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Day One alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
laurent22/joplin★55,850 GitHub starslicence unclearCross-platform, privacy-focused note-taking app with sync, attachments, and export capabilities.Open on GitHub ↗streetwriters/notesnook★14,378 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceOpen-source, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app with attachments and cross-device sync.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Official native apps for Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, and Apple Watch
- Award-winning polished UI and platform-specific UX
- Built-in end-to-end encryption (unless separately implemented)
- Paid features like Day One Gold AI summaries, image generation, and Daily Chat
- Hosted printing service / book-printing discounts
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Day One, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.