🎙️ voicejournal Live · Self-host

A voice journal for people who'd talk but won't type without shipping every thought to a cloud.

Hit record on your phone. Speak into it. Get a transcript, a searchable entry, and an auto-tagged summary — all processed locally or on your own server. No 'your journal data trains our model.' Just a place to think out loud that you actually own.

What it does

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Record + transcribe

Tap record on phone or laptop. Whisper runs locally (or you bring your own OpenAI key if you prefer). Transcript lands in your journal within 30 seconds of stopping the recording.

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Auto-tagging + summary

Each entry gets a short auto-summary + 3-5 tags inferred from content. Find old entries by topic, mood, or date. Optional Claude integration (BYOK) for richer summaries.

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Full-text search

SQLite FTS over every transcript. Find 'the thing I said about grandma's recipe' in seconds. Filter by date range, tag, or sentiment.

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Mood + themes over time

Optional: mood rating per entry (1-5). Theme frequency chart. See what's been weighing on you this month without digging through 30 entries by hand.

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Private by default

Nothing leaves your machine unless you opt in. No usage telemetry, no 'anonymized training data.' Export the whole archive as Markdown or PDF any time, no lock-in.

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Phone-friendly

PWA you bookmark to your home screen. Record, transcribe, search — no app store involved. Works offline, syncs when you're back online if you run a family server.

Quickstart

# clone and install git clone https://github.com/Dangercorn-Enterprises/voicejournal.git cd voicejournal pip install -r requirements.txt # optional: local Whisper model download python -m whisper_cli download --model base # run — dashboard on port 8485 python app.py # → http://localhost:8485

Pricing

Self-host
$0/forever
  • Clone from GitHub
  • Run on any laptop or VPS
  • Your data stays yours
  • All core features
  • AI features (BYOK)
Get the source
Family Plus
$29/mo
  • Everything in Pro
  • Family / couple multi-user
  • Shared themes (opt-in per entry)
  • Weekly PDF summary
  • Custom tags + categories
  • Priority support
Contact sales

Hosted plans are early-access. Self-host today; email tim@dangercorn.net to join the waitlist.

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