Each entry in slowbloom is called a petal. A petal can be as short as a single line or as long as you like. Here is what goes into one and how it is kept private.
Format with Markdown
The editor understands Markdown, so you can shape your writing naturally. That includes:
- Headings, bold, and italic text
- Bullet and numbered lists, plus task checkboxes
- Tables
[[wiki-links]]to connect one petal to another
Add images, moods, and tags
You can drop images inline as you write. Each image is compressed and encrypted on your own device before it is uploaded, so the server only ever stores something it cannot read. There's room for 10 GB of images on the Free plan and 50 GB on Bloom. Every petal also has a title, a date, and a mood colour to capture how the day felt. Add optional #tags to group related entries.
Track the things you care about
Trackers let you record simple key and value pairs alongside your writing, such as sleep: 7 or water: 6. Over time these become a quiet record of patterns you might want to look back on.
The edit window
To keep your journal honest and calm, older entries become read-only after a while. On the Free plan you can edit today's and yesterday's entries. On Bloom you can edit anything from the last 7 days. See pricing for the details.
Once a petal passes its edit window it can no longer be changed or deleted, so take a moment before the window closes if you want to revise it.
Everything you write is end-to-end encrypted in your browser. Your encryption key lives only in memory, so after a reload or on a new device you will be asked to unlock with your password.