StoryPad: My Diary Journal

StoryPad is an open source, privacy-focused, local-first journal that lets you capture your life: notes, thoughts, emotions, and memories on a single, continuous timeline. No folders. No tabs. Just your life, beautifully organized.

Featured by It’s FOSS and MakeUseOf for our commitment to open-source and user privacy.

== KEY FEATURES ==

📝 Fully Customizable Writing
• Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
• Text color, background color, highlights
• Quotes, checklists, ordered/unordered lists
• Text alignment, indentation, links
• Support for multiple fonts, adjustable font sizes & weight

🕓 Throwback Memories
Revisit what you wrote on this exact day - 1, 2, or even 3 years ago.
Reflect on how far you've come and respond to your past self, right from your timeline.

📌 Throwbacks appear only if you've written something on this day in a previous year or a few years ago.

📸 Photo Memories
• Add multiple photos per page
• Align photos left, right, center, or full-width
• Image previews included in export

🗓 Mood & Activity Insights
• Express exactly how you feel using any emoji from your system keyboard
• Track your mental well-being over time with mood history and calendar view

📄 Multi-Page Entries
• Add multiple pages inside 1 entry
• With multiple layouts to fit your writing style
• Great for journaling prompts, novels, long-form writing, and daily notes

🔖 Organization & Search
• Tag, bookmark, or pin important stories to the top.
• Fast search by title, tag, year, or content.

🔐 Privacy First
• Lock with PIN, FaceID, or fingerprint
• Security question recovery
• Everything stays on your device unless you choose to sync

☁️ Backup & Sync
• Direct sync with your private Google Drive folder - only you can see it
• Works offline anytime
• One-tap local export for safe backup

🎨 Make It Yours
• Choose from serene environments, animals, and textures.
• Personalized Fonts: Select and style 1,300+ Google Fonts.
• Custom Themes: 20+ colors with automatic Light & Dark modes.

📤 Export & Portability
• Universal Formats: Export to Text, Markdown, or StoryPad format.
• Obsidian Ready: Fully compatible with Obsidian and other markdown editors.
• Offline Backup: Import or export your entire journal locally at any time.
• Easy Sharing: Share stories directly to X, Facebook, or with friends.

🌍 Accessible for All
• Available in 20+ languages
• Open-source for full transparency

== Make Every Day a Story ==

Website:
https://storypad.me

Open Source:
https://github.com/theachoem/storypad

Recent changes:
1. iCloud & Dropbox Backup:
Back up to iCloud or Dropbox, not just Drive.

2. CSV Export & Multi-Tag Search:
Export entries to CSV and filter by multiple tags at once.

3. Bug Fixes & Improvements:
Faster home loading, smoother sync, and stability fixes.