Hello! This is a very cute little program, I hope it will finally encourage me to start journaling again. :) Love the themes and the simplicity.
Would you consider making an option in the config to change the folder the files are saved to? I would like to put them in a Dropbox or Google Drive folder to make sure I don't lose them in case my laptop crashes or something like that.
I absolutely love this. Writing journals has always helped me but i could never organize them and thank god this does that for me so i can just write. Honestly super happy this was in the bundle.
Where does it install to? I'm trying to find its files but can't figure out where it ended up. This looks really nice, I'm looking forward to trying it!
It doesn't actually exit the program when you close it, so if you try reopening it nothing seems to happen. Check your tray on the bottom right (if you're using Win10) there should be a little JRNL icon, you might have to press the ^ arrow icon to find it.
For anyone having a problem opening the program after closing it the first time, this is the answer. You can either leave it in the tray, or change the "CloseToTray" variable in the config if you don't like this functionality. Took me a while going through the comments to find this and a bit longer to find out how to stop it from going to the tray.
Hey! this might be a silly question but id really like to use this software but there's a few things i want to change in the config and i cant seem to find the config.json anywhere. ive checked in the jrnl-updater folder and the jrnl install folder but i cant seem to find it, is there something ive missed?
I just dealt with this. I just searched for config.json in my APPDATA folder and it popped up. Dunno why I can't seem to actually find it even with hidden files shown otherwise, but it worked for me!
Any possibility to get an export for mac/linux? Almost got it working with wine, it doesn't crash (icon.ico was corrupted), but I only see the arrows, and all the icons, so no text.
Edit: Somehow, it works now! I think it's because I installed the font in the app.asar. An export would be nice tho. Edit2: It seems that I need to maximize the screen before it works. Weird, but whatever
Unfortunately the Mac version I was planning on making required some larger changes to the codebase than I thought, and my mac VM which I use for development is on my old computer. With the huge influx of owners from the new bundle, I might look into it again, but I'm not going to promise anything yet.
Linux would be in the same boat as a Mac version. As far as I know, it should be possible to make. However, since each platform requires some additional changes, it's not something I can quickly get done. Since I haven't even looked into the specifics of Linux's quirks with regards to what JRNL needs, it would be developed after a Mac version was built.
And to reiterate, the Mac version is still very much up in the air as of right now.
Id love to buy this but my country doesn't have paypal! Could i send you money through patreon or would you consider opening the credit card option on itch.io?
I could be wrong, but right now you can purchase JRNL in the Palestine Aid bundle found here: https://itch.io/b/902/indie-bundle-for-palestinian-aid. I'm pretty sure that the bundle accepts credit card payments. It's $5 which is the same price as what JRNL usually is. Plus you get hundreds of additional games, and donate to a good cause!
Hello~ I'm sorry for kind of a silly question, I was just wondering if there are any assurances that can be made about the security of JRNL? Where are the entries stored? Is there any way for another person to remotely access this information? Does any of the information (even stuff like usage data or whatever) get sent to you? Again sorry for the silly questions, I am enjoying the app a lot, and I'm not sure what kind of answer I'm expecting. I am just hesitating to write certain things, like personal/medical stuff, and maybe that's just stuff I'll have to exclude from the journal to feel at ease using it, and that's OK. Thanks again for making JRNL and for your support.
JRNL was designed to save entries in a plaintext markdown language. All Entries are saved within a folder called "JRNL Entries" within your documents folder. While the files have the ".jrnl" extension, they are no different from ".html" or ".md" files. This allows them to be readable by the user even after they choose not to use JRNL (in another viewer like https://markdownlivepreview.com/).
That design, as well as my lack of knowledge on encryption, mean that your entries are only as secure as any other text file in your documents folder.
When it comes to online data, there are no metrics or data that I receive. While I honestly would love to have analytics data from users, the application never sends your information to me. I also use a number of code libraries to assist with development and I trust those packages to also not collect user data, but I am not 100% confident to explicitly state that they won't.
You should be able to encrypt the folder where entries are stored with something like Veracrypt and have it prompt for a password when you turn your computer on.
I'm happy to say that I managed to get it to work! Though I can't say I know how I got it to work... (First few tries with the 3 steps were the same...)
Should I be worried that it might stop working again in the future?
Unfortunately, without knowing what caused the problem, I can't say for sure whether or not it will return.
That being said, your JRNL entries should remain on your hard drive even after uninstalling. So in the case of future mishaps or updates, the files should be untouched.
Hi there! Currently, text formatting within JRNL is only done through the pop-up box. But, I'll take your comments into consideration and In a future update, I'll look into providing user access to the "code-editor".
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Hello! This is a very cute little program, I hope it will finally encourage me to start journaling again. :) Love the themes and the simplicity.
Would you consider making an option in the config to change the folder the files are saved to? I would like to put them in a Dropbox or Google Drive folder to make sure I don't lose them in case my laptop crashes or something like that.
I absolutely love this. Writing journals has always helped me but i could never organize them and thank god this does that for me so i can just write. Honestly super happy this was in the bundle.
Where does it install to? I'm trying to find its files but can't figure out where it ended up. This looks really nice, I'm looking forward to trying it!
Try
%localappdata%/Programs/jrnlThis program is super cute, and hopefully pushes me to journal. I usually just forget about it. Thanks!
