StoryPad is an open source, privacy-focused, local-first journal that lets you capture your life: notes, thoughts, emotions, and memories on a single, continuous timeline. No folders. No tabs. Just your life, beautifully organized.
Featured by It’s FOSS and MakeUseOf for our commitment to open-source and user privacy.
== KEY FEATURES ==
1. Fully Customizable Writing
• Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
• Text color, background color, highlights
• Quotes, checklists, ordered/unordered lists
• Text alignment, indentation, links
• Support for multiple fonts, adjustable font sizes & weight
2. Throwback Memories
Revisit what you wrote on this exact day - 1, 2, or even 3 years ago.
Reflect on how far you've come and respond to your past self, right from your timeline.
Throwbacks appear only if you've written something on this day in a previous year or a few years ago.
3. Photo Memories
• Add multiple photos per page
• Align photos left, right, center, or full-width
• Image previews included in export
4. Mood & Activity Insights
• Express exactly how you feel using any emoji from your system keyboard
• Track your mental well-being over time with mood history and calendar view
5. Multi-Page Entries
• Add multiple pages inside 1 entry
• With multiple layouts to fit your writing style
• Great for journaling prompts, novels, long-form writing, and daily notes
6. Organization & Search
• Tag, bookmark, or pin important stories to the top.
• Fast search by title, tag, year, or content.
7. Privacy First
• Lock with PIN, FaceID, or fingerprint
• Security question recovery
• Everything stays on your device unless you choose to sync
8. Backup & Sync
• Direct sync with your private Google Drive folder - only you can see it
• Works offline anytime
• One-tap local export for safe backup
9. Make It Yours
• Choose from serene environments, animals, and textures.
• Personalized Fonts: Select and style 1,300+ Google Fonts.
• Custom Themes: 20+ colors with automatic Light & Dark modes.
10. Export & Portability
• Universal Formats: Export to Text, Markdown, or StoryPad format.
• Obsidian Ready: Fully compatible with Obsidian and other markdown editors.
• Offline Backup: Import or export your entire journal locally at any time.
• Easy Sharing: Share stories directly to X, Facebook, or with friends.
11. Accessible for All
• Available in 20+ languages
• Open-source for full transparency
== Make Every Day a Story ==
Website:
https://storypad.me
Open Source:
https://github.com/theachoem/storypad
Really like how the diary entries flow across each day. My favorite way is to use it to capture my days going. Stopping for coffee and writing. Nice options for customizing the writing.
Very clean and simple
KK Aaron
Has everything organized with a clean UI. No annoying popups. It does its job and doesn’t annoy me with anything else.
What a beautiful lovely app
ghostENVYY
FOSS auto 5 star
The best! I’m pleased for MacBook support!
SafeAppleUser
Very happy I can use this in Android, iPad, iPhone and MacBook silicon. This has helped me so much with depression.Fantastic single purchase update. This is also an open source app and this works on so many device and supported but a nice community.The price is worth it!
Bug fixes and improvements.
Version 2.32.1
The developer, Thea Choem, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Thea Choem
Size
115.1 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
