Getting Started
How do you use Day One? This article explains the basic information about using Day One.
Welcome to Day One! We are excited you are starting your digital journal. Get ready to capture life as you live it. Below are links to various guides to help you get the most out of Day One. Some are specific to the platform (iOS/macOS) and some are applicable to either platform.
Day One has 3 different user tiers: Basic, Plus, and Premium. These are discussed here. Certain features will only be available with Plus^ or Premium* accounts.
Creating an account & Sync
- Create a Day One account
- *Sign into Day One Sync
- Subscribe to Premium
- *^Enable end-to-end encryption
Creating & editing entries
- Create entries: iOS, Mac
- Editing and formatting entries: iOS, Mac, Android
- Add photos to entries: iOS, Mac
- *Create entries with email
- Templates
- Daily Writing Prompts
- Adding Tags
- *Audio Recording
- *^Add multiple journals: iOS, Mac
- Today View
- Change the date
- *^IFTTT
Managing locations in Day One
- Enabling Location history
- Add a unique name to frequent locations using Saved named locations
- Editing an entry’s location
- Enable/Disable Location Services in Day One
- How to include location metadata when using the share extension to Day One
- Setting the date/time and location with photos
Additional features & settings
- Journal views (List, Photos, Map, Calendar): iOS, Mac
- Search
- Filters
- Multi-select: iOS
- Widgets: iOS
- Metadata: iOS
- Settings: iOS, Mac
- Dark Mode
- Reminders
- Passcode & Touch ID: iOS, Mac, and Android
- Exporting entries
Backups & Transitioning to new devices
- Backup and Sync
- Tips for transitioning to a new device
Certain features will only be available with Plus^ or Premium* accounts.
