Day One / About
Day One is a journaling app for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Record life as you live it. From once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments, Day One’s elegant interface makes journaling your life a simple pleasure.
To learn more about Day One, see these two excellent reviews:
- The Sweet Setup: The very best journaling and logging app: Day One
- The Newsprint: Day One Review
Download the Press Kit and other press information.
Day One Products
iPhone and iPad
Journal on-the-go using your iOS devices. Never lose the context of “when, where, and what” with automatic date, time, location, weather, and motion activity metadata. Learn more.
Mac
This award-winning app is packed with powerful features, including a map view, quick entry menu bar, and timeline filters. Learn more.
Apple Watch
Day One Apple Watch is the fastest and easiest way to capture moments in life. Features include voice dictation and location check-in.
Sync
With Day One’s free syncing service, you can easily switch between your Mac and iOS devices and always have your journal with you. Learn more.
Publish
Handpick individual entries for posting to a beautiful webpage, then share them via email, texting, and social media. Learn more.
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Milestones
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
2011-03-09 |
Day One 1.0 for Mac Released |
2011-03-09 |
Day One 1.0 for iPhone Released |
2011-12-12 |
Andy Ihnatko’s Pick of the Week |
2011-03-28 |
Mac App Store “Editors Choice“ |
2011-12-13 |
Mac App Store “Best Apps of 2011” #1 Spot |
2012-01-28 |
iPad App Store – App of the Week |
2012-01-28 |
iPhone App Store – App of the Week |
2012-08-03 |
The Verge Review |
2012-11-07 |
Jack Dorsey endorsement |
2012-12-14 |
Mac App Store “App of the Year“ |
2013-07-09 |
Apple’s App Store Fifth Anniversary Feature App |
2014-01-01 |
Apple’s Mac Thirtieth Anniversary Feature App |
2014-03-11 |
Day One Publish (publishing and sharing service) |
2014-06-02 |
Apple Design Award winner |
2014-06-02 |
App Store App of the Week |
2015-04-24 |
Day One for Apple Watch |
2015-05-15 |
Day One Sync |
2016-02-03 |
Launched Day One Version 2.0 |
2016-02-04 |
App Store Editors’ Choice (Mac and iOS) |
2016-03-17 |
Day One IFTTT Channel |
2016-09-15 |
Activity Feed |
2016-12-07 |
2016 Best of the App Store |
Coming in 2017 |
Book Printing, End-to-end Encryption, Android, Web, API |
The Pro Team
(In order of hire date)
Paul Mayne @paulmayne
BJ Homer @bjhomer
Dallas Petersen @dallaspetersen
Alan Wessman @alanwessman
Josh Orr @jorr39
Spencer Transier @spencertransier
Adam Daly @adamjohndaly
Murphy Randle @splodingsocks
Paul Dayton @pdayton
Brad Forsyth
Michelle Tessier @annemtessier
Kaleo Kim @kauakim
Jeff Norton @NortTwit
Josh Robertson @hossman333
Jake Gibb @_jgibbster
Books
Day One In Depth by Shawn Blanc and Others
A comprehensive guide to Day One, the best journaling app for iOS and Mac.
Starting from Day One by Bakari Chavanu
Using the Day One Journaling App to Record and Enrich Your Life.
Integrated Apps
Launch Center Pro
Workflow
TextExpander
“Makes journaling as easy as tweeting.”
— Cameron Moll, esteemed design and tech leader
“A simple and always accessible new kind of micro-journaling…”
Superior writing experience
- Clean, distraction-free interface
- Quick entry window in menu bar (Mac version)
- Multi-Markdown text formatting
- Full screen mode
- Privacy passcode lock
- Photographic entries
- Command-line interface for power users
Context
Each Day One entry automatically tracks:
- Photo EXIF data
- Temperature and weather data
- Locations (GPS and Foursquare Places)
- Time and date
- Activity data – Motion and step count (iPhone 5s)
- Music playing
Encouragement
- Customized writing reminders
- Inspirational quotes and questions (Mac version)
Organization
- Search by keyword
- Create tags and #hashtags
- Star favorite entries
- Browse past entries by calendar, timeline, maps, and more
Archive and Backup
- Sync entries across all your Mac devices with Dropbox or iCloud (iOS sync with purchase of iOS app)
- PDF export (with date range and tag filters) and Printing
- Automated local backups
Sharing
- Tweet entries
- Check-in with Foursquare (iOS version)
- Email entries (PDF, HTML, or Plain Text)
“Day One Journal… using it every day now.”
— Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square
“I love Day One diary software as well because it syncs across computers and reminds me politely to record my life in little snippets.”
— Felicia Day, Actress and Producer
Special Thanks
Shelley Martin @shelmart
Bakari Chavanu @bakarichavanu
Ben Dolman @bdolman
Brett Terpstra @ttscoff
Shawn Blanc @shawnblanc
All our awesome beta testers!
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Feel free to Contact Us.
“Day One is probably the most powerful app I have on my Mac and iOS devices…”
— Federico Viticci, MacStories
