Open my journal
A small daily practice

One joyful reason,
every day.

Gratitudes.ca is your quiet little notebook for the moments worth keeping — a comforting coffee, a kind comment, a moment to unwind, anything that brings a smile.
Note one down every day, then watch your year fill up with sunshine!Gratitudes.ca is your quiet little notebook for the moments worth keeping — a comforting coffee, a kind comment, a moment to unwind, anything that brings a smile.
Note one down every day, then watch your year fill up with moonlight!

It's as easy as 1-2-3:
  1. 1Notice something good.Big or small — both count.
  2. 2Write a sentence or two.It only takes a moment.
  3. 3Watch your calendar shine.Every day, a little sun.Every day, a little moon.
Gratitudes.ca is your quiet little notebook for the moments worth keeping — a comforting coffee, a kind comment, a moment to unwind, anything that brings a smile.
Note one down every day, then watch your year fill up with sunshine!Gratitudes.ca is your quiet little notebook for the moments worth keeping — a comforting coffee, a kind comment, a moment to unwind, anything that brings a smile.
Note one down every day, then watch your year fill up with moonlight!
It's as easy as 1-2-3:
  1. 1Notice something good.
    Big or small — both count.
  2. 2Write a sentence or two.
    It only takes a moment.
  3. 3Watch your calendar shine.
    Every day, a little sun.Every day, a little moon.
Ready to start?

Open your journal and note your first good thing of the day.

Open my journal

Gratitudes is designed to be private: what you write stays on your device. Here is, in full transparency, what the site uses and why.

Your data stays with you

Your entries, tags, emotions, profiles, preferences and your progress in the hidden mini-games are saved only in your browser's local storage (localStorage). They are never sent to our server and we have no access to them.

No account, no sign-up, no email required.

Cookies & local storage

A single cookie: a technical session cookie that remembers your chosen language. It is used for nothing else and expires when you close your browser.

Your browser's local storage holds: your journal (one space per profile), the list of profiles and the active profile, your chosen theme (light, dark or system) and whether you dismissed the install-app banner. Your memory photos are kept in the browser's local database (IndexedDB), and the app's files are cached there so it works offline.

No advertising cookies, trackers, pixels or visitor analytics.

Third-party service: Google Fonts

Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts servers. To display them, your browser contacts Google, which then receives your IP address and technical information (such as browser type). Your journal content is never transmitted. See Google's privacy policy.

No other third-party service is used.

Hosting

As with any website, the hosting server may keep technical logs (IP address, date and time, requested page) to keep the site secure and running. These logs never contain your journal content.

Security

When you enable a password, your journal and photos are encrypted on your device (256-bit AES-GCM, key derived from your password with PBKDF2). The password is never stored: if it's forgotten, nobody can recover the data, not even us.

Exported backup files (.json) are not encrypted: that's what lets you recover everything if you forget it. Keep them somewhere safe.

You stay in control

You can export, import or delete your data at any time from the Backup tab. Clearing this site's data in your browser also deletes your whole journal.

QR code transfer happens directly from one screen to the other: the camera is only used while scanning, and images are never saved or sent anywhere.

Since your data is never on our servers, we cannot recover it if it is lost: remember to back up regularly.

Terms of use

Gratitudes is provided free of charge, “as is”, without any warranty. It is a personal well-being tool: it does not replace the advice or care of a health professional.

The site, its design and its code belong to David P. Your writing belongs entirely to you.

Last updated: October 1, 2026 · v1.9.2

What's new

What changed in Gratitudes, version by version.

Version 1.9.2 Current

  • Install the app: new Settings → App section, with an "Install" button or instructions for your device (iPhone, iPad, Android, computer).
  • The install banner now also shows on computers, recognizes iPads, and comes back after 30 days if you close it (before: never again).

Version 1.9.1

  • Short tutorial when creating a journal (4 steps, skippable). To see it again: Settings → Preferences → Tutorial.
  • The backup reminder no longer shows up right after creating a journal: it waits for your first 10 good things.
  • Two new emotions: 🌱 Hope and ✨ Wonder.
  • The emotions badge is now called "10 different emotions" (same condition as before).

Version 1.9.0

  • Card to share: turn a good thing into a lovely image (Sun or Night style, with or without photo and date), then share or download it. Share button next to each gratitude and under the slip from the jar.
  • Emotions through the year: in Recap → Year, a chart shows the share of each emotion month by month, with each month's main emotion.
  • Photo with the camera: two buttons, "Camera" (opens the camera directly, or the webcam on a computer) and "Gallery".
  • Icon shortcuts: on the installed app, a long press on the icon offers "Add a gratitude" and "Shake the jar".

Version 1.8.1

  • QR code transfer: move your journal from one device to another without a file. Show the codes in the Backup tab, then scan them on the other device (or right from the welcome screen). Photos stay in the .json backup.
  • A little secret gets an option to be more discreet. 🤫

Version 1.8.0

  • Gratitude jar: every good thing becomes a little folded note. Shake the jar to pull out a random memory.
  • Year in review: a slideshow of your year in gratitude (total, streak, brightest month, emotion, firsts and lovely moments). Available in Recap → Year, and offered automatically from December 15 to January 31.
  • Memory photos: add a photo to a good thing. Photos are resized, kept on your device and included in your backup.
  • Real offline mode: once opened, the app works even without a connection.
  • Real encryption: with a password, your journal and photos are now encrypted on your device. Older passwords switch to encryption the next time you open the journal.
  • A certain dragon's treasure was resized to something more reasonable… 🐉

Version 1.7.0

  • New, more modern app icon with a better-proportioned sun.
  • New “What's new” window: click the version number in the footer to see it.
  • Writing your first gratitude of the day now hides a little reward… for those who know where to look. 🔑
  • A certain secret was simplified to stay light and gentle.

Version 1.6.0

  • Touch gestures are more reliable on mobile.
  • Swiping down at the top of the journal no longer reloads the page by accident.
  • Several small display fixes on small screens.
  • The app's secrets have grown… 🐉

Version 1.5.0

  • New badge milestones: streaks of 7, 14, 30, 90, 180 and 365 days, and 5 to 5,000 gratitudes in total.
  • The “Sounds” option now applies to every sound in the app, daily reminder included.
  • Confirmation windows follow the light or dark theme, with a yellow button.
  • New “Private” window in the footer: privacy, cookies and terms of use.
  • Icons finally show with their proper colors.
  • A few secret badges are now hidden in the app… up to you to find them!