Vinaya Journal
A local AI journaling app that uses Ollama to chat about your entries, search by meaning, and track mood patterns while keeping data on your device.
Vinaya Journal is a desktop journal for people who want AI-assisted reflection while keeping their writing on their own machine. It's built for daily journaling, with AI that uses past entries as context for conversation.
- Search by meaning: Find relevant entries through semantic search, even when you don't remember the exact words you wrote.
- Chat about your journal: Discuss your writing with a local Ollama AI that draws on your entries to give context to the conversation.
- Mood patterns: Track and visualize your mood over time to review recurring emotional patterns alongside your journal.
The app is offline-first and runs its frontend, backend, and AI service locally. Journal data stays on your device rather than going to a cloud service. It uses Ollama for local AI and ChromaDB for retrieval from past entries.
Vinaya Journal is open source under the MIT license. Desktop downloads are available for Windows and Linux.
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