JournalOS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about JournalOS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from JournalOS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- JournalOS is intended for people who want structured daily memory, users who care about privacy and data ownership, and developers or power users.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The README says data is fully encrypted at rest and notes that this has severe drawbacks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Entry controls
- Users can prevent editing older journal entries.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Users can use the maker-hosted server or host JournalOS themselves; installation documentation mentions Docker and manual installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The project says it is fully translated into English and French.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- JournalOS is released under the MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- LLM access
- The README says users can access their data with an LLM of their choice through a friendly URL.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The project says it is not intended for long personal journals, social sharing, coaching, or habit gamification.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Not intended for
- The project says it is not for long personal journals, social sharing, coaching, or habit gamification.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy principles
- The project states that users own their data and that it has no ads, data resale, or behavioral manipulation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- JournalOS is a privacy-first, self-hosted personal journaling system for structured daily tracking.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security support
- The security policy asks users to report vulnerabilities by email and says there is no bug bounty program; merchandise may be awarded for actionable reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Technical architecture
- Developer documentation describes JournalOS as a Laravel monolith with web app, API, and marketing site, using server-rendered Blade views and AlpineJS interactivity.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Tracking modules
- Modules cover body and health, mind and emotions, work, social life, and places, including sleep, mood, meals, reading, travel, and weather.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use case
- It is aimed at people who want structured daily memory, privacy and data ownership, and tools for developers or power users.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Available platforms
- web,self_hostedchecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits Régis Freyd.checked 11 Oct 2026
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