allows you to concentrate on your thoughts and ideas without any interruptions. With a minimalist interface and a calming color palette, Focus Mode creates a peaceful environment for your words or photos to take center stage.

Automatically Sync Journal Entries Across Devices

Capture your thoughts, no matter where you are. With automatic syncing across devices, your journal entries are always within reach. What you write in the Day One web app will automatically sync to any device that’s using the Day One iOS, Android, or Mac app logged into your account. Write on your phone during your morning commute, continue on your tablet at the office, and finish on your laptop at home—all without missing a beat.

While we’re still in beta, free users can sync their journal entries between Day One on the web and one other device with the Day One app installed. To get started, log in now with your Day One account.

Customize Your Writing Experience with Dark or Light Theme

Discover the power of expression in a journal that caters to your every mood. The Day One journal entry composer offers two distinct themes—Light and Dark—each designed to complement your writing experience. Whether you prefer the mysterious aura of a dark theme or the brilliance of a light one, your journal provides a canvas for your thoughts to unfold and take shape. Find your perfect writing atmosphere, and immerse yourself in the art of journaling with ease.

Security & Encryption, Baked In

Your journal entries deserve the utmost protection. That’s why we’ve baked privacy, security, and encryption into the very foundation of Day One (you can read our Privacy Pledge here). Day One on the web offers military-grade encryption and no one can access your data without your encryption key. Rest assured that your journal is safe and secure, with privacy, security, and encryption at the forefront of our design.

Free to Use For a Limited Time

While we’re still in beta, Day One on the web is available to everyone and won’t count against your device limit if you are a free user.

Give Day One on the Web a Try

Day One on the web is designed to make journaling simple and enjoyable. We’re excited to bring this powerful new tool to you and we can’t wait to see how it will enhance your journaling experience.

Whether you’re on your laptop, tablet, or phone, your journal is always within reach. With the ability to add entries, photos, and memories from anywhere, you’ll never miss an opportunity to capture a moment. Write freely, without constraints, and enjoy the power of journaling on the go, with Day One, now available on the web.

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About the Author

Paul Mayne founded Day One in 2011. He’s passionate about tech, sustainable software products, user experience, and the combination of creative arts with emerging tech.

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Basic Cloud Storage

Occasionally we would hear stories from users who had lost their phone or upgraded to a new phone without a backup and lost their journal. To solve this, in February 2022, we launched Basic Cloud Storage, which allows every user of Day One to securely back up their journal to the Day One server without opting into the paid Premium plan. Now free users can use a single device with Day One Sync and the ability to switch the device once per month.

Trash Can

Deleting an entry has always been a permanent action that sometimes feels uncomfortable when there’s no option to undo it if you make a mistake or change your mind. In May 2022, we launched the Trash Can feature where all delete actions are now a move-to-trash action where they can be restored or deleted permanently. 

Version History

Day One has always been offline-first, designed to work fully when away from an internet connection and then sync up when an internet connection is available. Entry conflicts can happen when an entry has been modified before an existing update has synced from another device. To help solve this, in June 2022, we launched Version History, allowing users to view previous edits and easily roll back to an earlier version of the entry when needed. 

Android

We have a team dedicated to the Android platform, and we’ve made great strides towards feature parity with the Apple apps. We added encryption support in February 2022. Now we’re working on a new rich-text editor fully compatible with the features on iOS and Mac. 

And, coming soon…the web app

We also have a development team entirely focused on a new Web-based app to allow Day One to work in a web browser in an optimized way while remaining secure and encrypted. A web app will unlock Day One on Windows machines, Chromebooks, and more!

We value your business, and we’re here to continue improving Day One and innovating what it means to “keep a journal.”

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Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Day One is being acquired by Automattic. This is incredibly exciting news. For the past 10 years since I started Day One, I’ve worked to not only create the best digital journaling experience in the world, but one that will last. By joining Automattic, I’m now more confident than ever that the preservation and longevity of Day One is sure. This acquisition will provide Day One access to the same technological, financial, and security benefits that WordPress.com, Tumblr, and other Automattic entities enjoy.

