Dana — a private journaling family

Dana is a set of privacy-first journaling tools built around a single idea: your thoughts belong to you. All data stays local. No cloud, no tracking, no accounts.

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Two products, one spirit

Dana Desktop dana-desktop/

A standalone journaling application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Runs entirely offline, including the AI — built with Python and Flet.

• Local AI insights via Qwen2.5-3B (downloads once, runs on your device)
• Interactive calendar, markdown editor, and SQLite-indexed entry management
• 4-step onboarding with dual vault modes (create new or load existing)
• Cross-platform: macOS .app, Windows .exe, Linux binary, and PWA

Get started: dana-desktop/README.md

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Dana for Obsidian dana-obsidian/

An Obsidian plugin that brings a warm journaling companion into your existing vault as a sidebar panel. Reads your notes, reflects with you, and saves conversations alongside your writing.

• Streaming AI reflections powered by Ollama (local) or OpenAI
• 9-state UI (IDLE → LOADING → STREAMING → CONVERSATION → ...)
• Conversation memory saved as .dana/{date}-conversation.md in your vault
• Prompt injection protection on all vault content passed to AI

Get started: dana-obsidian/README.md

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Shared design language

Both products share the Dana identity:

Token	Value	Use
Primary (terracotta)	#E07A5F	Buttons, active states, accent
Secondary (sage)	#81B29A	Highlights, indicators
Journal format	YAML frontmatter + markdown	Entry files
Companion tone	Warm, specific, never preachy	All AI responses

Dana never says "journey", "mindfulness", "wellness", or "AI-powered insights."

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Repository layout

journal_vault/
├── dana-desktop/     Python/Flet desktop app
│   ├── src/          Flet source (main.py, ui/, storage/, ai/, config/)
│   ├── tests/        pytest test suite
│   ├── scripts/      Build and release scripts
│   ├── docs/         Architecture, packaging, and PRD docs
│   └── pyproject.toml
└── dana-obsidian/    TypeScript Obsidian plugin
    ├── src/          Plugin source (DanaPanel, VaultReader, providers/)
    ├── tests/        Jest test suite
    ├── docs/         UX design spec and PRD
    ├── manifest.json
    └── package.json

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License

GNU General Public License v3.0 — see LICENSE.