An Adult Diary
A diary app that treats you like an adult.
No mood faces. No streaks. No "how are we feeling today?" Just a passphrase and a page.
Most diary apps were designed for compliance — to get you to come back, to log a feeling, to keep a streak alive. They are aimed, however gently, at children.
The Eternal Journal is aimed at the version of you that already knows why you're writing.
Open it when you need to. Don't, when you don't.
The Typewriter Experience
The cursor stays. The text moves.
In Write mode, your cursor remains exactly at the centre of the screen. The page rises up to meet it. Past words fade into soft shadow at the edges, leaving the present sentence in clear focus. Switch to Read mode and the entry flattens into an evenly lit document — the fade is for writing; the flat light is for returning.
Radical Privacy & Encryption
AES-256-GCM, in your browser, with a key only you derive.
- ·PBKDF2 key derivation at 600,000 iterations — the OWASP 2024 recommendation. Existing journals upgrade transparently on first unlock.
- ·No accounts, no telemetry, no analytics, no cookies, no third-party scripts.
- ·IndexedDB storage with a localStorage fallback. Encrypted before it touches the disk.
- ·The file is not minified. You can read the source. We'd rather you trust it than us.
What It Does Not Do
- ✕No word counts chasing you across the screen.
- ✕No formatting toolbar wrestling your thoughts into neatness.
- ✕No cloud sync. No distant servers. Your words stay yours.
- ✕No social sharing. Your vulnerability is not content.
- ✕No AI assistant finishing your sentences.
- ✕No streak counters. No guilt. No gamification.
- ✕No subscriptions. No mood trackers. No noise.
Licensing & Gift Copy
One purchase covers up to three of your personal devices. It also includes a second untouched copy of the file — meant to be given to one person you trust. Lifetime updates. 30-day, no-questions refund. If you run a clinic, school, or workplace and want a copy for everyone, ask us about a site licence.
One Purchase. Yours Forever.
The price is $24 today. It will become $29.
One-time payment
Get The Eternal JournalQuestions
Can someone with access to my laptop read it?
Not without your passphrase. The entries on disk are ciphertext; the app simply refuses to open without the phrase.
Is it safe to write about other people?
As safe as anywhere can be. Nothing is uploaded, indexed, or shared, and there is no future reader unless you make one.
Can I delete an entry permanently?
Yes. Delete removes it from the local store; there is no server-side copy or trash bin in the cloud.
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For Clinicians
For the writing you do between sessions.
Reflective writing. Letters you're not ready to send. The thought you'd rather externalise than carry into Tuesday.
The cursor will be there when you return.
Centered. Blinking. Patient.
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