DailyTxT
Encrypted diary Web application to save your personal memories of each day. Includes a search function and encrypted file upload.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 54% of tracked projects; popularity more than 23%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 504 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker |
Is DailyTxT actively maintained?
DailyTxT is under active development: 319 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 5 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 85% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
DailyTxT ranks #20 of 22 tracked note-taking & editors projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What DailyTxT actually does
DailyTxT is a self-hosted web application designed for recording daily personal notes and memories with encryption. It provides a text interface alongside search capabilities and support for encrypted file uploads.
Best fit: It suits individuals wanting a private, self-hosted journal or scratchpad running locally or on a personal private server.
Worth knowing: The project lacks tagged releases and shows slowing maintenance activity, which may introduce risks for long-term data storage.
Deployment notes
As a containerised web application, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for your journal data and place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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