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MacJournal
MacJournal
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Create, maintain, and blog a personal journal.

4.1
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MacJournal overview

MacJournal is the world's most popular journaling software for the Mac. MacJournal 6 adds a calendar mode that show entries from any journal, geolocation, word count, and progress tracking, as well as additional blogging support. A Timeline mode has been added to give the journaler the ability to see their writing activity in chronological order. MacJournal 6 even introduces a feature for creating books from journals specially formatted for publishing. Add any kind of content, not just text. Drag PDFs, QuickTime movies, images, audio, and more. Record audio and video, even publish to a blog account on Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, Posterous, and Tumblr. Dropbox support added as well.

What’s new in version 7.4

Updated on Jan 12 2024

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Information

License

Free

Size

15.9 MB

Developer’s website

https://danschimpf.com/

Downloads

288715

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.15 or later
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Customization

MacJournal qualities

Value
5.0
Ease of use
5.0
Features
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Customer support
5.0

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myztique
myztique
Dec 4 2023
7.3.1
0.0
Dec 4 2023
0.0
Version: 7.3.1
I am a little behind the time only having upgraded from a iPhone 6s to an iPhone 14 just a few months ago. I tried to add a new entry into my MacJournal on iPhone and was unable to. I went to install an update but it did not show up. If I can no longer use this app, does anyone have a suggestion for what I can use? I can still see my entries, and can update the existing entries but can no longer create new ones. Thanks, Deb
Aargl
Aargl
Oct 30 2022
7.3.1
5.0
Oct 30 2022
5.0
Version: 7.3.1
I'm quite happy with the current version. If you want to have the old labels style in dark mode, here's the trick given to me by the dev: Open the Advanced preferences and hold down the Control and Command keys. Press the Reveal Hidden Prefs button and a new icon will appear in the toolbar. check "Use label color as background color for a row in Sidebar”. While it works, this trick won't bring back elegant round corners as in v6.
Satcomer
Satcomer
Jun 1 2022
7.3.1
0.0
Jun 1 2022
0.0
Version: 7.3.1
Maybe you add a Universal by WWDC in 2022 because it's not 2015 Intel Mac anymore! Even the last Intel Mac Pro will change in fall of 2022 so why not recompile your code by today?
dogsbylori
dogsbylori
Mar 11 2022
7.3
0.0
Mar 11 2022
0.0
Version: 7.3
Still love this app, find its easy to use. Been using it for years and i've not found anything like it. It has timeline and i can drag and drop photos to keep track of client info. Hope it keeps getting updated.
Aargl
Aargl
Jan 2 2022
7.3
5.0
Jan 2 2022
5.0
Version: 7.3
I'm afraid Dan Schimpf (MacJournal's original and current dev) has not much time to dedicate to this app: I had a very nice and upbeat answer to my mail two months ago, with some tricks to improve my experience, then nothing; the issues I mentioned in my next mail are still not fixed and the redirection of MacJournal's support page (https://www.danschimpf.com/supportcenter.html) to Mariner Software (the former developer/seller) has not been fixed neither! :-o Version 7.3 has a few glitches here and there but is perfectly usable (here on 10.14) but I keep old 6.2.2 at hand as they share the same database — no issue when switching between them. V6.2.2 was perfect but lacked the dark mode...
Rangdrol
Rangdrol
May 19 2021
7.2.1
0.0
May 19 2021
0.0
Version: 7.2.1
Not sure why but earlier comment did not post. Basically I wrote about non-functioning MacJournal 2 days ago; basically after lots of frustration connecting to iCloud and restoring or trying to restore, I was able to get my iPad open and now after a restore and update to 14.5.1 (isnt that the latest update) my MacJournal is back!—functioning. I’m sharing this just so as it might help others. I had tried to downgrade with iTunes on my old macmini but the Sierra version is so old that iTunes couldn’t handle the 3 hour download/restore, etc. So I restored it with iCloud and MACJournal is functioning again.
Rangdrol
Rangdrol
May 19 2021
7.2.1
0.0
May 19 2021
0.0
Version: 7.2.1
