Daily Reflections

A private, offline-first daily journal that lives in your browser. No accounts, no cloud, no ads. Just you and your thoughts.

Open Daily Reflections

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Why this journal is different

Most journaling apps want your email, push you toward a subscription, or store your private thoughts on someone else's server. Daily Reflections does none of that.

• Your data never leaves your device. Everything is stored in your browser's localStorage. There is no server, no database, no analytics. Nobody can read your journal — not even us.
• It works offline. Install it on your phone and write on the train, on a plane, in bed at 2am. No internet needed.
• Simple prompts, not blank pages. Instead of staring at an empty screen, you get structure: what went well, what didn't, one closing thought, and a rotating bonus prompt. Fill in what feels right, skip the rest.
• See your patterns. Mood trends, good-vs-bad ratios, your most-used word, journaling consistency heatmap, and "Then vs Now" — showing what you wrote exactly 1 week, 1 month, or 1 year ago.
• No account required. Open the link. Start writing. That's it.

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Features

Writing

• 3-5 good things + 3-5 bad things (expandable)
• Closing thought
• 55 rotating bonus prompts
• Free-write section
• Up to 6 photos per entry
• 7 mood options (Happy, Calm, Reflective, Sad, Angry, Anxious, Tired)

Navigation

• Scrollable date strip (swipe through weeks)
• Monthly calendar picker (jump to any past date)
• Edit past entries

Insights (Mood tab)

• Weekly summary card (days journaled, words written, good:bad ratio, your word)
• Mood bar chart with animated pill bars
• Mood trend line (canvas chart mapping emotions over time)
• Good vs Bad balance per day
• GitHub-style journaling consistency heatmap
• Daily mood emoji timeline
• "Then vs Now" — resurfaces what you wrote 1 week, 1 month, or 1 year ago

Extras

• Full-text search across all entries
• Monthly PDF export
• JSON backup & import
• Weekly backup reminder
• Day streak & word count stats
• Hand-drawn SVG illustrations (tea cup, moon & stars, letter, vine dividers, vase with flowers)

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Install as an app

iPhone / iPad

1. Open yaninatrekhleb.com/daily-reflections in Safari
2. Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up)
3. Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
4. Tap Add — the app icon appears on your home screen
5. Open it from there — it runs fullscreen like a native app, works offline

Android

1. Open the link in Chrome
2. Tap the three dots menu (top right)
3. Tap "Add to Home screen" or "Install app"
4. Done — works offline from your home screen

Desktop (Chrome / Edge)

1. Open the link in Chrome or Edge
2. Click the install icon in the address bar (or Menu > "Install Daily Reflections")
3. The app opens in its own window, works offline

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Privacy

• All data is stored locally in your browser's localStorage
• Nothing is sent to any server — ever
• No cookies, no tracking, no analytics
• If you clear your browser data, your entries are gone (that's why the backup button exists)
• Other people opening the same URL see a completely empty journal — they cannot access yours

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Back up your data

Your journal lives only in your browser. If you switch devices, clear browser data, or uninstall the app, your entries will be lost. To prevent this:

1. Go to the sidebar (desktop) or Entries tab (mobile)
2. Tap Backup — downloads a .json file with all your entries
3. Save it to iCloud, Google Drive, or wherever you keep important files
4. To restore: tap Import and select your backup file

The app will gently remind you if you haven't backed up in 7 days.

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Tech

Zero dependencies. No build step. No framework. One HTML file + a service worker + a manifest.

• Pure HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Canvas API for mood trend charts
• Service Worker for offline caching
• Web App Manifest for PWA install
• localStorage for data persistence
• Inline SVG illustrations (original hand-drawn style)

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License

MIT — use it however you like.