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

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