New York
A private journal for a city that is mostly other people's noise.
Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Manhattan when it lets you. Open the file. Write.
New York rarely affords the kind of silence a journal needs. The Eternal Journal supplies its own.
Centered cursor, soft fade at the edges, dark warm background. Works on the F train. Works in a fifth-floor walk-up at three.
There is no notification. There is no streak. The page is the only thing asking for your attention, and only when you open it.
The Typewriter Experience
The cursor stays. The text moves.
In Write mode, your cursor remains exactly at the centre of the screen. The page rises up to meet it. Past words fade into soft shadow at the edges, leaving the present sentence in clear focus. Switch to Read mode and the entry flattens into an evenly lit document — the fade is for writing; the flat light is for returning.
Radical Privacy & Encryption
AES-256-GCM, in your browser, with a key only you derive.
- ·PBKDF2 key derivation at 600,000 iterations — the OWASP 2024 recommendation. Existing journals upgrade transparently on first unlock.
- ·No accounts, no telemetry, no analytics, no cookies, no third-party scripts.
- ·IndexedDB storage with a localStorage fallback. Encrypted before it touches the disk.
- ·The file is not minified. You can read the source. We'd rather you trust it than us.
What It Does Not Do
- ✕No word counts chasing you across the screen.
- ✕No formatting toolbar wrestling your thoughts into neatness.
- ✕No cloud sync. No distant servers. Your words stay yours.
- ✕No social sharing. Your vulnerability is not content.
- ✕No AI assistant finishing your sentences.
- ✕No streak counters. No guilt. No gamification.
- ✕No subscriptions. No mood trackers. No noise.
Licensing & Gift Copy
One purchase covers up to three of your personal devices. It also includes a second untouched copy of the file — meant to be given to one person you trust. Lifetime updates. 30-day, no-questions refund. If you run a clinic, school, or workplace and want a copy for everyone, ask us about a site licence.
Questions
Does it work offline on the subway?
Yes. Once the file is on your phone or laptop, the train going under the river makes no difference.
Can I keep one journal at the office and a different one at home?
Yes. Each HTML file is an independent journal with its own passphrase. Many users keep two or three for different parts of life.
Is there a New York pricing tier?
No — pricing is the same everywhere. One-off, modest, less than a single dinner in Manhattan.
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The cursor will be there when you return.
Centered. Blinking. Patient.
Start Writing