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nwuser733
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Sharing Journal app entries with family and friends

How to share journal app entries with friends and family? I'm finding the Journal app very useful for recording thoughts and daily activities. However, currently, there is no sharing option in the Journal App - I've looked at all the different settings & actions (Mac OS 26.7.1, iOS 26.6.2). You can lock it down to make it private, but I want to share a specific journal within the Journal App with my family - for instance a journal I create during vacation. I don't want to export the journal to PDF each day. Is Journal sharing a future capability?

Posted on Oct 20, 2026 10:55 AM

3 replies

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Oct 20, 2026 11:08 AM in response to nwuser733

No one here in this user-to-user forum would know Apple's plans for the future. You can let them know what you'd like to see here:


Product Feedback - Apple


Journal probably doesn't have its own category so just put it under the relevant operating system.


Day One, the journal app I've been using for about 15 years does offer a shared journal feature. The free version has some limits but it's still just overall better than Apple's.

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Oct 21, 2026 7:08 AM in response to nwuser733

According to what I read (and yes, I did some research before suggesting it), sharing is available on all levels. The fact that it has limitations still means it works better than the non-existent sharing feature in Apple's Journal. As far as only one photo per entry, just make more entries. If you're sharing the whole journal, that wouldn't seem to matter.


I don't care about colors of journals or custom icons so I wouldn't know anything about that.


As someone who has been keeping a journal of some sort or another for at least fifty years, I find Day One well worth the $49 a year that I pay. I was very interested when Apple came out with Journal. It's a huge disappointment for me. But only you can decide what works for you.

nwuser733 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 20, 2026 3:27 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thank you for the link for product feedback and the suggestion. I've posted my suggestion there in the Journal app category.


I'm taking a look at Day One and I notice that their "access the journal from all your devices", is only available with their "Silver" level $49.99/yr or their Gold level @$79.99/yr. Also not available in Basic/free are Journal colors and App icons


According the Day One's website, the Shared Journals on Mac are in Beta right now with some limitations.

https://dayoneapp.com/releases/introducing-shared-journals-on-mac-beta/


What's not stated is the level of plan needed to enable sharing. I assume Silver level since that's the "Journal across all your devices" feature.


Apple Journal already has all device access built-in with more than one photo per entry, and custom colors & icons for Journals, which is enough for me at this time. Well, except for that missing sharing capability...


Again, thank you for the suggestion.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256379741