A Journaling App With No Account and No Sign-Up
Why should a private diary require an account, an email, and a password? Writed needs none of them — open the page and write.
It's a strange thing to accept: to keep a private journal, most apps make you hand over an email, pick a password, and create an account on their servers. The most personal writing you do now starts with a sign-up form.
Writed doesn't work that way. There is no account, no sign-up, no email, no password. You open the page and start writing.
Why no account is even possible
Most apps need an account because your data lives on their servers — the account is how they know which entries are yours. Writed has no server and no shared database. Your entries are stored in your own browser (IndexedDB) on the device you're using. There's nothing to log into because there's no "elsewhere" for your journal to be.
That single design choice removes a whole category of problems:
- No email to leak in a breach.
- No password to reuse or get phished.
- No account to get locked out of.
- No "delete my account" dance — clearing the site's data deletes everything.
"But how do I keep my entries?"
They're saved automatically as you type, on your device. Come back to the same browser and they're there.
Because there's no cloud, you control your own backups: Writed exports your entire journal as a zip of plain Markdown files (.md with YAML frontmatter) whenever you want. Keep that zip wherever you like — it's readable in any text editor, Obsidian, or Logseq.
You still get the AI part
No account doesn't mean no features. Writed has a built-in AI assistant that can answer questions about what you've written — "What did I say about my new job in April?" — and it runs on your device, not on a server. So even the AI never sees a login or an upload.
The honest trade-offs
- One device at a time. Without an account there's no automatic sync. You move your journal between machines with an export (encrypted cloud sync is planned as an optional paid extra later).
- Your browser is your vault. If you clear all site data or lose the device, unbacked entries go with it. Export regularly.
- Desktop-first. The AI chat is fastest on a laptop/desktop with WebGPU; phones use a slower fallback model.
Just start writing
No form, no inbox confirmation, no password manager. Open Writed and write your first line.
Frequently asked questions
- How do my entries persist with no account?
- They're saved in your browser's local storage (IndexedDB) on your device and load automatically when you return in the same browser. Export a Markdown zip anytime to keep your own backup.
- Can I use it on more than one device without an account?
- Each browser keeps its own entries. To move between devices today, export your journal as a zip and import it elsewhere. Optional encrypted sync is planned for the future.
- Is it really free with no catch?
- Yes. Writed is free and open source (MIT). There's no account, no ads, and no data collection — there's no server to collect anything.