Quiet Journal is a minimalist journal and blogging app for private or shared use.
Part of the Quiet Series of Apps by MapleDiss.
The Quiet Series consists of simple, focused tools designed to keep your information close and avoid unnecessary accounts, feeds, and distractions.
For more detailed uses and instructions, see the Help section.
Version 2.11
This software is released with actual freedom. Unlike those who use so-called “free” licences as a vehicle for pushing political causes or imposing moral litmus tests—whether that’s anti-capitalism, promoting one side of a conflict, or any other ideology—this licence puts none of that baggage on you.
You are free to use, modify, distribute, or profit from this code, whether you’re my friend, my enemy, or a total stranger. No conditions. No virtue signaling. No restrictions. No fine print about your politics or beliefs.
If you want to dedicate this code to building empires, helping your friends, or even making money for people I disagree with, you are free to do so. Real freedom doesn’t care about your cause—it’s just free. This code is yours, without strings, forever.
This software is provided as-is, with no warranty, and no liability for how you use it.
This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
If you need help, find a problem, or want to report a bug, use the Quiet Journal GitHub page:
https://github.com/MapleDiss/quiet-journal
This app is the opposite of today’s noisy, shallow social media.
Instead, it is a quiet, private space to document, reflect, and create a meaningful timeline of your own thoughts, experiences, and events — without noise, without distraction, and without gimmicks.
The app supports many thoughtful and purposeful uses. Below are some suggestions:
I originally built Quiet Journal as my own private space to pour out thoughts, reflections, and ideas as they come — unfiltered and in the moment. I use it to journal my day, unload my mind, and document my emotions and observations. Later, I download my entries, weekly or monthly, and feed them into ChatGPT to analyze patterns, recognize strengths, and identify areas for improvement. It’s an easy way to record the minutiae of life — both as a record and as a tool for self-analysis.
Quiet Journal also works beautifully as a shared space for a group with a common experience, such as a family on a ski trip where everyone contributes their own photos, thoughts, and comments as the weekend unfolds — creating a collective memory from everyone’s perspective. It’s equally useful for a small team or group of friends documenting a retreat, camping trip, or special event, or any situation where you want to bring multiple viewpoints into one narrative.
When traveling for work — for example, attending a convention, trade show, or visiting a site — Quiet Journal helps you document what you see, do, and accomplish. Instead of relying on memory or scraps of paper, you can maintain a clear, time-stamped timeline of meetings, observations, photos, and notes. Later, you can export your entries as a clean PDF to share with your boss or colleagues as proof of your productivity and to help justify expenses.
Quiet Journal is an ideal place to capture stray thoughts, feelings, and reflections — especially for those whose minds don’t always operate in a linear fashion, such as people with dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety, or simply a busy mental landscape. When a thought comes to you — in the middle of the night, after a dream, or following an intense interaction with someone — you can quickly record it here, knowing it’s saved and organized. It’s perfect for documenting mental “clutter,” emotional reactions, or creative bursts that you want to preserve without worrying about structure or judgment.
Quiet Journal can serve as an invaluable assistant coach — a private space for recording observations about your team during practices, games, and even off-court moments. You can quickly jot down notes about individual players — their strengths, weaknesses, progress, or mindset — as well as thoughts about team dynamics, strategy adjustments, or motivational ideas. You might attach photos of score sheets, scoreboards, player snapshots, or team photos to preserve the full context of a game or practice. Although the journal presents your entries as a linear timeline, if you record thoughts in the moment, you’ll be able to revisit each specific game or practice later and clearly see what you observed and felt at that time.
There are three types of posts you can create: Journal, Blog, and Photo.
A Journal entry is a simple text post — quick and informal. It can be just a word, a sentence, or a short paragraph to capture what’s on your mind.
A Blog post is more structured. It has a title, and you can insert multiple pictures into the body of the post. Use this when you want to write something longer, more polished, or visually rich — like an article or story.
A Photo post lets you upload one or more photos. Each photo can have its own optional description. This is the simplest way to add pictures to your timeline.
If you’ve posted something and want to change it, you can edit or delete your own posts (other posts from other users cannot be deleted or edited). Simply click on your post, and you’ll see options to either edit or delete it.
When you edit or delete your post, the change happens for all users — everyone will see the updated or removed post in the timeline.
The Sort By feature lets you view only the types of posts you want to focus on — whether it’s just quick journal entries, only photo posts, or only the longer blog-style posts.
Simply click on the corresponding radio button to filter the timeline. If you want to see everything together again, choose All to view all posts.
The Search function helps you quickly find specific posts, with several flexible options. You can search by keyword to locate posts that contain certain words. If you like, you can also add a date or an author to narrow your results — date and author are optional.
You can even leave the keyword blank and search just by author name, or just by date to see only posts from that person or that date.
Once you’ve entered your criteria, hit the Search button to see a list of posts that match your keyword, author, or date. Clicking on any result will jump directly to that post in the timeline. Use Clear to reset your search fields, and Cancel to exit the search.
The Download feature lets you save all or part of your timeline to your device. You can choose to download posts from the past 7, 30, or 90 days with one click, download all posts, or specify a custom date range using the calendar picker.
For custom dates, simply click on the calendar fields to select a start and end date. Once you’ve chosen your time range, select your preferred format:
After choosing your range and format, your download will be generated and sent to the conversation so you can save or share it.
The Backup feature lets you create a complete backup of your entire database. This is useful if you want to move your data to a new device, or if someone new joins the group and you want them to have access to all the past posts. Simply create a backup, send it to them, and they can import it into their version of the app to see the full history.
It’s also a great way to safeguard your data — if you’re worried about losing your phone or want to keep your timeline safe, you can make a backup and store it somewhere secure. Restoring a backup brings everything back just as it was at the time of the backup.