What is Cozy used for?

Cozy is a local-first journal app for macOS, Windows, iPhone and iPad that saves entries as plain files on your device with no server and no AI. It is a good fit for keeping a private diary without cloud storage and journaling a trip with locations on a map.

How much does Cozy cost?

Cozy is a paid product with no free plan.

No. Cozy is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Anytype and Jrnl.

What are some alternatives to Cozy?

Cozy competes with Day One, Journey and Diarium.

Cozy: features, pricing and alternatives

About Cozy

Cozy is a private journaling app that keeps all entries on your own device as plain text files you can open with any other program. There is no Cozy server, entries are not synced to a cloud, and nothing is fed into AI, which is the core of its pitch to people who want a diary they fully control.

The app offers several ways to browse a journal, including a list of entries, a calendar, a map of where entries were written, and an On this day view. You can keep multiple journals, such as one per trip, and search across them. It runs on macOS, Windows, iPhone and iPad, and the site includes documentation, a blog and a changelog.

Cozy is a closed-source commercial app sold as a one-time purchase with no subscription. Because it is local-only, there is no hosted or self-hosted server component.

Key features

Entries stored as plain files on your device
No Cozy server and no AI processing
List, calendar, map and On this day views
Multiple separate journals
Search across entries
Apps for macOS, Windows, iPhone and iPad

Good fit for

→Keeping a private diary without cloud storage
→Journaling a trip with locations on a map

Tags: journal; diary; local-first; privacy; plain-text; macos; windows; ios

Cozy: questions and answers

What is Cozy used for?: Cozy is a local-first journal app for macOS, Windows, iPhone and iPad that saves entries as plain files on your device with no server and no AI. It is a good fit for keeping a private diary without cloud storage and journaling a trip with locations on a map.
How much does Cozy cost?: Cozy is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Cozy open source?: No. Cozy is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Anytype and Jrnl.
What are some alternatives to Cozy?: Cozy competes with Day One, Journey and Diarium.