OhDiary is a private email journal. We send a daily prompt, you reply, and we send your entries back 1, 3, or 5 years later.
Takes less than 30 seconds to sign up
How does future-self journaling work? →
Start journaling in under a minute. It's that simple.
Just enter your email. No password, no verification—you're in.
We email you every day at your chosen time. Reply with your thoughts.
We'll send back your entries from 1, 3, or 5 years ago. Pure magic.
We've been running since 2016. No fuss, no bloat — just a place to write.
Your journal is yours alone. Nobody else can read it. No password to lose, either — we sign you in with a magic link.
Open it, write, close it. That's the whole thing. One text box. No clutter, no learning curve. Just your thoughts.
We've been running since 2016. No app to install. Works on your phone, laptop, or anywhere with a browser. Your entries are always there.
A dashboard. Mood tracking. Life in weeks. Photos. Milestones. Word counts. Everything you need to build a habit and look back on your life.
Your OhDiary dashboard displays writing streaks, total word counts, and mood trends at a glance. See which days you journaled, how your mood shifted over the past month, and how close you are to your next writing milestone.
Record important life events -- birthdays, career changes, travels, and personal achievements -- on an interactive timeline. Each milestone is color-coded by category so you can see how your life story unfolds across the years.
Attach photos to any journal entry and browse them in a dedicated photo diary view. OhDiary organizes images by date so you can scroll through your visual memories alongside the words you wrote that day.
See your entire life displayed as a grid of weeks, each cell colored by whether you journaled that week. This unique visualization helps you spot writing consistency patterns, identify gaps, and stay motivated to keep your journaling streak alive.
Rate your mood on a 1-to-5 scale with each journal entry. OhDiary plots your emotional trends over weeks, months, and years so you can identify what influences your well-being and notice patterns you might otherwise miss.
Track your total words written, daily writing volume, and cumulative progress over time. OhDiary compares your journal's word count to famous books -- see when you pass the length of The Great Gatsby or Harry Potter.
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Real diarists. Real words.
"I love that it's you who decide how much you want to write. No need to write four pages—even a single sentence about watching Stranger Things counts!"
"OhDiary helps me keep a personal diary about what's going on in my life—especially how much I enjoy my grandkids. The daily email makes it so easy to reply."
Thousands of people write here every day. Start now — your future self will thank you.
Free forever • No credit card • Your privacy protected
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