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# Overview
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`jrnl` is a simple journal application for the command line.
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You can use it to easily create, search, and view journal entries. Journals are
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stored as human-readable plain text, and can also be encrypted using [AES
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encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard).
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`jrnl` has most of the features you need, and few of the ones you don't.
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## Plain Text
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`jrnl` stores each journal in plain text. You can store `jrnl` files anywhere,
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including in shared folders to keep them synchronized between devices. Journal
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files are compact (thousands of entries take up less than 1 MiB) and can be read
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by almost any electronic device, now and for the foreseeable future.
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## Tags
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To make it easier to find entries later, `jrnl` includes support for inline tags
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(the default tag symbol is `@`). You can find and filter entries by using tags
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along with other search criteria.
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## Support for Multiple Journals
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`jrnl` includes support for the creation of multiple journals, each of which
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can be stored as a single file or as a set of files. Entries are automatically
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timestamped in a human-readable format that makes it easy to view multiple
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entries at a time. `jrnl` can easily find the entries you want so that you can
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read them or edit them.
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## Support for External Editors
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`jrnl` plays nicely with your favorite text editor. You may prefer to write
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journal entries in an editor. Or you may want to make changes that require a
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more comprehensive application. `jrnl` can filter specific entries and pass them
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to the [external editor](./external-editors.md) of your choice.
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## Encryption
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`jrnl` includes support for [AES
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encryption](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard). See the
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[encryption page](./encryption.md) for more information.
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## Import and Export
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`jrnl` makes it easy to import entries from other sources. Existing entries can
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be exported in a variety of [formats](./formats.md).
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## Multi-Platform Support
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`jrnl` is compatible with most operating systems. You can [download](./installation.md) it using one
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of a variety of package managers, or you can build from source.
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## Open-Source
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`jrnl` is written in [Python](https://www.python.org) and maintained by a
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[friendly community](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl) of open-source software
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enthusiasts.
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