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About keeping a diary

Short pieces on how to start, what to write, voice journaling, gratitude and mental health. No formula, no guilt.

  • 01

    How to start a diary (and not quit in week two)

    Starting is easy. Week two is the problem.

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  • 02

    What is journaling, and how to do it without overthinking

    It's a diary, with a trendier name and fewer rules.

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  • 03

    Voice diary: talking instead of typing

    Talking is faster than typing.

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  • 04

    Mood journal: how to track your mood and learn from it

    One rating says nothing. Thirty say a lot.

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  • 05

    What to write in a diary when you don't know what to write

    Eleven questions for the days when nothing happened.

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  • 06

    Self-reflection questions to answer in your journal

    Twenty-four questions to answer now, and again later.

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  • 07

    Gratitude journaling: how to do it without forcing positivity

    The part that works isn't the list of three good things.

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  • 08

    Journaling and mental health: what writing actually changes

    It's not therapy. It's organizing what's still confusing.

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  • 09

    Therapy journal: what to write down and bring to sessions

    So you don't sit down in session and draw a blank.

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  • 10

    Journaling for anxiety: how to write without spiralling

    Getting it out of your head, without going in circles on paper.

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  • 11

    Dream journal: how to keep one and remember more dreams

    The dream is gone before the coffee. Unless you note it.

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  • 12

    How to choose a diary app

    Four questions before writing your life there.

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Questions everyone asks

Who can read what I write?

Only you. Entries stay in your account, and the database rules stop any other account from reading them. Nobody on this side reads your diary to see what you wrote. You can lock the app and a single entry with a PIN or biometrics.

Does the AI read my diary? Do my texts train a model?

With AI on, an entry that isn't locked can go to Google Gemini when you use an AI feature and also in the background, for the title, summary and search. A locked entry never goes to the AI. With AI off, nothing goes. Meu Diário doesn't use your diary to train any model, doesn't sell it and doesn't share it. What Google does with what it receives follows Google's terms.

Do I have to pay?

No. Writing, recording, attaching 1 photo per entry, rereading, the calendar, mood and backup are free, forever. Free limits are 1 photo per entry, 100 MB in the cloud and 1 active read link. What's paid is the AI, and more space, on Smart Diary.

If I stop paying, do I lose what I wrote?

No. The diary stays whole, readable and exportable. Only the AI stops, and storage returns to the free ceiling. Nothing you've already written depends on paying.

What does it cost, and how do I pay?

A week R$ 2,99 (~US$ 1), a month R$ 9,99 (~US$ 2), 3 months R$ 27,90 (~US$ 6), 6 months R$ 54,90 (~US$ 11) or a year R$ 99,90 (~US$ 20). The price is the same whether you pay once or renew. Paying once, in Brazil, is Pix or card, through InfinitePay, and it doesn't renew on its own. Outside Brazil, a one-time payment is by card. Renewing is by card, through Stripe, and the charge repeats. There is no boleto. Renewing plans from a month up include +7 days, once per account.

Does it work on iPhone and on a computer?

Yes. It's a web app: it opens in the browser and you can install it on the home screen, on iPhone and Android. No app store. The interface is in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Sending an audio from another app, such as WhatsApp, works on Android.

Does it work offline? What if I lose my phone?

Writing and recording work offline: the app keeps everything on the device and syncs when the network is back. Only the AI needs a connection. What already synced stays in the account, and you log in on another device. You can sign out of every device in Settings. A locked entry still asks for the PIN.

Can I take everything with me, or delete the account?

Yes, on any plan. In Settings you export the diary (or one year) as Markdown or as a PDF book, and keep a backup to restore later. You can also turn on a daily copy in Google Drive. Deleting the account is in Settings or on the deletion page, and it happens right away.

Can I bring a paper diary into the app?

Yes. Take a photo of the page (or send a PDF) and the AI reads the writing, handwriting included, and turns it into text you review before saving. This reading is part of Smart Diary and needs internet.

Does this replace therapy?

No. It helps you notice yourself and sort out what's tangled. It isn't a diagnosis or a treatment. If you're going through a hard time, talk to a professional. In Brazil, CVV answers 24 hours a day at 188.