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Journey

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Journey is a multi-platform journal and diary app for Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, Web, and Chrome OS. It lets users record daily experiences and memories in one place, with entries that can include photos, videos, audio, location tags, and mood tracking. The app also supports sharing entries through web links, email, and WhatsApp, and offers guided journaling programs and templates for topics such as gratitude, mental wellness, learning, pregnancy, relationships, fitness, and spirituality.

Key features include a media library for photos, videos, GIFs, and music; an Atlas view that tags locations using Google Places and Apple Maps; a Calendar for planning and tracking entries; and a journal editor with text styling, bullets, tables, and checklists. Mood tracking shows how mood changes across entries over 30 days. Shared journals let users collaborate with others, and shared web links let recipients view entries in a browser without downloading the app. Photo search organizes images into moments and themes. Users can compose entries by email or chat with Journey on WhatsApp, with conversations saved as entries. The app includes end-to-end encryption, passcode and biometric protection, plugins for exporting to DOCX and PDF, Apple Health integration, coach programs, templates, Cloud Print for eBooks, ePUB and DOCX export, self-hosting through Journey Cloud Sync, and legacy backup.

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