Archive your life.
Sum up each day in 280 characters, with a photo if you like. 280daily is a private micro journal, and it’s free.
New journals start on Raq.com. Existing 280daily accounts can log in here until 1 December 2026.
Can’t remember what you did this time last year?
Sunday 12 October 2025
Sunset swim with Sam. The sea was freezing and we went in anyway. Chips on the wall afterwards, shivering and laughing.
119 of 280 characters
One entry a day, 280 characters long.
Journals and diaries are intimidating. Writing 280 characters a day isn’t. Keep the outline of each day and your memory fills in the rest.
Add a photo if you like. On a busy day, one line is still a day remembered.
Private by default, and proudly unsociable.
No followers, no likes and no feed. Nobody sees your entries unless you choose to share them, and every page is served over an encrypted connection.
It’s a journal, not a performance.
A nudge when you need one.
Choose how often you hear from us and what time suits you. On Raq.com you can also email an entry straight into your journal.
280daily is now part of Raq.com.
The same 280 characters and the same private journal, now on the web, iPhone and Android. 280daily on Raq.com is free and needs no card. Raq.com’s paid plans only cover its other tools.
Already writing here? Bring every entry across.
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Create a free account at raq.com.
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Open Journal and choose Import from 280daily.
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Confirm your 280daily email with the code we send you.
Run the import on raq.com in your browser. Your entries and photos carry on importing in the background. You can log in to 280daily.com until 1 December 2026.
What people have said about 280daily.
“In a world where everyone shares everything, it’s refreshing to see an app that’s geared towards being secure and private.”
AppStorm
“I found this little gem a month ago, and what can I say? I’m in MAD MAD love with it. The simple notion of writing down your achievements (and reviewing them) lets you refine your workflow.”
Mars Dorian
“Entries are easy to do with a 280 character limit, and I think that should make for more consistent journaling.”
The Next Web
“I’d been lamenting my need for something just like this because I have a terrible short-term memory, but I get lost in traditional journaling.”
Chase Night
“Easy way to journal daily. Now I have no excuses! Super simple, easy to access from all your locations.”
Maggie Wenthe
“280 characters or less so you can always read it later, archive it and even search it.”
Business Insider
“In an effort to journal more (without boring the pants offa Twitter peeps), I signed up for 280daily. Kinda loving it so far!”
Michelle Wilkins
Fifteen years of days, one line at a time.
- characters written by 280daily users
- 203,234,580
- days 280daily has been online
- 5,749
- reminder emails sent
- 7,700,323
What people use it for
- Micro journalThe daily habit for people who never managed a diary.
- Travel diaryToo busy to write down every detail? Keep the outline.
- Work logKeep track of your working life, one day at a time.
- Food diaryGetting fit or losing weight? Note what you ate.
- Training logRunning a marathon? Track your progress.
- Backwards to-do listWhat did you get done today?
- A gift for laterStart one for your child and give it to them when they’re grown.
- Photo journalOne picture a day becomes a year you can flick through.
What did you do today?
Write it down in 280 characters, and find it again next year.