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Daily Diary vs TextTL: catalog facts
Daily Diary	TextTL
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-only.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Android
Starts a fresh entry each day Stores past entries as portable plain text files	Stores posts as individual text files Timeline format for dated memos
Past entries are stored in plaintext	Android version only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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