PS folks, when I tried updating to 7.0 version I’m told that I have the latest MacJournal app. Does anybody know why I’m stuck with 6.something? Also my iPad iOS version is 11.1.2
chestmeto
chestmeto
May 19 2021
7.2.1
3.0
May 19 2021
3.0
Version: 7.2.1
I have been using the application for quite a long time. Now I'm not very happy with the result. Works with problems and slows down the computer.
Rangdrol
Rangdrol
May 18 2021
7.2.1
0.0
May 18 2021
0.0
Version: 7.2.1
Really disappointed. If I had known that installing this would have left me unable to access my files on MacJournal, I never would have. I have been using this app to store my poems, dream-logs, my recipes… I’m just going to have to return to my previous iOS version because I can’t lose access to all my files…and I’d like to ask MacJournal…we took a chance with you because you offered us a new app..it’s basically a word processor but there were many wonderful things about it…but if I had known you wouldn’t be committed—in the way we committed to you—then I would have just used a word, or any of the other apps I ensued for the past 40 years.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Apr 30 2021
7.2.1
5.0
Apr 30 2021
5.0
Version: 7.2.1
The MacJournal app is DEAD as of iOS 14.5. Attempting to run it results in the following: '"MacJournal" Needs to Be Updated - The developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of iOS.' The iOS app has been orphaned and will not be updated. This leaves users of the app in a potentially horrible situation, that being: How to get the journal entries off your iPhone! The general process is to export your journal (.mjdoc file) from your iOS device onto to your Mac, then opening it inside MacJournal 7.x. There are a couple apps I know of that make this fairly easy: iMazing and PhoneView. Find the MacJournal file on your phone, let the viewing app on your Mac go into the app, go into the app, then into its Documents folder. Grab your journal files from there and tell the viewing app to download them to your Mac. Then run MacJournal 7.x and have it Open your journal files. That's the general process. (Please don't ask me for details, thanks).
thebostonartist
thebostonartist
Feb 18 2021
7.2
1.0
Feb 18 2021
1.0
Version: 7.2
Yes, this used to be, many years ago, such a fantastic app. Now, it never works correctly. I have so much data in this thing and I wish I had never started using it. It's so insanely bloated and yet it can't manage the most basic things like formatting the primary editing screen... sad, just very, very sad.
david-619
david-619
Feb 15 2021
7.2
0.0
Feb 15 2021
0.0
Version: 7.2
HI, need some help. I need to open V 6.2.2 again to get some journals that did not make it to MJ 7.0 (not sure why. But my ole 6.2 wont accept my old registration information. I am using v 7.0 (318) currently. DOES ANYONE HAVE a MJ 6.x.x serial number I can use to open this older version? (I will then copy and paste my "hidden" notes) Thank you in advance. David dgoffin@me.com
daveyarddave
daveyarddave
Jan 31 2021
7.2
5.0
Jan 31 2021
5.0
Version: 7.2
I don't know about the blogging aspect of this, but for quick notes, lists, full screen writing, using service to add selected text and quickly organize all the above it's great. I use it daily now that it's back. Thank you, developer!
Aargl
Aargl
Dec 12 2020
7.1.1
5.0
Dec 12 2020
5.0
Version: 7.1.1
This is one of those apps that I installed years ago without ever using it and that I suddenly re-discover happily! :-D I won't use it for blogging, though but as a 64 bit replacement for the old https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/4906/inotepad that I've been using until today. I've been able to customize it very close to iNotepad. So I can't be more satisfied. :-)
techno62geek
techno62geek
Oct 15 2020
7.0.4
5.0
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Version: 7.0.4
So far so good! Moving from Windows to Mac I was hunting for a decent Journal. I used to use the David RM journal which isn't compatible with Mac I found loads of Journal apps but none of them ticked every box. This is the closest I have found to my old journal. I just need to find out if I can upload my old entries to it. And where this one is being saved!!
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
Oct 5 2020
7.0.4
5.0
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Version: 7.0.4
