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Journalista

Journalista is a handy program for keeping journals, diary entries, or other text notes.

Some of the program features are:

- Simple and distraction-free text editor. No unnecessary bells and whistles, so you can focus on your writing instead. - Creates simple text files (ANSI) that can be opened with any other text editor. - Small program in size, about 0.6 MB. Needs no additional libraries, runtime components, .net framework, etc.
- Runs fast on any 32/64 bit Windows machine, i.e. Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/7/8/10. - The new entries are created using the current timestamp as the default filename. Useful for journaling and quick notes. - Encryption functionality is available for added privacy. This feature keeps your notes private, just make sure you do not forget your password! - Embedded file viewer in the program, quickly displays the contents of the 'entries' folder.
- Filtering of entries by month using the calendar inside the program. - Filtering of entries by checking if a user-defined text string is found in them. Useful if you insert tags/hashtags in the bottom of your journal entries. - Possibility of adding files to favorites, just like bookmarks in a browser. - Convertion from UTF-8 format to ANSI. This is useful for opening text files created by other programs in UTF-8 format. - The color theme can be customized to better match the user preferences. - The location of the entries folder can be freely selected by the user. PRO TIP: Consider selecting the 'entries' folder inside your cloud storage folder (if you use one) so that you can access the journal entries from any device. - The program can be minimized to system tray. - There is also a reminder functionality that is helpful with establishing journaling habits. It works only when the program is already loaded or minimized to tray. - It's a free program (MIT license) so you can do whatever you want with the code.