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Moving on from Day One without leaving your years behind

Import your Day One export, keep writing, and take everything with you whenever you like. Entries are encrypted at rest.

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How it helps
Two months in
You, written

Read an old entry from 2023 today. I sound so certain in it.

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Looking back at older entries has come up a few times this month. In March you wrote about wanting to trust yourself more.

In March you wrote
“I want to be less sure and more honest.”

Sound familiar?

  • You have years of entries, and you’re not starting from zero.
  • You want to know who can read them.
  • You don’t want your journal locked into one app.

How it helps

  1. 1

    Bring your Day One journal

    Export JSON from Day One, then import it in Settings, Import & export. Text, dates and tags come across.

  2. 2

    Lock it

    Face ID, Touch ID or fingerprint keeps it closed on your phone.

  3. 3

    Take it with you

    Export everything as a full backup, JSON, Markdown or plain text, at any time, even on the free plan.

A short guide to moving your journal

  1. 1

    In Day One, export your journal as JSON. If you get a .zip file, open it and import the .json file inside.

  2. 2

    Photos, location and weather stay behind; text, dates and tags come across.

  3. 3

    Sign up with email and a password if you want your encryption key to come from your password rather than your Google or Apple account.

  4. 4

    Turn on the biometric lock.

  5. 5

    Export a copy every so often.

Private, in plain words

  • Encrypted at rest

    Your entries are stored encrypted with AES-256.

  • Locked on your phone

    Face ID, Touch ID or fingerprint lock.

  • Yours to take or delete

    Export to JSON, Markdown or plain text anytime, even on the free plan. Delete your account and your entries go with it.

Questions

What comes across from Day One?

The text, date and tags of each entry. Photos, location and weather are not imported.

Who can read my journal?

Your entries are encrypted at rest. If you signed up with email and a password, the key comes from your password, so the stored entries can’t be decrypted without it (or your recovery code). With Google or Apple sign-in, our service derives the key from your account. Some details sit on our servers unencrypted: keywords and word counts worked out on your device, and with AI on, a search index of your entries and, for a few days, the AI’s replies, which can quote what you wrote. With AI on, an entry’s text may also go through our servers to the AI provider, with zero retention requested.

Can I leave with everything?

Yes. Export a full backup, JSON, Markdown or plain text at any time, even on the free plan. Deleting your account deletes your entries.

Not quite you?