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# Overview
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`jrnl` is a simple but powerful plain text journal application for the command
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line.
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## Features
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### Command-Line Interface
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Everything happens on the command line.
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### Text-Based
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`jrnl` stores your journals as human-readable, future-proof plain text files.
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You can store them wherever you want, including in shared folders to keep them
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synchronized between devices. And because journal files are stored as plain
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text, you can rest assured that your journals will be readable for centuries.
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### Support for Multiple Journals
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`jrnl` allows you to work with multiple journals, each of which is stored as a
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single file using date and time tags to identify individual entries. `jrnl`
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makes it easy to find the entries you want, and only the ones you want, so that
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you can read them or edit them.
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### Support for External Editors
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`jrnl` allows you to search for specific entries and edit them in your favorite
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text editor.
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### Encryption
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`jrnl` includes support for [256-bit AES
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encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard) using
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[cryptography.io](https://cryptography.io).
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### Multi-Platform Support
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`jrnl` is compatible with most operating systems. Pre-compiled binaries are available through several distribution channels, and you can build from source. See the installation page for more information.
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### Open-Source
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`jrnl` is written in [Python](https://www.python.org) and maintained by a [friendly community](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl) of open-source software enthusiasts. |