On your device first
No mandatory account to start writing.
Serious personal archive
Own your journal. Keep your archive clear.
DayKept is a local-first journal for people who want serious archive control. Write without a mandatory account, find exact phrases later, and move your writing with clear backup and restore tools.
- Write without a mandatory account
- Search real text inside long entries
- Back up and restore with visible files
- Unlock Pro once for archive-grade depth
Search real text
Find phrases inside long entries, not just titles.
Backup and restore clearly
Visible files. Understandable recovery path.
Why it exists
Most journal apps are easy to start and harder to trust later.
You write for months or years, then discover export is limited, search is shallow, or moving devices is stressful.
Some apps push subscriptions or account dependency for features that feel like basic archive ownership.
Others look calm on day one but become poor long-term archives when retrieval or portability matters.
DayKept is built for a different job. It is not a mood toy or a wellness feed. It is a serious personal archive designed to stay understandable when your writing matters.
Workflow
Write, find, move and recover.
Write without ceremony
Open the app and start writing. No mandatory account, no cloud handshake before the first entry.
Find exact moments fast
Search titles, body text and tags. Upgrade when you need snippets, filters and archive-grade retrieval on a larger archive.
Move your archive without fear
Create visible backups, restore from valid bundles and export your writing in formats you can actually keep.
Pay once for archive power
Use the free tier for daily writing. Unlock Pro when you need advanced search, full export and migration tools.
Positioning
Built for ownership, not lock-in.
DayKept keeps the basics credible: writing, search, backup and restore should feel understandable before anything else.
The product is local-first by design. The archive starts on your device, and the continuity path is visible instead of hidden behind account dependency.
Pricing
Free to write. Pro for archive-grade control.
- Daily writing
- Multiple journals
- Tags and favorites
- Basic search
- Visible backup
- Standard restore
- Advanced search with snippets and filters
- Full archive export
- Backup validation and migration tools
- Full attachment freedom
One-time unlock per platform. No subscription pressure for basic archive ownership.
FAQ
What people usually want to know first.
Do I need an account to start?
No. DayKept is designed so you can start writing without a mandatory account.
Does DayKept sync across devices?
Not in Wave 1. The continuity path today is backup, restore and export.
What does Pro unlock?
Pro unlocks archive-grade tools: advanced search, full export and migration-oriented controls.
Can I keep my writing outside the app?
Yes. DayKept is built around visible backup, restore and export paths.
Is the free version still useful long term?
Yes. Free is for credible daily writing. Pro is for deeper archive control when your archive grows.
Own the record
Own your archive on your device.
Write clearly now. Keep your archive understandable later.