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MacJournal for Mac

Create, maintain, and blog a personal journal.

Free
In English
4.2
Based on 146 user rates

MacJournal overview

MacJournal is the world's most popular journaling software for the Mac. MacJournal 6 adds a calendar mode that show entries from any journal, geolocation, word count, and progress tracking, as well as additional blogging support. A Timeline mode has been added to give the journaler the ability to see their writing activity in chronological order. MacJournal 6 even introduces a feature for creating books from journals specially formatted for publishing. Add any kind of content, not just text. Drag PDFs, QuickTime movies, images, audio, and more. Record audio and video, even publish to a blog account on Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, Posterous, and Tumblr. Dropbox support added as well.

What’s new in version 7.4

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MacJournal for Mac

Free
In English
Version 7.4

What users say about MacJournal

tomn-2
By tomn-2 on Apr 8 2024 for v.7.4

Customer support: 1.0

I cannot log into MacJournal and have no way to communicate with you except here. You are welcome to respond to me and I’m happy to eliminate this review if someone can help me access my files! Thank you in advance.

Other user ratings:

Value | 5.0
Ease of use | 3.0
Features | 3.0
Reliability | 2.0
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5.0
Ease of use
4.0
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4.0
Reliability
3.5
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3.0

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myztique
myztique
Dec 4 2023
7.3.1
0.0
Dec 4 2023
0.0
Version: 7.3.1
I am a little behind the time only having upgraded from a iPhone 6s to an iPhone 14 just a few months ago. I tried to add a new entry into my MacJournal on iPhone and was unable to. I went to install an update but it did not show up. If I can no longer use this app, does anyone have a suggestion for what I can use? I can still see my entries, and can update the existing entries but can no longer create new ones. Thanks, Deb
Aargl
Aargl
Oct 30 2022
7.3.1
5.0
Oct 30 2022
5.0
Version: 7.3.1
I'm quite happy with the current version. If you want to have the old labels style in dark mode, here's the trick given to me by the dev: Open the Advanced preferences and hold down the Control and Command keys. Press the Reveal Hidden Prefs button and a new icon will appear in the toolbar. check "Use label color as background color for a row in Sidebar”. While it works, this trick won't bring back elegant round corners as in v6.
Satcomer
Satcomer
Jun 1 2022
7.3.1
0.0
Jun 1 2022
0.0
Version: 7.3.1
Maybe you add a Universal by WWDC in 2022 because it's not 2015 Intel Mac anymore! Even the last Intel Mac Pro will change in fall of 2022 so why not recompile your code by today?
dogsbylori
dogsbylori
Mar 11 2022
7.3
0.0
Mar 11 2022
0.0
Version: 7.3
Still love this app, find its easy to use. Been using it for years and i've not found anything like it. It has timeline and i can drag and drop photos to keep track of client info. Hope it keeps getting updated.
Aargl
Aargl
Jan 2 2022
7.3
5.0
Jan 2 2022
5.0
Version: 7.3
