Day One is a personal journaling app available for Android,

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devices. Some features include: data syncing with multiple devices;

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authoring of entries; location, weather, date, time, and other automatic metadata; quick entry menu bar (Mac only); and reminders. The application has been reviewed by Macworld,

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, Lifehacker and other tech websites. The Mac version of Day One was chosen as "Mac App of the Year" in 2012 by the

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and won an

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in 2014 for being "super well-designed on OS X and being exactly what it needs to be and nothing more." Day One was acquired by

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, the owner of

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, on June 14, 2021.

History

Day One had a service called Publish for publishing selected entries to a Day One-hosted webpage and sharing via

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, and other social services.

Development

On February 4, 2016, the developers, Bloom Built, introduced Day One 2 for Mac and iOS, citing the release as a full app rebuild. The update introduced a visual overhaul and new features such as multiple journals and photos.

End-to-End Encryption

On June 12, 2017, Bloom Built added end-to-end encryption to Day One 2 after two years of development. The update was a culmination of the Day One Sync services launched in 2015 as a replacement for

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and

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sync.

References

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