Mini Diary For Mac

It isn't exactly hard to find an application for writing a diary. Pretty much any text editor will do the job, and you can figure out a way to organize daily entries without specialized software. That said, using a purpose-built app just feels right, and such an application can be cut down to leave only the features you need for your journal.

Mini Diary is simple even as far as minimalistic diary apps go. It features a bare-bones UI, with just a few buttons, a text field, a calendar and a search function. You don't really need anything else to write down your thoughts for the day, so that is all the app gives you.

As you can tell from the screenshots, the application is far from complex. It only takes a few seconds to figure out how it works, saving you valuable time that can be put to better use.

All you need to do is select the day and start writing. The lack of formatting options may bother some users, but I imagine they were left out in an effort to keep the UI as streamlined as possible.

When opening Mini Diary for the first time, you will be asked to provide a password; this is used to encrypt the diary file, preventing others from seeing what you have written. The file can be moved to any location on your Mac, and its contents are scrambled when accessed directly.

Naturally, you may sometimes need to find something you wrote a while ago, and you might not remember the exact day. Thankfully, the app comes with a simple but effective search function that finds specific words across all diary entries.

Mini Diary allows you to import content from Day One, jrnl and JSON files, and you can export your diary to PDF, Markdown, TXT and JSON files. If you want to switch to a different app or transfer content to Mini Diary, it should be pretty simple.

This app isn't going to please everyone, as it offers very little in the way of text editing and formatting features, but it is a great choice for users who want a basic, no-nonsense way to keep a diary. It is easy to use and secure, letting you to write your thoughts quickly while eliminating any distractions.