Daily Journal: Everlog
Private Markdown Diary
Free · In-App Purchases
Everlog is a beautifully minimal daily journal designed to help you slow down and reflect. Whether you’re tracking your thoughts, documenting moments, or building a habit of mindfulness, Everlog makes it effortless to keep a daily journal that brings clarity to your life.
Stay Focused
Everlog removes distractions so you can focus on what matters: your thoughts. Just open the app, tap the quill, and start writing.
Build a Daily Habit
With journaling suggestions, widgets, and an elegant calendar view, Everlog gently encourages you to make writing in your daily journal a consistent and rewarding ritual.
Remember More
Add photos and videos to bring your entries to life. Whether it’s a memory, a mood, or a milestone, your daily journal becomes a vivid archive you’ll want to revisit.
Reflect and Grow
Use comments to revisit past entries and add new insights. A powerful way to turn your daily journal into a space for reflection and personal growth.
Private and Secure
Your thoughts stay yours. Lock your daily journal with a passcode and sync seamlessly across devices with iCloud (Premium required).
Designed for Everyday Use
• Unlimited journals (Premium)
• Tags, bookmarks, and full search
• Dark mode for night journaling
• Fast Markdown editing
Whether you’re starting your first daily journal or looking for a better way to keep one, Everlog makes it simple to stay present and connected with yourself—every day.
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more - Animated GIFs. Add GIFs to your entries and choose where they play
- Fixed excessive battery use caused by background syncing
- Faster search that keeps the app responsive while you type
- Faster, lighter app launches
- Fixed search not matching text inside Chinese, Japanese, and Korean words
- Fixed calendar dots showing on the wrong day or not updating after syncing
- Fixed tags with apostrophes not matching
- Fixed images not importing when referenced by Markdown files
- Fixed photo thumbnails not centering on faces
- Fixed text briefly disappearing when typing backticks
- Fixed occasional crashes when selecting tags
- Various bug fixes and improvements
2.8.5 30 Jun
- Entry Details. See dates, stats, journal, location, weather, and sync status for any entry from the "…" menu
- Fixed typing being lost if iOS suspended or closed the app
- Fixed an editor save from one device overwriting newer content synced from another
- Fixed the New Entry button creating a sub-entry of the currently selected entry
- Fixed losing recent typing when deleting an inline attachment
- Fixed quick taps on timeline entries opening the wrong entry
- Various bug fixes and improvements
2.8.4 14 May
- Default journal. Pick which journal new entries go to from General Settings
- Template date placeholder. Use {entry-date:} to insert the entry's date in templates
- AI prompt suggestions toggle. Turn AI-suggested writing prompts on or off
- Smarter prompt ordering. Prompts you've used recently appear lower in the list
- Tag escape. Type \# to write a hashtag without creating a tag
- Locations now group by country, so journals split across languages no longer appear duplicated
- Update Entry shortcut now correctly changes the entry date
- Backups now include thumbnails for photos, videos, and other media
- Faster, more reliable cold launches
- Fixed a hang and crash in the editor on large entries
- Fixed sync issues that could freeze the app or duplicate entries
- Fixed all-day detection when traveling across time zones
- Various bug fixes and improvements
2.8.3 6 May
- AI prompt suggestions toggle in Editor settings
- New {entry-date:} template placeholder that inserts the entry's date instead of today's
- Default journal picker in General Settings
- Previously used prompts now rank lower in the prompt list
- Fixed duplicate entries appearing after CloudKit sync
- Fixed tag duplication after CloudKit sync
- Fixed missing thumbnails for media attachments in incremental backups
- Fixed Update Entry shortcut not changing the entry date
- Fixed calendar background missing on Liquid Glass when entries aren't grouped
- Fixed duplicate countries in the Locations sidebar when syncing across locales
- Fixed underline conversion not respecting the markdown syntax flavor setting
- Fixed all-day detection breaking after a time zone change
- Fixed new template view dismissing while typing
- Fixed crash from journaling suggestions with emotion attachments
- Fixed a crash in the timeline after rapid entry changes or returning from the background
- Fixed app hang and crash when editing certain text patterns
- Fixed cold-launch crashes from deferred initialization memory pressure
- Fixed iCloud backup silently failing without an error
- Fixed the app occasionally failing to terminate cleanly
- Fixed Day One PDF import running out of memory on large files
- Fixed media attachments not round-tripping correctly through export/import
- Various stability and performance improvements
2.8.2 29 Apr
- Resize inline images by dragging the handle
- Drag attachments from the editor panel directly onto timeline entries
- Search now includes attachment metadata (locations, contacts, songs, etc.)
