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jrnl

Simple journal application for the command line with encryption support

Productivity linuxmacoswindows Python GPL-3.0

Description

jrnl is a simple journal application for the command line to easily create, search, and view journal entries. Journals are stored as human-readable plain text and can be encrypted using AES encryption for privacy.

AI Summary

CLI journal app with plain-text storage and optional AES encryption

Capabilities

  • + Create journal entries from the command line
  • + Search and filter entries by date, tags, or text
  • + AES encryption for private journals
  • + Human-readable plain text storage
  • + Multiple journal support
  • + Tag-based organization

Use When

  • You want a simple terminal-based journal
  • You need encrypted journal entries

Avoid When

  • x You need rich text or multimedia journal entries

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