Morning light lower than yesterday. Coffee with Mira before work.
The minimalist journal for clear thinking.
Write without friction: entries save themselves and stay editable right where they are. Link the people, books and places you mention with [[, and your journal quietly remembers them.
Today
A page that saves itself.
Start typing and it's kept. Click any entry to keep writing it right where it is. No save button, no formatting menus.
Write a name, link the thing.
Type [[ and pick who or what you mean — a friend, a book, a concert. Not there yet? Create it without leaving the sentence.
Keep track of anything.
Concerts, films and travels are starter templates you can change. Add books, restaurants, whatever you care about, with your own properties.
Read back by day or tag.
A calendar and your tags sit beside every page. Days you wrote on get a dot. Pick one to see just those entries.
Everything, one keystroke away.
Press ⌘K anywhere to search your entries or jump to any type, record or tag — without leaving the keyboard.
A fresh page.
Long walk after work. The light stayed until almost nine.
Your thoughts, kept private.
We take your privacy seriously. Your entries are encrypted in transit and at rest, and row-level security in the database keeps every journal to its own account — no other user can read what you've written.
No ads, no training on your writing, no sharing. A journal should feel like a journal — not a product that looks at you back.
Everything you need to know.
Is Lite Journal free to use?+
Yes — the journal, linking and custom types are free on the web. Sign up and start writing in seconds.
Is my journal data private and secure?+
Your entries are private by default: encrypted in transit and at rest, and kept to your account by row-level database security, so no other user can read them. No ads, and no training on your writing.
Can I access my journal from multiple devices?+
Yes. Lite Journal works in any modern browser and as native apps for iOS and macOS. Your journal stays in sync across every device you sign in on.
Can I track things other than films and travels?+
Yes. Films, concerts and travels are starter templates. Create any type you like — books, restaurants, anything — with your own properties, and link its records from your entries with [[.
Does Lite Journal support tags and search?+
Yes. Tag entries, filter by a tag from the rail beside every page, and press ⌘K to search your whole journal.
Does Lite Journal work offline?+
The iOS app supports offline writing and syncs when you're back online. The web app requires a connection.