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Penzu vs Mini Diarium: catalog facts
Penzu	Mini Diarium
Free Free to start, with unlimited entries at no cost.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android, iOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Unlimited entries on the free plan Encryption and per-entry or per-journal locking	AES-256-GCM encryption of every entry No network access or telemetry
Journals are stored on Penzu's service rather than in files you own Built for journaling, not general note-taking	No sync between devices Name change announced, so the branding will shift
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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