This 'integration' to my previous review is just intended to THANK Dan for working so good ('hard' is never enough and often counterproductive for a REALLY 'good job'!). I will take this opportunity to encourage him again to avoid to jump on the 10.14+ OS for the reasons that anyone using SERIOUSLY our Macs knows too well (but  doesn't care: they make money with toys and gadgets ("STEVE… LOOK DOWN!!!"; he ever pursued the target to build the best computers but now the crowd migrated from computers to funny phones, totally useless as computer substitutes!).
bdikkat
bdikkat
Jul 5 2020
7.0.2
5.0
Jul 5 2020
5.0
Version: 7.0.2
MacJournal was ground-breaking and still is an amazing application. I'm so glad to see that Dan Schimpf has kept it alive. These days, you'd get (you DO get) developers asking for subscriptions for apps half as good, and this is free. I'm so hoping that development will continue.
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
Jul 2 2020
7.0.2
5.0
Jul 2 2020
5.0
Version: 7.0.2
Thanks for the quick update, Dan (and don't abandon High Sierra IF YOU CAN OR explain to me what the bloody hell has 10.14 that 13 doesn't have; maybe Metal support?)
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
Jun 29 2020
7.0.1
5.0
Jun 29 2020
5.0
Version: 7.0.1
Was (will) it NECESSARY to drop the support to High Sierra? It's a serious question because I still have to know which advantages it has (disadvantages A LOT: like in this case, it stops to be compatible with THE BEST System Utilities and programs (opps… yes-yes, I know: now they call them 'apps' … wurgh…).
theauthoroshea
theauthoroshea
Jun 28 2020
7.0.1
1.0
Jun 28 2020
1.0
Version: 7.0.1
I have lost all but the first sentence of the last 3 blog articles I entered into MacJournal. I have version 7.0.1. I have loved this software but these are huge losses for me and I will have to stop using it.
shca
shca
Sep 18 2023
7.3.1
1.0
Sep 18 2023
1.0
Version: 7.3.1
rlf
rlf
Aug 29 2023
7.3.1
1.0
Aug 29 2023
1.0
Version: 7.3.1
Lostcities
Lostcities
May 16 2023
7.3.1
5.0
May 16 2023
5.0
Version: 7.3.1
muchy36
muchy36
Nov 2 2021
7.2.1
5.0
Nov 2 2021
5.0
Version: 7.2.1
forsteric2020
forsteric2020
May 28 2021
7.2.1
3.0
May 28 2021
3.0
Version: 7.2.1
chestmeto
chestmeto
May 19 2021
7.2.1
3.0
May 19 2021
3.0
Version: 7.2.1
marab_p
marab_p
May 19 2021
7.2.1
5.0
May 19 2021
5.0
Version: 7.2.1
jaranhaban
jaranhaban
May 17 2021
7.2.1
4.0
May 17 2021
4.0
Version: 7.2.1
thebostonartist
thebostonartist
Feb 18 2021
1.0
Feb 18 2021
1.0
Version: null
daveyarddave
daveyarddave
Jan 31 2021
5.0
Jan 31 2021
5.0
Version: null
Aargl
Aargl
Dec 12 2020
5.0
Dec 12 2020
5.0
Version: null
techno62geek
techno62geek
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Version: null
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Version: null
bdikkat
bdikkat
Jul 5 2020
5.0
Jul 5 2020
5.0
Version: null
theauthoroshea
theauthoroshea
Jun 28 2020
1.0
Jun 28 2020
1.0
Version: null
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Feb 18 2020
5.0
Feb 18 2020
5.0
Version: null
hustonlydia923
hustonlydia923
Apr 16 2019
5.0
Apr 16 2019
5.0
Version: null
sup3rny4nb0y2
sup3rny4nb0y2
Jan 12 2019
0.5
Jan 12 2019
0.5
Version: null
Joseluismen
Joseluismen
Dec 15 2018
0.5
Dec 15 2018
0.5
Version: null
jessiehipolit-3
jessiehipolit-3
Aug 3 2018
5.0
Aug 3 2018
5.0
Version: null
Scott-C-H-
Scott-C-H-
Feb 1 2018
0.5
Feb 1 2018
0.5
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Jun 28 2017
5.0
Jun 28 2017
5.0
Version: null
isdn
isdn
May 14 2017
5.0
May 14 2017
5.0
Version: null
Lord-Lightning
Lord-Lightning
Feb 12 2017
5.0
Feb 12 2017
5.0
Version: null
Zx81
Zx81
Nov 26 2016
5.0
Nov 26 2016
5.0
Version: null
Wallrus
Wallrus
Mar 22 2016
2.5
Mar 22 2016
2.5
Version: null
ambergarth8
ambergarth8
Dec 8 2015
3.5
Dec 8 2015
3.5
Version: null
Matt-M
Matt-M
Oct 22 2015
5.0
Oct 22 2015
5.0
Version: null
junichii
junichii
Jul 28 2015
4.0
Jul 28 2015
4.0
Version: null
jessica@jessicawilliams-com
Jun 27 2015
3.0
Version: null
vicki-syal
vicki-syal
Apr 24 2015
3.0
Apr 24 2015
3.0
Version: null
Jisu
Jisu
Feb 13 2015
4.0
Feb 13 2015
4.0
Version: null
AnthoLogical
AnthoLogical
Oct 28 2014
5.0
Oct 28 2014
5.0
Version: null
Bytes
Bytes
Oct 15 2014
4.0
Oct 15 2014
4.0
Version: null
Rampancy
Rampancy
Oct 15 2014
2.0
Oct 15 2014
2.0
Version: null
Omphalos
Omphalos
Aug 6 2014
2.5
Aug 6 2014
2.5
Version: null
Eat-A-Peach
Eat-A-Peach
Apr 19 2014
4.0
Apr 19 2014
4.0
Version: null
Almar
Almar
Apr 5 2014
4.5
Apr 5 2014
4.5
Version: null
Abt
Abt
Mar 25 2014
4.5
Mar 25 2014
4.5
Version: null
Hervé-5
Hervé-5
Feb 25 2014
5.0
Feb 25 2014
5.0
Version: null
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