Complete Data Ownership

Export your entire journal as a backup, import from other journaling apps, and migrate between databases with ease.

Key Benefits

Full export: export all journals, entries, media, tags, and metadata as a ZIP archive

Selective export: export specific journals or exclude media files to reduce size

Journiv backup format: standard ZIP format with JSON data and media files for long-term storage

Import from Journiv: restore from backups or migrate between instances

Day One import: import entries, photos, videos, tags, location, and weather from Day One exports

Asynchronous processing: import and export jobs run in background via Celery

Job tracking: monitor progress, view status, errors, and warnings for each job

Export history: view all past exports with download links and file sizes

Import history: track all import jobs with detailed results and statistics

Database migration: easily move data between SQLite and PostgreSQL

Privacy-first: all processing happens on your server, no external data sharing

Create regular backups of your journal data and restore them when needed, ensuring your memories are always safe.

Import your entire Day One journal history including entries, photos, tags, location, and weather data into Journiv.

Move your Journiv instance from SQLite to PostgreSQL or vice versa by exporting and importing your data.

ZIP archive format for exports

JSON data structure with media files

Asynchronous job processing via Celery

Import job tracking with status and progress

Export job tracking with download URLs

Day One JSON import support

Media file handling and organization

Tag deduplication during import

Timezone preservation for entries

Error and warning reporting

File size validation and limits

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