Automattic is led by founder Matt Mullenweg, a pioneer in the web publishing space and founder of WordPress.com. The Automattic teams have built and supported products and services with massive global scale, and I can’t imagine a more ideal home for Day One now and for the future.

During the past decade, our small software development team has had incredible accomplishments, earning prestigious design awards from Apple along with high praise from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Wired, and more. The Day One app has been downloaded over 15 million times in 225 different countries/territories. The relentless commitment to innovation and refinement by the team are the reasons Day One is widely recognized as an enjoyable and trusted digital journaling platform.

When a small software company is acquired by a larger company, the original team is often swallowed up by the larger company. That’s not the case here. I’ll be remaining at the helm of Day One, leading the same passionate team that has been responsible for the development and design behind the app today. This means that the Day One you rely on to save your thoughts, photos, videos, audio recordings, and more isn’t going away. Instead, it’ll only get better, with future integrations with Tumblr and WordPress.com. Rest assured that Day One’s commitment to protecting your privacy remains unchanged. Safely protecting memories and creating a 100% personal space is the foundation upon which this company was built. (In fact, our technical capabilities around privacy are a large part of what Automattic finds valuable in our company).

It’s always been my deepest belief that personal life histories should be preserved. Thanks to the support of our incredible users, a sustainable subscription business model, a committed team, and new growth opportunities, the future is bright. We’re grateful you’ve been part of the Day One family and can’t wait to share this next chapter of our journey together.

–Paul Mayne, founder and CEO of Day One

Related posts:

• Automattic Blog: https://wordpress.com/blog/2021/06/14/day-one-the-journaling-app-joins-automattic/
• Matt Mullenweg: https://ma.tt/2021/06/day-one-at-automattic/
• TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/14/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-journaling-app-day-one/

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Thank you for finding and purchasing Day One. This is a project I’ve been wanting to create for several years as I struggled to find an application that suited my needs in keeping a regular journal.

Things came together over the past 4 months in a special way that I was able to commit time, energy and money to the creation of this application for the Mac and iPhone platforms. I designed this app to help users easily and comfortably put down in words what is on their mind without having distracting thoughts about technology or privacy. It doesn’t matter if it’s a single word or a 5000 words to describe your day, on the road or sitting at your computer, the important thing is to put it down and knowing it’s always available for you to recall and remember.

Eighteen days ago, on March 10th 2011, Day One launched with great success on both the Mac App store and the iTunes app store. It’s been very satisfying to hear from so many users that really get the idea of Day One and how this was exactly what they needed to start keeping a regular journal of their lives. 

I made the decision to launch Day One without several core features that were planned for the final release. Using the application myself, I felt that even without every planned feature it was to a point that people can really start using it and writing. The beauty of the Mac and iTunes app stores is the application update process. It’s so easy and automatic that releasing regular iterative updates is a great plan for new applications. 

I want users to know that there is nobody more excited about the continued development of Day One than me. We are currently working on an update for the Mac App that includes Search, Global Hot-key, an improved Read View, and several other small enhancements. This update will be available early April. 

User feedback has been tremendous, I’ve been considering both what I feel is important to the future of the app with the user requests to weigh the priorities of each update. All while keeping the current Day One user interface clean, simple, easy to use and beautiful. 

All of these updates are free as part of the current Day One application. Here’s a list of some (not all, we’ve got a few surprises up our sleeves) I will be adding to Day One over then next several months:

• Search (Mac and iOS)
• New Read View
• System Hotkey Shortcut
• Password Protection (Mac and iOS)
• Export to PDF and RTF
• Categories via #hashtag solution
• Additional Formatting (Bold, Italic, auto Hyperlinking)
• Markdown Support
• Calendar View
• Full-screen writing mode
• iPad Application (Universal with current iPhone app)

Thank you for being a user and for being patient with features you are waiting for. You can expect great things.

Paul

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