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Reflection.app vs The Journal

A side-by-side look at Reflection.app and The Journal. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Reflection.app

Reflection.app

Office & Productivity

Reflection.app is a minimalist writing app for Mac that focuses solely on text editing without extra features like formatting tools or distracted modes. It provides a clean interface for writing with basic keyboard shortcuts, auto save, dark mode, and that's about it.

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The Journal

The Journal

Office & Productivity

The Journal is a free, open-source journaling app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. It provides a private space to record thoughts, memories, goals, dreams or anything else you want to write. The Journal features tagging, filtering, encryption and more.

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