Lifelog

A simple and secure diary app using Python, SQLite and GTK.

Installation · Usage · Features · Contribute · License

Installation

1. Install the dependencies :

• For Ubuntu/Debian-based distributions

  sudo apt install python3 python3-pip cmake libcairo2-dev gobject-introspection libgirepository-1.0-dev
  

2. (Optional) Set up a virtual environment :

   python3 -m venv myenv
   source myenv/bin/activate
   

3. Install Lifelog from PyPI :

   pip3 install lifelog
   

4. OR install Lifelog from source:

   git clone https://github.com/MrBeam89/lifelog.git
   cd lifelog
   python3 setup.py bdist_wheel sdist
   pip install .
   

Usage

1. Start Lifelog with the following commands : lifelog or python3 -m lifelog

2. Create a diary or open an existing one :

   • Click on the New File icon (at the top left) or Ctrl+N
   • OR Click on the Open File icon or Ctrl+O

3. Set a password (minimum length : 8 characters) or type the existing one.

Warning

If you forget your password, you will be unable to retrieve your lost data.

4. 🎉 You can now start writing ! 🎉

Features

• Simple and intuitive interface : Designed with simplicity in mind.
• Title and tags : Make searching for specific entries easier.
• Mood tracking : Scale from 1 to 100.
• Rich text : Bold/italic/underline/strikethrough text, and paragraph alignment.
• Image support : Supports the following formats (by default) : JPEG, PNG, ICO and BMP.
• Encryption : Uses AES-256 along with scrypt to protect your data.
• Searching : Find specific entries between two dates by their titles or their tags.

Contribute

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.