I really like this, I find it useful, but it doesn't open unless I let it "install" every time I try to use it. Is there any way to fix this?
It doesn't actually exit the program when you close it, so if you try reopening it nothing seems to happen. Check your tray on the bottom right (if you're using Win10) there should be a little JRNL icon, you might have to press the ^ arrow icon to find it.
Hope this helps!
This helps a lot, thank you so much!
For anyone having a problem opening the program after closing it the first time, this is the answer. You can either leave it in the tray, or change the "CloseToTray" variable in the config if you don't like this functionality. Took me a while going through the comments to find this and a bit longer to find out how to stop it from going to the tray.
Can we get the notifications on our mobile?
Hey! this might be a silly question but id really like to use this software but there's a few things i want to change in the config and i cant seem to find the config.json anywhere.
ive checked in the jrnl-updater folder and the jrnl install folder but i cant seem to find it, is there something ive missed?
thanks in advance!
I just dealt with this. I just searched for config.json in my APPDATA folder and it popped up. Dunno why I can't seem to actually find it even with hidden files shown otherwise, but it worked for me!
Hi! Can i ask what framework did you use for developing this app? Btw, app looks good and color schemes are great.
Thanks!
Hey there!
JRNL was developed using Electron (which I love for making small standalone apps). Additionally, the text editor uses Summernote.
I hope that clarifies things, and I'm glad you're enjoying JRNL!
-Saul
Any possibility to get an export for mac/linux? Almost got it working with wine, it doesn't crash (icon.ico was corrupted), but I only see the arrows, and all the icons, so no text.
Edit: Somehow, it works now! I think it's because I installed the font in the app.asar. An export would be nice tho.
Edit2: It seems that I need to maximize the screen before it works. Weird, but whatever
I'm glad you've gotten it working!
Unfortunately the Mac version I was planning on making required some larger changes to the codebase than I thought, and my mac VM which I use for development is on my old computer. With the huge influx of owners from the new bundle, I might look into it again, but I'm not going to promise anything yet.
Hope that clarifies things,
-Saul
Yes it does, thank you!
What about linux?
Linux would be in the same boat as a Mac version. As far as I know, it should be possible to make. However, since each platform requires some additional changes, it's not something I can quickly get done. Since I haven't even looked into the specifics of Linux's quirks with regards to what JRNL needs, it would be developed after a Mac version was built.
And to reiterate, the Mac version is still very much up in the air as of right now.
-Saul
Id love to buy this but my country doesn't have paypal! Could i send you money through patreon or would you consider opening the credit card option on itch.io?
or launch it on steam
Hey there!
I could be wrong, but right now you can purchase JRNL in the Palestine Aid bundle found here: https://itch.io/b/902/indie-bundle-for-palestinian-aid. I'm pretty sure that the bundle accepts credit card payments. It's $5 which is the same price as what JRNL usually is. Plus you get hundreds of additional games, and donate to a good cause!
-Saul
Hello~ I'm sorry for kind of a silly question, I was just wondering if there are any assurances that can be made about the security of JRNL? Where are the entries stored? Is there any way for another person to remotely access this information? Does any of the information (even stuff like usage data or whatever) get sent to you? Again sorry for the silly questions, I am enjoying the app a lot, and I'm not sure what kind of answer I'm expecting. I am just hesitating to write certain things, like personal/medical stuff, and maybe that's just stuff I'll have to exclude from the journal to feel at ease using it, and that's OK. Thanks again for making JRNL and for your support.
Hi! That's a great question.
JRNL was designed to save entries in a plaintext markdown language. All Entries are saved within a folder called "JRNL Entries" within your documents folder. While the files have the ".jrnl" extension, they are no different from ".html" or ".md" files. This allows them to be readable by the user even after they choose not to use JRNL (in another viewer like https://markdownlivepreview.com/).
That design, as well as my lack of knowledge on encryption, mean that your entries are only as secure as any other text file in your documents folder.
When it comes to online data, there are no metrics or data that I receive. While I honestly would love to have analytics data from users, the application never sends your information to me. I also use a number of code libraries to assist with development and I trust those packages to also not collect user data, but I am not 100% confident to explicitly state that they won't.
I hope that clarifies things,
- Saul
Thanks a bunch, Saul! I really appreciate the thorough and transparent answer.
You should be able to encrypt the folder where entries are stored with something like Veracrypt and have it prompt for a password when you turn your computer on.
Hi! I'm currently having trouble getting it to work, can you help me?
It only shows the year and won't take any input (no key nor clicks seem to register)...
Oh no! There's a few things you can try that are general fixes that you might have already done:
If none of those work, I'll send you a debug version of the application so that we can see if JRNL is logging any errors.
Thank you for your patience,
- Saul
Hi! Thank you for the response!
I'm happy to say that I managed to get it to work! Though I can't say I know how I got it to work... (First few tries with the 3 steps were the same...)
Should I be worried that it might stop working again in the future?
Amazing! I'm glad it worked out in the end.
Unfortunately, without knowing what caused the problem, I can't say for sure whether or not it will return.
That being said, your JRNL entries should remain on your hard drive even after uninstalling. So in the case of future mishaps or updates, the files should be untouched.
Does this support markdown input or just text formatting via the pop-out box?
Hi there! Currently, text formatting within JRNL is only done through the pop-up box. But, I'll take your comments into consideration and In a future update, I'll look into providing user access to the "code-editor".