Sticky note writing
Thoughts sit on the day like little paper notes, quick to add and easy to revisit.
Private memory archive
Your life, searchable by day.
Records turns notes, photos, videos, audio, places, and calendar context into one private timeline — local first, calm to browse, and built to keep ordinary days from disappearing.
Free local desktop app · optional encrypted sync · no social feed.
Daily timelineLocal-first vaultSearch by memory, place, or date
You do not remember a day as separate apps. You remember the walk, the photo, the voice note, the place, and the paragraph you wrote later. One flow. One day.
Records is built around that day. It keeps the pieces together, then gives you calm ways to browse them later without reconstructing your life by hand.
Records puts your memory back on one timeline. A note, a photo, a video, a recording, a calendar event, or a pinned place appears where it belongs in the day.
The result feels like a private scrapbook: searchable, map-aware, and made for years of ordinary days.
Zdenek, [email protected]
maker of Records
Built for remembering
Sticky notes, Instax photos, and your personal Instagram.
Records makes journal entries feel like sticky notes and photos feel like Instax prints. Build private story-like days from your own photos, text, media, places, weather, and calendar context — pieces of the same day, easy to browse without splitting your life across apps.
Private photo stories
Turn your own photos into story-like days — personal Instagram energy, without followers, feeds, or ads.
Remember places
Map view, GPS editing, and offline tiles turn your history into a private atlas.
Blur sensitive photos
NSFW photos can stay in the timeline while remaining blurred until you choose to peek.
Sticky notes for thoughts
Text entries look and feel like sticky notes pinned to your day. They are fast enough for small thoughts, but still calm enough for longer reflection.
They stay close to the moment they belong to, next to the photos, recordings, places, and memories that give the note context.
Write without ceremony
Use the quick-add line for a thought, or open the Markdown editor when you want more room. Drafts save automatically while you write.
Existing Markdown files can be imported into the timeline, with import history and rollback when you need to undo a batch.
Instax photos on your timeline
Photos appear as Instax-style cards, so the timeline feels more like a scrapbook than a file browser. A single picture can anchor the whole day.
Videos and audio sit in the same flow, giving ordinary days more texture than text alone.
A private map of memories
Geo-tagged entries become clustered pins on a map. Click a pin to revisit the day, or place entries that are missing GPS data.
Offline tile caching keeps familiar places available when you are not connected.
Zoom out when needed
Week and year views show rhythms, gaps, trips, and dense periods without losing the ability to jump back into a specific day.
Search helps recover a note, transcript, caption, or memory when you only remember a fragment.
NSFW photos stay blurred
NSFW photos can remain in your archive without being fully visible in everyday browsing. Blurred mode keeps the memory in place while hiding the image.
Hold to peek when you want to reveal something, then let it fade back into the background when you are done.
Private sync pricing
Start local. Add sync only when your archive needs to travel.
Records is a desktop app first. Paid sync is for keeping the same encrypted timeline available on your own devices — not for turning your memories into another cloud dashboard.
Use Records as a private desktop timeline on one device, no account required.
- Notes, media, places
- Local-first storage
- Desktop archive
Encrypted timeline sync for your own devices when one computer is not enough.
- Encrypted blobs
- Multi-device timeline
- Fair-use media sync
Recommended
Yearly archive$30per yearThe same private sync service with a lower yearly price for people who use Records daily.
- Best value
- Private sync included
- Future upgrades first
- Desktop journaling works without an account.
- Sync stores encrypted blobs only.
- Large photo/video archive tiers can be added separately later.
- Password reset starts cloud sync empty; local records stay local.
Quick answers
Private memory sync, without pretending to be iCloud.
Records keeps ordinary days together. It is clear about local-first storage, encrypted sync, and the limits of a low-cost media plan.
Is Records a photo backup service?
No. Records is a memory timeline first: notes, photos, audio, places, and calendar context arranged by day. Think your personal Instagram for your own life — private stories, not a public feed.
Can I use it offline?
Yes. The desktop app is local-first and works without an account. Paid sync is optional when you want encrypted data on multiple devices.
What happens if I forget my password?
Cloud sync starts empty after reset because encrypted blobs cannot be decrypted without your secret. Local records stay local on your device.
Are huge media libraries included?
The $3 plan is intended for personal timeline sync with fair-use media. Large photo/video archive tiers can be added separately later.
Desktop Downloads
Install Records on your desktop.
Choose your platform first. Records will show the right installer options, or download directly when there is only one choice. Mobile apps are coming soon.
Get Records
Install the desktop app.
Start with a diary that gives your notes, photos, audio, places, and memories one quiet home. Download the binary for your operating system from this site.
Linux, Windows, and macOS binaries are available.