Write without
an audience.

A private journal for the things you can't say out loud. Encrypted on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No ads.

Get it on Google PlayiOS — coming soon
Kept private journal app writing screen
AES-256 EncryptionNo CloudNo AdsNo Surveillance

Every other journal app:

  • Track your mood
  • Set daily reminders
  • Share with friends
  • AI-powered insights
  • Streak counter
  • Cloud sync to our servers
  • Weekly reflection prompts
  • Social journaling
  • Mood analytics dashboard

Kept.

A private notebook.
Encrypted on your device.
No account. Private by default.

Kept encrypted journal app
Burner Mode — self-destructing entries

Burner Mode

Some words aren't
meant to last.

Write something that dissolves when you close the entry. No trace. No undo. No recovery. Or set a time-bomb — your words self-destruct after 1 hour, 24 hours, or 7 days.

Dissolve on exit1H24H7D

The core

Just write.

No prompts. No tracking. No judgement. Just you and a blank page that respects your silence. Typewriter scrolling keeps your cursor where it should be. Auto-save means you never lose a word.

Typewriter scroll · Auto-save · Word count · Undo/redo · Version history · Deep writing mode · Authored haptics
Kept journal writing experience

Your thoughts are
encrypted by default.

Every entry is encrypted before it touches disk. Your encryption key is bound to your device's secure hardware — it can't be extracted, even from a rooted or jailbroken device. We can't read your journal. Nobody can.

AES-256
Encryption
Hardware-Backed
Key Storage
Biometric
Optional Lock
Zero-Knowledge
Architecture
AES-256 encrypted journal entries

Appearance

Make it yours.

Void. Ink. Bone. Three themes, three fonts.

Kept journal app themes
Kept journal timeline

Timeline

Your thoughts,
organized.

Every entry on a timeline. Tag thoughts to find patterns. Search across months. "On This Day" surfaces what you wrote a year ago. Monthly reflections show your rhythm.

Tags · Search · On This Day · Month reflections · 30-day recovery

Also included.

Tags

Label your thoughts. Tap a tag to filter. See which themes dominated your month.

Quiet check-in

One gentle nudge after days of silence. Never nagging. Never repeated until you write again.

Writing sounds

Optional. Subtle. A soft thud on each word. A singing bowl when a burner dissolves. Off by default.

Home screen widget

Start writing without opening the app. One tap from your home screen.

Share from anywhere

Select text in any app, share it directly into a new entry.

Deep writing mode

The interface fades away after sustained typing. Nothing left but you and your words.

Three fonts

Editor. Typewriter. Clean. Pick the voice that matches how you think.

Export your data

All entries as .txt files in a zip. Tags included. Always free. Your data is yours.

Tablet layout

Side-by-side entry list and writing screen on larger displays.

Download Kept.

A private notebook. Encrypted on your device.

iOS coming soon.

We'll email you when Kept launches on iOS.

One email. Nothing else.

A black box
for your brain.

For people who already journal — or who would, if the tools didn't feel like homework.

Get it on Google Play