Inkwell: Private Journal

Hephae LLC

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About this app

Inkwell is a private journal that lives entirely on your device. No account to create, no cloud to sync, no ads, no tracking. Just open it and write. The complete journal is the free one here. Privacy is the design, not the upgrade you pay to get back.

A JOURNAL THAT IS ACTUALLY COMPLETE, AND FREE.
- Unlimited entries - write as long as you like, with no entry limits and no cap on your own words.
- Photos, tags, and mood - capture the moment, organize by tag, and record how your day felt.
- Calendar and timeline views - see your life as a timeline or by month.
- Full-text search - find any entry, any word, instantly. All on-device.
- On this day - quietly resurfaces what you wrote one, two, or five years ago.
- Daily writing reminder - a gentle nudge at the time you choose. Easy to pause.
- Export - CSV, a full JSON backup, and plain Markdown, always free. Your data stays yours and leaves only when you send it somewhere.
- Privacy - local-first. No account, no cloud, no ads, no data collection. Optional passcode or biometric lock, always free.

INKWELL PLUS (optional).
- Multiple journals - keep a daily journal, a travel log, a gratitude diary, and a work notebook, separate and searchable.
- Writing prompts and a template library - beat the blank page with a curated set of prompts and reusable templates.
- Encrypted backup - seal your whole journal into one file with a passphrase only you know. No server, no key escrow, no recovery. Restoring a backup is always free, so your writing is never held behind a purchase.
- Printable PDF journal book - turn a date range of entries into a clean, printable PDF keepsake.
- Writing-streak and mood insights - see your streak and how mood moves over time, drawn only from what you have written.

Inkwell is a journal. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your health.

What’s new

First release of Inkwell.

A private journal that lives entirely on your device. No account, no cloud, no ads. Write freely, add photos, tags and a mood, and search everything on-device. On this day resurfaces past entries, and one gentle daily reminder arrives when you choose. Export to CSV, JSON or Markdown any time; lock with a passcode or biometrics.

Inkwell Plus is an optional one-time unlock: extra journals, prompts, encrypted backups, a printable PDF book, and insights.