StoryPad

StoryPad is an open source, privacy-focused, local-first journal that lets you capture your life: notes, thoughts, emotions, and memories on a single, continuous timeline. No folders. No tabs. Just your life, beautifully organized.

Featured by It’s FOSS and MakeUseOf for our commitment to open-source and user privacy.

== KEY FEATURES ==

📝 Fully Customizable Writing

• Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough

• Text color, background color, highlights

• Quotes, checklists, ordered/unordered lists

• Text alignment, indentation, links

• Support for multiple fonts, adjustable font sizes & weight

🕓 Throwback Memories

Revisit what you wrote on this exact day - 1, 2, or even 3 years ago.

Reflect on how far you've come and respond to your past self, right from your timeline.

📌 Throwbacks appear only if you've written something on this day in a previous year or a few years ago.

📸 Photo Memories

• Add multiple photos per page

• Align photos left, right, center, or full-width

• Image previews included in export

🗓 Mood & Activity Insights

• Express exactly how you feel using any emoji from your system keyboard

• Track your mental well-being over time with mood history and calendar view

📄 Multi-Page Entries

• Add multiple pages inside 1 entry

• With multiple layouts to fit your writing style

• Great for journaling prompts, novels, long-form writing, and daily notes

🔖 Organization & Search

• Tag, bookmark, or pin important stories to the top.

• Fast search by title, tag, year, or content.

🔐 Privacy First

• Lock with PIN, FaceID, or fingerprint

• Security question recovery

• Everything stays on your device unless you choose to sync

☁️ Backup & Sync

• Direct sync with your private Google Drive folder - only you can see it

• Works offline anytime

• One-tap local export for safe backup

🎨 Make It Yours

• Choose from serene environments, animals, and textures.

• Personalized Fonts: Select and style 1,300+ Google Fonts.

• Custom Themes: 20+ colors with automatic Light & Dark modes.

📤 Export & Portability

• Universal Formats: Export to Text, Markdown, or StoryPad format.

• Obsidian Ready: Fully compatible with Obsidian and other markdown editors.

• Offline Backup: Import or export your entire journal locally at any time.

• Easy Sharing: Share stories directly to X, Facebook, or with friends.

🌍 Accessible for All

• Available in 20+ languages

• Open-source for full transparency

== Make Every Day a Story ==

Website:

https://storypad.me

Open Source:

https://github.com/theachoem/storypad