DANA SUTTON  I guess I'm the reverse of most people who have written reviews about MacJournal lately. I. m. h. o., what started out as a simple, straightforward and clean journal app. has morhed into a monster (and a rather expensive monster at that) by trying to be all things to all people, acquiring a gazillion extraneous bells and whistles. And some folks in this thread are begging for yet more of the same. I'm sticking to v. 3, and I'm certainly not forking out money for an upgrade, which only encourages the developer, who ought to have known how to quit when he was ahead.  
(Version 5.1.3)

MEITNIK  The original MJ didn't impress me but it looked promising for sure. As a blog/Journal tool it is very useful and powerful. The manual (with great screen shots) is better than most I have recently read, though it does have some rough areas. It needs a quick start guide and better coverage of Applescript support. And it fails to explain well how it handles import of text/opml data, which is important for bringing data from files. An example raw text/RTF for import that gets parsed into a journal and entries would be good. As for features, MJ has done a good job understanding what is needed for bloging and journal writing. However, I would like it to support scholarship stuff too, like source tacking and citation (perhaps via tags somehow?). I do wish hilighting text was more than just coloring. It would be useful to put all the blue text into a smart journal. And some kind of annotation tools for pictures would be good too. I do like how it can suck in a folder and its files into MJ. I love quick notes and the import droplets. And internal linking is good with support for aliasing entries which is wonderful. I do wish some how to paste text that gets parsed into a journal and entries. Finally, I want real outlining in the text area of an entry. I did encounter some crashers and bugs, but Dan was great at helping me and fixing them for newer betas. I look forward to using MJ. :-)  
(Version 5.1.2b4)

DOLSHEA  As a Web Marketing Strategist, MacJournal has changed my workflow forever... When surfing the web prior to using MacJournal I saved to a folder on my desktop to store my daily research which eventually became a 'hot-mess' to navigate.

With the help of MacJournal storing relevant information from the web is a breeze. To my surprise when surfing the web MacJournal was available as a printing or save to option from Services in the Safari browser... Collecting, mashing up, finalizing and uploading data has finally become intuitive given my professional needs.

I highly recommend MacJournal for marketing and research professionals who're looking for a simple and intuitive solution to collecting and compiling data from the web. And if you throw in DevonAgent to search the web, OMFG!!!  
(Version 5.1.2b2)

WALRUSCP  This is a terrific piece of software (got it in the MU Ed bundle) that makes blogging/journaling an enjoyable breeze. Had a minor issue with making numbered lists in 5.1.1, but the developers were responsive and fixed the problem in the 5.1.2b1. Can't beat that.  
(Version 5.1.2b2)

ZO219  Hardest workin' man in show business.  
(Version 5.1.1)

SCHUBERT  I have been a MacJournal user since right after I purchased my first MacBook Pro in March, 2007. It has evolved to more than I could have ever expected. I use it almost every day and find it to be extremely easy to use.

MacJournal is designed for not only the average person, but also for the seasoned professional who wants to do more in an efficient way. To top it off, the developer provides First-Class customer service.

The best method to really understand the perfection of MacJournal is to download the demo and use it. My guess is that you will buy it and wonder why you waited so long.  
(Version 5.1)

JEVON  I have been using MacJournal for almost one year. I started on MacJournal 4 and have just upgraded to MacJournal 5. Primarily I use MacJournal to create blog posts offline prior to uploading them and also enjoy having on my computer a list of entries that I have created.

I like the feel and flow of MacJournal 5 and find it far easier to use than its predecessor. The WYSIWYG aspects are strong; in that, how I format my entry in MacJournal translate nicely to html. Also the inclusion of attachments works very well.

There are some features that I would like to see to make my experience complete however.

Blogging Tags:

I use WordPress for my blogging software and with this I get the capacity to use a 'More' tag. This tag will allow me to give a longer post a succinct overview and then a link should a viewer wish to see all of the post. With this my main page doesn't get too cluttered and I control the layout better. However MacJournal does not read this tag and so all I get in MacJournal is the first part of the post, but nothing else. I would like to see all of the post with a tag or graphic indicating the 'More' tag.

Podcasting:

I also podcast with my blog. I use Logic to create my podcasts and then upload the mp3 to my server (this is my preference). When I create my podcast post I just include the mp3 file as part of it. Thanks to a plug-in my podcast appears in a player in my blog post where I choose. However MacJournal does not retrieve this either. I have not explored at this point how I might podcast using MacJournal so I'm unsure of how I could change my process around this, but It would be nice if MacJournal treated this mp3 file the same way it treats the images I've included in my blog.

Summary:

Over all I'm very happy with MacJournal and look forward to future version. It is an application that I would be hard pressed to do with out now that I've used it. Thanks very much to the developers of this application. Please keep it up.  
(Version 5.1b8)

GREENHORN  The first thing I notice is that MacJournal seems wider, physically wider. I found that MacJournal 4 always seemed constrained like I was bumping my shoulders against the door frame. I would often go over to notebook to do journaling and the going back and forth was kind of schizophrenic. There is something more natural about journaling in MacJournal 5. Having been using Mac's since 1986, my Mac +, just diving in has been a trait long habituated. Now I was able to discover more features easily and can see the increased power and ease of use of this application update. I can see that MacJournal 5 will be my primary journaling application while Notebook will perform its business as a task organizer. In all aspects as the Macintosh platform has become more complex, one is better served by reading the how to PDFs. I purchased some new apps last month like 1Password and Bento but I've not been able to make efficient use of them because I don't want to stop my forward progress with the apps using my by gosh and by golly approach to learning the applications. This is going to have to stop. I must bow down to the Gods of Bells and Whistles so I can make a more effective approach to using the programs.  
(Version 5.1b6)

GLENDA  This is one of the applications that I love to use and seek out reasons TO use. It combines an astonishing number of features with great ease of use. In my opinion, there are generous upgrade paths from earlier versions. The developer is extraordinarily responsive and friendly. MacJournal has crashed on me a few times (that's one of the ways I know how responsive the developer is!) and I've had trouble getting it set up perfectly to post to my blog on Blogger, but that may be pilot error. All in all, this application is a joy to use. And don't go thinking I write this about every piece of software I own, because this is the first review I've ever written.  
(Version 5.1b6)

BEWEIS  Great product. Thanks for german localization. The only problem I have is that MacJournal doesn't preserve the german umlauts when I send an entry to my word press blog.   
(Version 5.1b5)