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Timeline and notes view

Diarly offers two ways to organize your writing: Timeline and Notes. Each view is designed for a different journaling style — so you can write freely without managing folders.

Timeline and Notes view

Timeline vs. Notes

  • Timeline — Entries are grouped by day. Perfect for daily writing, reflections, or time-based logs. Each day creates its own page.
  • Notes — Entries are undated. Great for drafts, ideas, quotes, or any writing that doesn’t need a date.

✍️ When creating a new entry, choose whether to add it to Timeline or Notes.
Learn more in Writing your first entry.

You can access Timeline and Notes differently depending on your device:

On iPhone

  • In the Today or Journal tab, use the visible widgets to access entries in Timeline or Notes for a specific journal.
  • To see all your entries across journals, swipe to the All View. You can switch between Timeline and Notes there using the toggle in the lower-left corner.

⚙️ Use Customize & Reorder to show or hide these sections, and set a default view for each journal.

On iPad and Mac

  • Use the sidebar to switch views. Tap the Timeline or Notes icons for the current journal.

⚙️ Want to customize what appears in the Timeline? See Timeline settings.