journal

journal-gui

Desktop client for journal — Python + Tkinter, no external dependencies.

Features

• Local journal file (same markdown format as the CLI).
• Account login/register against the journal server (card layout, Enter to submit).
• One-click sync (push + pull) with status feedback.
• Auto-refresh of server entries.
• Entry list grouped by day with “today”/”yesterday” labels.
• Delete with confirmation (double-click, Delete or Enter on selection).
• Pick any journal file with the “open…” button.
• Keyboard-friendly: Enter adds an entry, Enter/Delete removes the selection.

Run

python3 journal_gui.py

Env vars: JOURNAL_FILE (default journal.md), JOURNAL_API (default http://127.0.0.1:8000).

The GUI stores its server credentials in ~/.config/journal/credentials.json (same file as the CLI).

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