# Windows Journal
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{{Short description|Windows notetaking application}}
{{distinguish|Microsoft Systems Journal}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Windows Journal
| logo = Windows Journal Viewer Icon.png
| logo_size = x64px
| screenshot = Windows Journal.png
| screenshot_size = 300px
| caption = Windows Journal running on [Windows 11](/source/Windows_11)
| developer = [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)
| replaced_by = [OneNote](/source/OneNote)
| included with = {{ubl|[Windows XP Tablet PC Edition](/source/Windows_XP_Tablet_PC_Edition)
|[Windows Vista](/source/Windows_Vista)
|[Windows 7](/source/Windows_7)
|[Windows 8](/source/Windows_8)
|[Windows 8.1](/source/Windows_8.1)
|[Windows 10](/source/Windows_10) version 1507 and version 1511}}
}}
'''Windows Journal''' was a [notetaking](/source/notetaking) application created by [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft). It allowed the user to create and organize handwritten notes and drawings. It could be used with an ordinary computer mouse to compose a handwritten note, as well as a graphics tablet or a [Tablet PC](/source/Tablet_computer). It was first included with [Windows XP Tablet PC Edition](/source/Windows_XP_editions), and then later included with selected editions of [Windows Vista](/source/Windows_Vista) and later. It was removed in 2016 with the [Windows 10](/source/Windows_10) "Anniversary Update" and was succeeded by [OneNote](/source/OneNote). In the following months, patches for [Windows 7](/source/Windows_7) and [Windows 8.1](/source/Windows_8.1) were released to uninstall Windows Journal due to security vulnerabilities with the Windows Journal file format (.JNT).
== History ==
=== Initial release ===
The first release of Windows Journal was included with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
=== Windows Journal Viewer ===
'''Windows Journal Viewer''', also created by Microsoft, allowed viewing notes created with Windows Journal on other systems without the Tablet PC software. The most recently released version 1.5.2316.0[{{Cite web |date=14 March 2005 |title=Download Microsoft Windows Journal Viewer 1.5 from Official Microsoft Download Center |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20771 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115031749/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20771 |archivedate=2016-01-15 |access-date=29 July 2014 |work=Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft Corporation}}
] for [Windows 2000](/source/Windows_2000), [Windows XP](/source/Windows_XP) and [Windows Server 2003](/source/Windows_Server_2003) was removed as of March 2016.
=== Windows Vista ===
An update was included with Windows Vista with slight visual changes.
=== Discontinuation and replacements ===
Windows Journal was included with later revisions of Windows. While it didn't receive feature updates, it was still tested for compatibility and patched for security vulnerabilities.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.gfi.com/blog/may-2016-microsoft-patch-tuesday/|title=May 2016 – Microsoft Patch Tuesday|last=Shinder|first=Debra|date=12 May 2016|website=gfi.com/blog|publisher=GFI Software}}] Windows Journal was available in the original July 2015 release of Windows 10 (version 1507) and the "November Update" (version 1511), but it was removed in the "Anniversary Update".[{{Cite web|url=http://mspoweruser.com/sticky-notes-updated-for-preview-users/|title=Sticky Notes updated for preview users|last=Veal|first=Nicholas|date=5 May 2016|website=MSPowerUser}}] Windows Journal is now replaced by OneNote, which is integrated into Windows 10. OneNote does not support natively support Windows Journal files, but Microsoft offers the ability to reinstall Journal[{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3162655|title=Windows Journal Application Beta Refresh for Windows|date=9 August 2016|website=Support|publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)}}] and a tool for converting Journal files to OneNote files.[{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/johnguin/2007/12/21/journal-to-onenote-importer/|title=Journal to OneNote Importer|last=Guin|first=John|date=21 December 2007|website=OneNote Testing|publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)}}] On July 12, 2016, Microsoft released a patch (KB3170735) for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to notify users about future Windows Journal developments.[{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3170735|title=July 2016 Update for Windows Journal|date=15 July 2016|website=Support|publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)}}] On August 9, 2016, Microsoft released another patch (KB3161102) to remove Windows Journal from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 due to the Windows Journal file format (Journal Note File, or JNT) being susceptible to security exploits.[{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3161102|title=Update for Windows Journal component removal|date=9 August 2016|website=Support|publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)}}][{{Cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-releases-kb3161102-to-kill-off-windows-journal-507159.shtml|title=Microsoft Releases KB3161102 to Kill Off Windows Journal|last=Popa|first=Bogdan|date=10 August 2016|website=[Softpedia](/source/Softpedia)|publisher=SoftNews SRL}}]
On February 17, 2021, Microsoft released an alternative to Windows Journal called Microsoft Journal[{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKibtldQU-o |title=A look inside: Microsoft Journal, a Microsoft Garage project |date=2021-02-17 |last=Windows Insider Program |access-date=2025-11-02 |via=YouTube}}] as a part of the [Microsoft Garage](/source/Microsoft_Garage) program.
== JNT format ==
Microsoft has provided no documentation for its proprietary {{Not a typo|.JNT}} file format, which makes it difficult or impossible for other developers or software publishers to read or write {{Not a typo|.JNT}} files. Therefore, other programs cannot import Windows Journal files. There can be no third-party applications that make direct use of files created with Windows Journal. {{Not a typo|.JNT}} files should be converted to other formats such as [XML](/source/XML) with the Journal Reader Supplemental Component,[{{Cite web |date=April 2005 |title=Microsoft Windows Journal Reader Supplemental Component for the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit 1.7 |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa813353.aspx |access-date=May 25, 2015 |work=Microsoft Developer Network |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |edition=v.1.7.2600.2180}}] for external applications to use.
==See also==
* [Comparison of notetaking software](/source/Comparison_of_notetaking_software)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
*{{Cite web
|url = http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Create-and-personalize-handwritten-notes-using-Windows-Journal
|title = Create and personalize handwritten notes using Windows Journal
|work = Windows 7 Help home
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|access-date = 5 July 2011
}}
*{{Cite web
|url = http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Customize-the-appearance-of-a-Journal-note
|title = Customize the appearance of a Journal note
|work = Windows Vista Help home
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|access-date = 5 July 2011
}}
*{{Cite web
|url = http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/tablet-pc
|title = Tablet PC improvements
|work = Windows 7 home
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|access-date = 5 July 2011
}}
*{{Cite web
|url = http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/evaluation/overviews/pctools.asp
|title = New Tools to Use with Your PC
|work = Windows XP Tablet PC Edition home
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|date = 7 November 2002
|access-date = 5 July 2011
|archive-date = 4 February 2004
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040204181354/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/evaluation/overviews/pctools.asp
}}
*{{Cite web
|url = http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/tabletpc/russel_03january20.mspx
|title = Getting to Know Windows Journal for Tablet PC
|work = Windows XP home
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|date = 20 January 2003
|access-date = 5 July 2011
|first = Charlie
|last = Russel
|archive-date = 1 June 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100601155401/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/tabletpc/russel_03january20.mspx
}}
*{{Cite web
|url = http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms812502.aspx
|title = Converting Journal Notes to XML, SVG, and OneNote
|work = Microsoft Developer Network
|publisher = Microsoft Corporation
|access-date = 29 July 2014
}}
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Category:Discontinued Windows components
Category:Microsoft Tablet PC
Category:Note-taking software
Category:2002 software
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