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Diarly free download for Mac

Diarly

Version 2.5.11

Personal private note-taking application.

5.0
Based on 3 user ratesRead reviews & comments
Free
In-app purchases

Diarly overview

Diarly is a journal, diary and notes app available for Mac. It allows you to track personal milestones, record fun moments, and hone your writing skills.

Features:
  • Import entries from other journaling apps to make Diarly your new home
  • Add your own images, drawings, emoji's, heading labels and website links
  • Sort your ideas with bullet points, line separators, symbols, and highlighted text
  • Keep your important files in one place by importing them directly into your entries
  • Jump between past entries with ease using the Calendar tool
  • Use Time Separators to create a distinction between multiple daily entries
  • Filter and find your ideas with your own hashtags, lists or tags
  • Locate untagged thoughts in a list using the handy Word Finder tool
  • Customize and resize the font to suit your needs and save to favorites
  • Access a light or a dark theme (upgrade to Premium for access to 100+ themes!)
  • Pinpoint your memories by location with Map View
  • Track your daily writing goals with word and character counts and targets
  • Check off your accomplished goals with useful Checklists
  • Export to Markdown for minimalist writing without formatting
  • Create thought-cue templates to kickstart your writing entries or use or pre-sets
  • Play embedded movies and audio-notes
  • Use the automatic weather and location feature in your template
  • Customize the built-in spelling and grammar checker to your preferences
  • Dictate your written entries for quick, handsfree journaling
Premium Features:
  • Secure your ideas with encryption and password protection.
  • Access your notes on multiple devices, with seamless, secure sync via iCloud.
  • Personalize your journaling experience with over 100 beautiful custom themes.
  • Create and import your own design themes (tutorial available)
  • Create and categorize unlimited journals that open in separate interfaces.
  • View statistics on your writing achievements over the last 90 days or more.
  • Export your journal to PDF, RichText or Print it

What’s new in version 2.5.11

Updated on Feb 02 2023

  • You can now add captions below images (Click on ... menu and select "Add caption")
  • PDF exporter lets you choose image size
  • You can disable AI Assistant (Chat GPT)

Information

License

Free

Size

24.5 MB

Developer’s website

https://diarly.app/

Downloads

716

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.14.6 or later
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Diarly qualities

Value
4.0
Ease of use
4.0
Features
4.0
Reliability
5.0
Customer support
5.0

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tronbrat
tronbrat
May 24 2021
2.1.2
5.0
May 24 2021
5.0
Version: 2.1.2
This is a great free app. I've tried many different similar apps, but it's easy to use, looks nice, and doesn't require a lot of resources.
britinokinawa
britinokinawa
Aug 1 2020
1.4.13
0.0
Aug 1 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.13
"Note: This application contains in-app and/or external module purchases." Then it's NOT free then, is it?
Gazman
Gazman
Jul 10 2020
1.4.12
5.0
Jul 10 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.12
This is a great journalling app that continues to get more refined with each release. I was a long time user of viJournal before it got discontinued, and I think I like Diarly even better than viJournal. For those people complaining of subscriptions, there is also the option of a one time purchase. I chose the subscription model because this app is so good I want to continue supporting it going forward.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 5 2020
1.4.12
0.0
Jul 5 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.12
Initial free trial period.
pl-svn
pl-svn
Jun 15 2020
1.4.9
0.0
Jun 15 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.9
give me shout the day entries can (also) be deleted and the app doesn't create a new one at every launch. or... these are premium only feature? :rolleyes:
pl-svn
pl-svn
Jun 15 2020
1.4.9
0.0
Jun 15 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.9
give me shout the day entries can (also) be deleted and the app doesn't create a new one at every launch or... these are premium only features? :rolleyes:
pl-svn
pl-svn
Jun 15 2020
1.4.9
0.0
Jun 15 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.9
give me shout the day entries can (also) be deleted and the app doesn't create a new at every launch or... that's a premium only feature? :rolleyes:
GymW
GymW
Jun 4 2020
1.4.8
0.0
Jun 4 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.8
While the basic product is free, it is a subscription product for important features such as password protection, pdf and text export. Personally I refuse use any product that requires me to pay for life for full continued access to my own data or exporting it to a basic format such as rich text.
DS9 Software
DS9 Software
Apr 26 2020
1.4.5
5.0
Apr 26 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.5
Great journalling app.
Gazman
Gazman
Apr 25 2020
1.4.5
5.0
Apr 25 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.5
I own a number of journalling apps, on both iOS and Mac, and this is easily my favourite. It has by far the cleanest interface and gets out of your way so that you can focus on getting down your thoughts. It has full-screen mode with typewriter scrolling, word count and goal, multiple journals and a user-configurable template. It also syncs flawlessly to the iOS versions. I was a long-time user of viJournal, and I now, finally, feel like I have a new home for my journal - none of the other apps have ever felt quite right.
tronbrat
tronbrat
May 24 2021
2.1.2
5.0
May 24 2021
5.0
Version: 2.1.2
DS9 Software
DS9 Software
Apr 26 2020
5.0
Apr 26 2020
5.0
Version: null
Gazman
Gazman
Jan 11 2030
2.0.19
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 2.0.19
Free
In-app purchases
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