Import Journal Entries

Guide to import journal entries to Journey.

Last Updated By Journey on Apr 28, 2025 1:43 PM

⚠️ Warning! Import at your own risk. Your existing entries may be overwritten. Also, you may have duplicates if you import the same backup multiple times. We are not liable for the failure and incorrect import from other journal platforms.

Journey Cloud Sync

Android

Ensure that the file is saved in the Download folder. To import, go to Settings > Data & Cloud Services > select a Journey Cloud Sync drive > tap Import. Select the file to import and tap OK.

Supported formats:

Journey (v1/v2)
Day One Classic
Day One
Evernote
Diaro (Do not enable encryption before export)
Daylio

iOS

Ensure that the file is saved in a local folder. To import, go to Preferences > Data & Cloud Services > select a Journey Cloud Sync drive > tap Import. Select the file to import and tap OK.

Supported formats:

Journey (v1/v2)
Day One Classic
Day One
Evernote
Diaro (Do not enable encryption before export)
Daylio

Mac Catalyst

Ensure that the file is saved in a local folder. To import, go to Preferences > Data & Cloud Services > select a Journey Cloud Sync drive > tap Import. Select the file to import and tap OK.

Supported formats:

Journey (v1/v2)
Day One Classic
Day One
Evernote
Diaro (Do not enable encryption before export)
Daylio

Web

Go to web app > settings > cloud > select a Journey Cloud Sync Drive > Import.

Supported formats:

Journey (v1/v2)
Day One Classic
Day One
Evernote
Daylio

Import from the web is only supported for Journey Cloud Sync. Please do not close the browser window until complete.

Journey Desktop (Mac Windows & Linux)

Ensure that the file is saved in a local folder. To import, go to Settings > Data > select a Journey Cloud Sync drive > tap Import. Select the file to import and tap OK.

Supported formats:

Journey (v1/v2)
Day One Classic
Day One
Evernote
Daylio
Apple Journal

Google Drive Sync

Android

Ensure that the file is saved in the Download folder. To import, go to Settings > Data & Cloud Services > select a Google Drive > tap Import. Select the file to import and tap OK.

Supported formats:

Journey v1
Day One Classic
Day One
Diaro (Do not enable encryption before export)
Daylio
Evernote

iOS

Ensure that the exported file is saved in the Journey folder. To locate the Journey folder, please go to your device's Files application > On My iPhone > Journey.

To import, go to Preferences > Data & Cloud Services > select a Google Drive > tap Import. Select the backup which you would like to import.

Supported formats:

Journey v1
Day One Classic
Day One
Daylio
Evernote

Journey Desktop (Mac, Windows & Linux)

Ensure that the file is saved in a local folder. To import, go to Settings > Data > select a Google Drive > tap Import. Select the file to import and tap OK.

Journey (v1/v2)
Day One Classic
Day One
Evernote
Daylio
Apple Journal

Mac Catalyst

To import, select Journey > Preferences > Data & Cloud Services > select a Google Drive > Import > Select the backup which you would like to import. Supported formats:

Journey v1
Import Day One Classic
Import Day One

Web

This feature is not supported in the web version.