Almost Great
Needs more work dealing with manipulation of images and videos.
Intuitive
Great features, like adding a new entry to the same day you or on and keeping late night entries in the same day. Intuitive features. Active team adding updates and fixing bugs and are quick to respond. Rooting for yall!!! Thanks!
Still the best for writing longer journals
August 10, 2026 - recent changes which initially complicated starting to write each session have now been resolved: the developer is incredibly helpful and responsive.
A request: would it be possible to introduce journal-specific encryption? For example: I'd like my personal and business to be encrypted but not the academic. Thanks.
1.viii.20 - Update to 5 stars. Below is my 4 star review from a while back. Since that time we have the pandemic and the need to concentrate resources in one place. So I started to use Diarly on my MacBook Pro and it seems to be even better on this machine. For writing and connecting it makes Day One look very amateurish. Thanks Krysztof!
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I do not often use this app as a personal diary - I keep that analogue for the most part - but as a non-fiction writer I find it indispensable as a logbook/journal for my various projects - with a separate Diarly Journal for each, with a default main Writing Overview (the renamed default Diary).
What is really useful is that the availability of hashtag searching across all of the journals means that I can track smilar topicis and concepts in the different contexts.
My entries in the journals are exploratory as much as simple records of what I've read and written - and generally run to about 750 - 1,000 words each time. This makes the new typewriter mode essential. It is not as flexible as in dedicated long-form writing software (Scrivener and the exemplary Ulysses) but it works very well to keep the focus on my large iMac screen. The newly expanded set of alternative UI themes are pretty good too!
A request: would it be possible to introduce journal-specific encryption? For example: I'd like my personal and business to be encrypted but not the academic. Thanks.
1.viii.20 - Update to 5 stars. Below is my 4 star review from a while back. Since that time we have the pandemic and the need to concentrate resources in one place. So I started to use Diarly on my MacBook Pro and it seems to be even better on this machine. For writing and connecting it makes Day One look very amateurish. Thanks Krysztof!
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I do not often use this app as a personal diary - I keep that analogue for the most part - but as a non-fiction writer I find it indispensable as a logbook/journal for my various projects - with a separate Diarly Journal for each, with a default main Writing Overview (the renamed default Diary).
What is really useful is that the availability of hashtag searching across all of the journals means that I can track smilar topicis and concepts in the different contexts.
My entries in the journals are exploratory as much as simple records of what I've read and written - and generally run to about 750 - 1,000 words each time. This makes the new typewriter mode essential. It is not as flexible as in dedicated long-form writing software (Scrivener and the exemplary Ulysses) but it works very well to keep the focus on my large iMac screen. The newly expanded set of alternative UI themes are pretty good too!
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Formatting problems
Hello,
I am loving the most recent updates of Diarly and its interface with apple journal. It’s the feature I didn’t know I needed.
I am writing to share an issue I’ve had for a couple of months. I use primarily the MacOS version 3.5.9. (The bug doesn’t occur in the iOS versions. ) I can no longer format text with italic or bold, either via inline commands, the Format dropdown menu, or by using the format bar that appears after I select the text. The underline and strikethrough formatting both work, however. Is this a known bug?
I consider myself a power user, with almost 2,400 consecutive daily entries. It’s become a fixture of my bedtime routine and I rest more easily knowing I’ve emptied my brain of “stuff” i’ve been carrying around all day.
I am loving the most recent updates of Diarly and its interface with apple journal. It’s the feature I didn’t know I needed.
I am writing to share an issue I’ve had for a couple of months. I use primarily the MacOS version 3.5.9. (The bug doesn’t occur in the iOS versions. ) I can no longer format text with italic or bold, either via inline commands, the Format dropdown menu, or by using the format bar that appears after I select the text. The underline and strikethrough formatting both work, however. Is this a known bug?
I consider myself a power user, with almost 2,400 consecutive daily entries. It’s become a fixture of my bedtime routine and I rest more easily knowing I’ve emptied my brain of “stuff” i’ve been carrying around all day.
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Love this!
I’m in the genuine process of switching from Day One to this; love the multiple locations, and the fact that whenever I caption photos, the captions I add get sent to my entry (haven’t tried it with the gallery feature though), and I don’t have to waste part of my entry describing the photo for myself. So, thank you for keeping features that assist blind diarists keep the most complete records we can! I also love her the markdown support you have is real, and I can’t wait to try it on a Mac, too. Keep up the excellent work
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