# MacJournal

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Blogging software

MacJournal Developer Dan Schimpf Stable release 7.3.1 / 2022-06-06 Operating system Classic Mac OS, macOS Type Journal software & Blogging tool License Freeware Website danschimpf.com

**MacJournal** is [journaling](/source/Diary) and [blogging](/source/Blog) software originally developed for [Mac OS X](/source/Mac_OS_X). It is published by [Dan Schimpf Software](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dan_Schimpf_Software&action=edit&redlink=1). MacJournal offers only basic text formatting and limited [page layout features](/source/Desktop_publishing_software). MacJournal's audience includes [diarists](/source/Personal_journal), bloggers and [podcasters](/source/Podcast).

MacJournal supports online blog tools including: LiveJournal, Blogger, Movable Type and WordPress. It also contains powerful searching capabilities, allows keeping multiple nested journals. Includes password protection, [AES-256 encryption](/source/Advanced_Encryption_Standard) and [Palm (PDA)](/source/Palm_(PDA)) syncing.

MacJournal was written by Dan Schimpf and was awarded Best Mac OS X Student Product at the 2002 [Apple Design Awards](/source/Apple_Design_Awards). It was initially distributed as [Freeware](/source/Freeware), then made [Shareware](/source/Shareware). In 2004 the project was purchased by Mariner Software, and Schimpf was hired to continue development.

In 2012, MacJournal was given an Editors' Choice Award by [Macworld](/source/Macworld).[1]

In early 2019, development and distribution of MacJournal was reverted from Mariner Software back to its original developer, Dan Schimpf.[2] In March 2019, Dan Schimpf Software released version 7.0.0 of MacJournal as freeware.[3] As of late 2022, Schimpf is continuing active development of MacJournal, releasing updates.[4][5]

## External links

- [Official website](https://danschimpf.com/)

- [ExpertReviews.co.uk review of MacJournal 4 (2006)](https://web.archive.org/web/20111001170902/http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/business-software/87988/macjournal-4)

- [Macworld review of MacJournal 4 (2006)](https://www.macworld.com/article/1051038/macjournal4.html)

- [Macworld review of MacJournal 6 (2012)](https://www.macworld.com/article/1166036/macjournal-6-is-an-ideal-personal-writing-organizer.html)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The 28th Annual Editors' Choice Awards"](http://www.macworld.com/article/2019722/the-28th-annual-editors-choice-awards.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wray, Michael (28 February 2019). ["MacJournal Reverts Back to Dan Schimpf Software"](http://marinersoftware.com/77373-2/). *Mariner Software*. Retrieved 2019-05-23. Since January of 2005, Mariner Software has been the exclusive distributor for MacJournal. Effective March 1, 2019, MacJournal is reverting back to the developer, Dan Schimpf Software.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Schimpf, Dan. ["A message about the transition from Mariner Software"](https://danschimpf.com). *DanSchimpf.com*. Dan Schimpf Software. Retrieved 2019-05-23. MacJournal 7 is free to download and use.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["MacJournal Version History"](https://danschimpf.com/macjournal/history.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [https://danschimpf.blogspot.com](https://danschimpf.blogspot.com) [*[user-generated source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources#User-generated_content)*]

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