- Import entries from Diarium
- Import markdown and text files, with a warning for any skipped files
- Configurable editor line width setting
- Keyboard shortcuts to shift entry date forward/back and toggle all-day
- Improved passcode screen layout on macOS with inline buttons
- Fixed a bug where CloudKit sync could permanently orphan tags
- Fixed settings resetting on macOS after a cold launch
- Fixed cursor disappearing after pressing Return at the end of text
- Fixed Live Photos not saving to the photo library correctly
- Fixed date suggestions not updating correctly when setting an entry date
- Fixed workout attachments being skipped during import
- Fixed altitude not being parsed from GPX files
- Fixed iCloud storage quota errors not being reported clearly
- Fixed a crash when trashing entries on macOS
- Fixed passcode field not re-focusing after a failed attempt
- Various stability and performance improvements
2.8.1 8 Apr
- Inline attachments. Place photos, videos, audio, and more right in your text
- Sketches. Draw your ideas directly in entries with customizable grids
- Colored highlights. Highlight text in multiple colors from the Everlog palette
- Attachment placement. Choose whether new attachments appear inline or in the panel
- Copy and paste. Move attachments between entries with copy, cut, and paste
- Search highlighting. Search terms are highlighted when viewing entries
- Smart reminders. Daily writing reminders are skipped when you've met your goal
- Improved import from Day One and Apple Journal
- Fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang during sync
- Various bug fixes and improvements
2.8 4 Mar
What's New in 2.7.12
New Features
- Alphanumeric passcode. You can now use a full alphanumeric passcode instead of just numbers. On Mac, the passcode screen now uses a native text field instead of number buttons.
- Search term highlighting. Search terms are now highlighted in the editor.
- Smart daily reminders. The daily writing reminder is automatically skipped when you've already met your writing goal for the day.
- Remember sidebar state. The app now remembers whether the sidebar was open or closed between launches.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed quote block backgrounds appearing split or double-drawn in the editor
- Fixed placeholder text backgrounds rendering inconsistently
- Fixed the date picker popover on Mac being too short, cutting off content
- Fixed the sidebar resetting after authentication on iPad
- Fixed the sidebar closing on every item selection on iPad
- Fixed the month button layout not refreshing when returning from the app switcher on iPad
- Fixed AI-suggested tags not allowing spaces
- Fixed weather label getting truncated in the timeline
- Fixed the header border color not updating when switching between light and dark mode
- Fixed the floating button menu not appearing on tap in some cases
- Fixed settings screen content being cut off at the bottom
2.7.12 12 Feb
# New Features
- Incremental backups: Attachments are now only backed up once, which speeds up backups significantly and reduces overall size.
