{"id":108936,"date":"2025-04-02T06:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/?post_type=help_guides&#038;p=108936"},"modified":"2025-04-26T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T16:22:21","slug":"day-one-for-windows-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"help_guides","link":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/day-one-windows\/day-one-for-windows-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Day One for Windows: Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This guide provides an overview of what you can expect from Day One on Windows and how to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-features\">Key Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Day One offers a native Windows application available from the Microsoft Store. 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