Mini Diarium documentation
User Guide
Everything you need to know about writing, protecting, and managing your journal in Mini Diarium.
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Basics
Getting Started
Create your first encrypted journal, set a password, and start writing. Covers the welcome tour, multiple journals, key file auth, and local-only mode.
Writing Entries
Mini Diarium's rich text editor supports formatting, images, named links, tags, and multiple entries per day. Auto-save and RTL language support are built in.
Navigating Your Journal
Navigate your journal using the sidebar calendar, keyboard shortcuts, and day-navigation buttons. Jump to any date, go to today, and browse your entry history.
Your Data
Importing Data
Import journal entries from Mini Diary, Day One, jrnl, or plain text files. Mini Diarium includes built-in importers and supports custom Rhai import plugins.
Exporting Data
Export your journal as JSON or Markdown. JSON preserves entry IDs, tags, and font metadata; Markdown is human-readable. Exported files are not encrypted.
Plugins
Extend Mini Diarium with Rhai script plugins for custom import and export formats. Covers the plugins folder, writing your first plugin, and API helpers.
Settings & More
Preferences
Configure Mini Diarium from the Preferences panel: choose a theme, set auto-lock timeout, adjust editor font and size, manage authentication methods, and more.
Statistics
View your writing statistics: total entry and word counts, current and longest streaks, and a breakdown of your most active writing days, months, and years.
Backups
Mini Diarium automatically backs up your encrypted journal on every unlock and keeps the 30 most recent copies in a backups folder next to your diary.db.