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Diary vs Total Recall: catalog facts
Diary	Total Recall
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
Entries saved as plain text files with Markdown Incremental and full search across entries	Combines photos, notes and location in each entry Location is optional
Android only No built-in sync between devices	Android only Limited documentation available
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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