Daily You vs DailyTxT
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Where they differ
- Daily You is free. DailyTxT is free.
- Only Daily You lists an Android app.
- Only DailyTxT lists a web app.
- DailyTxT is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Daily You also covers mood tracking.
- DailyTxT also covers templates.
In commonFree planOpen sourceMarkdownDaily notes
At a glance
| Daily You | DailyTxT | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Free and open source under GPL-3.0, with no accounts, ads, locked features or tracking. The project takes donations through Liberapay and Buy Me a Coffee. | Free and open source under the MIT license. You run it on your own server with Docker; there is no paid hosted service, and the author accepts donations through Buy Me a Coffee. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Demizo | PhiTux |
| Price read from | github.com | github.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Daily You
- Android users who want a diary with no account, ads or subscription
- People who want a mood recorded alongside each day's entry
- Writers who format notes in Markdown and keep their data in a folder they control
DailyTxT
- Self-hosters who want a private diary on their own server
- Households sharing one instance with separately encrypted accounts
- People who write in Markdown and attach photos or files to each day
Worth knowing
Daily You
- Android only: releases contain Android APKs for Android 7.0 or newer, with no iOS, desktop or web build.
- There is no account or cloud service; using it on a second device relies on a folder you sync yourself or on backup and restore.
- The README offers F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid and GitHub downloads and does not mention a Google Play listing.
- Imports from other apps may not be one-to-one, because Daily You has different features.
DailyTxT
- There is no hosted version beyond a live demo: you run it with Docker and look after TLS, updates and backups yourself.
- Encryption is done on the server, not end to end in the browser; the README says search would not work otherwise.
- There are no native mobile or desktop apps; phones use the responsive web app, which installs as a PWA.
- The author does not guarantee backward compatibility, and moving from version 1 means following the migration steps.
Key features
Daily You
- Daily logs
- A log for each day holds thoughts, reflections or routines, and text and images can be shared into the app from other apps.
- Mood tracking
- Each log can record a mood, and a statistics page gives a view of how mood changes over time.
- Photo memories
- Pictures can be added to a day's log, and a gallery page collects the photos you have saved.
- Markdown notes
- Entries are formatted with Markdown, so headings, lists and emphasis are written as plain text.
- Random reminders
- The app can send a daily reminder at a random time as a nudge to keep writing.
- Data location and imports
- You choose where the data lives, including external storage or a folder that is synced. Settings can also import logs from other diary apps.
DailyTxT
- Encryption on the server
- Entries and files are encrypted with ChaCha20-Poly1305 before they reach storage, using a per-user key unlocked by a key derived from the password. The admin cannot read them.
- Markdown editor
- Entries are written in Markdown with a live preview and saved automatically. A read mode shows a month's entries without the editor.
- File uploads and image viewer
- Any file can be attached to a day, up to 500 MB each, and is stored encrypted. Images are recognized and shown in a gallery with a full-screen view.
- Tags, search and templates
- Entries take tags, search covers any word, tag or file name, and custom templates can be created, including a default template.
- Map and GPX tracks
- Locations can be pinned to each day and viewed on a map. The map also shows GPX files when they are available.
- Multi-user, admin panel and export
- One instance holds several accounts, each with its own encryption key. An admin panel manages users and registration, and entries export to HTML with their files.
Plans
Daily You
Daily You$0
The complete Android app with no account, ads or locked features.
DailyTxT
Self-hosted$0
The complete web app as a Docker image for AMD64 and ARM64, with multiple user accounts on your own server.
