United States
A private journal for an American moment that demands one.
No data brokers. No subpoenable cloud copy. No "de-identified" usage telemetry quietly sold downstream.
American consumer software has, on the whole, become an extractive system. The Eternal Journal is built on the opposite assumption.
There is no cloud to subpoena. There is no usage data to sell. There is a file on your machine, encrypted with a passphrase only you know.
Pay once. Keep forever. Gift the second copy to someone who needs 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
Could a court compel you to hand over my entries?
No — we never receive them. A subpoena to Offline.Ltd would return nothing of yours because nothing of yours has ever reached us.
Is this covered under any US state privacy law (CCPA, etc.)?
Those laws regulate businesses that collect personal information. We collect none from journal users, so most provisions don't apply. There's no "do not sell" toggle because there's nothing to sell.
Do you ship outside the US?
It's a download, so there's no shipping. Anyone with a browser, anywhere, can run the journal.
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AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2 key derivation at 600,000 iterations — the OWASP 2024 recommendation. Done in your browser, not on a server.
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Comparisons
The Eternal Journal vs Day One.
Both are journals. They're built on opposite assumptions about where your writing should live.
The cursor will be there when you return.
Centered. Blinking. Patient.
Start Writing