---
title: "A Typewriter Journal With a Centered Cursor"
description: "The cursor stays at the center of the screen. Past words fade gently to the edges. The present moment remains in focus."
canonical: "https://sealedjournal.com/j/typewriter-journal-app"
category: "Core"
---

# A typewriter journal where the cursor never leaves the middle.

_The text moves around you. Past sentences fade into soft shadow at the edges. The present moment stays lit._

Most editors scroll your thoughts off the bottom of the screen. The Sealed Journal does the opposite: the page rises up to meet the cursor, which stays exactly where your eye already is.

It's a small mechanical idea borrowed from typewriters. In practice, it changes the texture of writing — slower, more deliberate, more like talking quietly to yourself.

Switch to Read mode and the page flattens out into a calm, evenly lit document. The fade is for writing; the flat light is for returning.

## Questions

### What does typewriter scrolling actually do?

It keeps the line you are typing in the vertical centre of the screen, so the page moves under you instead of your eyes tracking down the display.

### Is there a typing sound or mechanical effect?

No. The typewriter reference is about the scrolling behaviour and the single-minded focus, not skeuomorphic clatter.

### Can I turn the fade-out of older text off?

The fade is part of the writing view. Switch to reading mode when you want the whole entry rendered plainly.

## Price

The Sealed Journal is a one-time purchase of $24 (introductory price, rising to $29). No subscription, no account, lifetime updates, 30-day refund. Buy at https://sealedjournal.com/#pricing

## Elsewhere

- Hub: Core — https://sealedjournal.com/journals/core
- All journals — https://sealedjournal.com/journals
- HTML version of this page — https://sealedjournal.com/j/typewriter-journal-app