I'm afraid Dan Schimpf (MacJournal's original and current dev) has not much time to dedicate to this app: I had a very nice and upbeat answer to my mail two months ago, with some tricks to improve my experience, then nothing; the issues I mentioned in my next mail are still not fixed and the redirection of MacJournal's support page (https://www.danschimpf.com/supportcenter.html) to Mariner Software (the former developer/seller) has not been fixed neither! :-o Version 7.3 has a few glitches here and there but is perfectly usable (here on 10.14) but I keep old 6.2.2 at hand as they share the same database — no issue when switching between them. V6.2.2 was perfect but lacked the dark mode...
helloimsteven10
helloimsteven10
Sep 4 2024
7.4
5.0
Sep 4 2024
5.0
Version: 7.4
Lostcities
Lostcities
May 17 2023
7.3.1
5.0
May 17 2023
5.0
Version: 7.3.1
muchy36
muchy36
Nov 2 2021
7.2.1
5.0
Nov 2 2021
5.0
Version: 7.2.1
forsteric2020
forsteric2020
May 28 2021
7.2.1
3.0
May 28 2021
3.0
Version: 7.2.1
chestmeto
chestmeto
May 19 2021
7.2.1
3.0
May 19 2021
3.0
Version: 7.2.1
marab_p
marab_p
May 19 2021
7.2.1
5.0
May 19 2021
5.0
Version: 7.2.1
jaranhaban
jaranhaban
May 17 2021
7.2.1
4.0
May 17 2021
4.0
Version: 7.2.1
thebostonartist
thebostonartist
Feb 18 2021
1.0
Feb 18 2021
1.0
Version: null
daveyarddave
daveyarddave
Jan 31 2021
5.0
Jan 31 2021
5.0
Version: null
Aargl
Aargl
Dec 12 2020
5.0
Dec 12 2020
5.0
Version: null
techno62geek
techno62geek
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Version: null
GianMarco.Tavazzani
GianMarco.Tavazzani
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Version: null
bdikkat
bdikkat
Jul 6 2020
5.0
Jul 6 2020
5.0
Version: null
theauthoroshea
theauthoroshea
Jun 28 2020
1.0
Jun 28 2020
1.0
Version: null
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Feb 19 2020
5.0
Feb 19 2020
5.0
Version: null
hustonlydia923
hustonlydia923
Apr 16 2019
5.0
Apr 16 2019
5.0
Version: null
Joseluismen
Joseluismen
Dec 15 2018
0.5
Dec 15 2018
0.5
Version: null
jessiehipolit-3
jessiehipolit-3
Aug 3 2018
5.0
Aug 3 2018
5.0
Version: null
Scott-C-H-
Scott-C-H-
Feb 1 2018
0.5
Feb 1 2018
0.5
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Jun 29 2017
5.0
Jun 29 2017
5.0
Version: null
isdn
isdn
May 15 2017
5.0
May 15 2017
5.0
Version: null
Lord-Lightning
Lord-Lightning
Feb 12 2017
5.0
Feb 12 2017
5.0
Version: null
Zx81
Zx81
Nov 26 2016
5.0
Nov 26 2016
5.0
Version: null
Wallrus
Wallrus
Mar 22 2016
2.5
Mar 22 2016
2.5
Version: null
ambergarth8
ambergarth8
Dec 8 2015
3.5
Dec 8 2015
3.5
Version: null
Matt-M
Matt-M
Oct 22 2015
5.0
Oct 22 2015
5.0
Version: null
junichii
junichii
Jul 28 2015
4.0
Jul 28 2015
4.0
Version: null
jessica@jessicawilliams-com
Jun 27 2015
3.0
Version: null
vicki-syal
vicki-syal
Apr 25 2015
3.0
Apr 25 2015
3.0
Version: null
Jisu
Jisu
Feb 13 2015
4.0
Feb 13 2015
4.0
Version: null
AnthoLogical
AnthoLogical
Oct 28 2014
5.0
Oct 28 2014
5.0
Version: null
Bytes
Bytes
Oct 15 2014
4.0
Oct 15 2014
4.0
Version: null
Rampancy
Rampancy
Oct 15 2014
2.0
Oct 15 2014
2.0
Version: null
Omphalos
Omphalos
Aug 6 2014
2.5
Aug 6 2014
2.5
Version: null
Eat-A-Peach
Eat-A-Peach
Apr 19 2014
4.0
Apr 19 2014
4.0
Version: null
Almar
Almar
Apr 5 2014
4.5
Apr 5 2014
4.5
Version: null
Abt
Abt
Mar 25 2014
4.5
Mar 25 2014
4.5
Version: null
Hervé-5
Hervé-5
Feb 26 2014
5.0
Feb 26 2014
5.0
Version: null
Cocoanut
Cocoanut
Jan 4 2014
4.5
Jan 4 2014
4.5
Version: null
Pik80
Pik80
Oct 3 2013
5.0
Oct 3 2013
5.0
Version: null