# Improvements
- Improved tag validation and rename consistency
- Refined timeline header design with adjusted font sizes and weights
- Improved sidebar cell spacing and font weight
# Bug Fixes
- Fixed status bar color sometimes changing when scrolling
- Fixed sidebar cells growing progressively when scrolling
- Fixed journal tint not applying to Timeline edit mode navigation buttons
- Fixed Month Button layout issues during transitions
- Fixed video/audio import from Apple Journal
- Fixed video thumbnail regeneration
- Fixed editor focus when creating new entries
- Fixed Core Data threading issues in location updates
2.7.11 27 Jan
- Add smart tag suggestion setting in Settings > General > Editor
- Fix swipe to indent
- Fix Update Entry shortcut action
- Fix unzip error when importing from other journal apps
- Bugfixes
2.7.10 10/12/2025
- Added new simplified Premium screen
2.7.9 26/11/2025
- Improvements to Apple Journal imports
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.7.8 21/11/2025
- Import entries from Apple Journal
- Added grid layout option for attachments in editor with adjustable thumbnail size
- Added timeline separators setting
- Updated Korean localization
2.7.7 11/11/2025
- Improved memory management during imports
- Enhanced keyboard focus handling in passcode screen
- Small bug fixes
2.7.6 30/10/2025
- Added Korean localization
- Added "Select First Entry by Default" setting in Settings > General > Timeline (iPad & Mac)
- Added auto-save photos to library setting in Settings > General > Attachments
- Added drag and drop functionality to drag entries onto locations in the sidebar
2.7.5 13/10/2025
This version contains several bugfixes and performance improvements
2.7.4 01/10/2025
- Make timeline headers liquid glass
- Fix word wrap bug in emotion attachments
- Fix play button in song attachments not changing to pause
2.7.3 22/09/2025
- Fix for a crash on older iOS versions
2.7.2 17/09/2025
Minor visual improvements
2.7.1 16/09/2025
• Liquid Glass interface – a sleek new look that feels right at home on iOS 26.
• Personalized prompts – powered by Apple Intelligence, you now get journaling prompts tailored to your past entries.
• Journaling prompts – dozens of thoughtfully crafted prompts to help you get started when you’re not sure what to write.
• Smart tag suggestions – just type # and let Apple Intelligence suggest the most relevant tags for your entry.
2.7 14/09/2025
- Added sliders for timeline and editor font sizes in Appearance Settings
- Fixed a rendering error in the attachment viewer
- Fixed problem when copying journal and tag links
2.6.11 19/07/2025
- Added expert settings section
- Insert tabs by typing 4 consecutive spaces
- Added journal selection to On This Day settings
- Added "Daily Mood"/"Momentary Emotion" labels to emotion attachments
- Added album label to song attachments
2.6.9 02/07/2025
This update brings a few enhancements to make your daily journal even better:
- Added a relative date setting to Settings > General > Timeline
- Added subtle translucency effect to the timeline calendar on iPad
- Added a FAQ section in Settings. More articles will be added over time.
- Fixed small bugs
2.6.8 09/06/2025
- You can now use custom fonts in your entries (Settings > Appearance > Font)
- Added the ability to play song attachments
- Bugfixes
2.6.7 29/05/2025
- The calendar now shows the daily goal completion status
- Improved location mechanism.
- Add support for everlog://bookmarks link
- Fix custom color selection in New Journal view
- Fix odd cut/copy/paste bug
- Fixed Live Photo compatibility with older files.
- Bugfixes.
2.6.6 26/05/2025
- Add "Maximize Editor" menu to collapse both sidebars and focus just on the editor panel
- Add "Open in New Window" menu to open entries in separate windows
- Add support for "message:" links
- Add multiple PDF export option
- Add weather and location to TXT exports
- Enhance template toolbar item with "New Entry with Template" menu
- Better handling of weather for all-day entries
- Better syntax coloring in PDF exports
- Fix ocasional comment ordering problem
- Fix possible blank video thumbnails when importing entries
- Fix tag renaming to allow spaces and some special characters
2.6.5 27/02/2025
- Animated GIFs. Add GIFs to your entries and choose where they play
- Fixed excessive battery use caused by background syncing
- Faster search that keeps the app responsive while you type
- Faster, lighter app launches
- Fixed search not matching text inside Chinese, Japanese, and Korean words
- Fixed calendar dots showing on the wrong day or not updating after syncing
- Fixed tags with apostrophes not matching
- Fixed images not importing when referenced by Markdown files
- Fixed photo thumbnails not centering on faces
- Fixed text briefly disappearing when typing backticks
- Fixed occasional crashes when selecting tags
- Various bug fixes and improvements
more Version 2.8.5 30 Jun
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