Journal your life.
Free, no account.

Unlimited photo-and-text journal entries, moods, tags, and a timeline gallery — plus AI that writes your entries into stories and finds patterns. All free, all local to your device. Pro adds Living Memory: turning a still photo into a short animated clip.

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No account. No download. No credit card. Works right in your browser.

Most journaling apps put AI storytelling behind a subscription and your entries behind an account. MemoryVault keeps everything free and fully local — nothing uploaded, no signup — and adds something no other journal does: turning your still photos into short animated Living Memories.

Free vs Pro

Journaling and AI storytelling are free. Photo animation is Pro.

Free is a complete AI photo journal. Pro adds the Living Memory animation feature.

Free
$0, forever
  • Unlimited photo + text journal entries
  • Moods, tags & timeline gallery
  • AI narrative stories from your entries
  • AI pattern & theme analysis
  • No account — fully local storage
Pro
$2.99/month · everything in Free, plus:
  • 100 Living Memory animation credits/mo
  • Turn still photos into short animated clips
  • Priority processing
✦ Feature Spotlights

What MemoryVault actually does

A private, local photo journal with AI storytelling — and a feature no other journal has.

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Photo + text entries
Add a photo, caption, date, location, mood, and tags — a real multimedia journal entry.
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AI-written stories
MemoryVault's AI turns your entries into narrative prose — a personal historian for your week or month. Free.
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Pattern & theme analysis
AI surfaces recurring emotional patterns across your entries. Free.
Living Memory animation
Turn a still photo into a short animated clip — a feature no other journaling app offers. Pro.
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Fully local, no account
Everything stays on your device — nothing is uploaded to a server. No cloud backup, so keep your own copies.
Comparing journaling apps? See MemoryVault vs Day One & Journey
MemoryVault Pro
$2.99
/month · cancel anytime
100 Living Memory animation credits every month, plus priority processing. Unlimited journal entries, AI stories, and pattern analysis stay free either way.
Go Pro — $2.99/mo →
or keep journaling on the free version as long as you like
Prefer not to subscribe? Buy a one-time animation credit pack instead →

Local storage, no cloud backup. MemoryVault stores your entries and photos locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded to a server. That's good for privacy, but it means there's no cloud backup: clearing your browser data or switching devices will lose your entries. MemoryVault doesn't implement or claim encryption — keep your own copies of anything you don't want to lose.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about MemoryVault.

Yes. Unlimited photo-and-text journal entries, mood and tag tracking, the timeline gallery, and MemoryVault's AI narrative stories and pattern analysis are all free with no account. Pro ($2.99/mo) unlocks Living Memory photo animation — 100 credits a month — plus priority processing.

No — MemoryVault works on your device with no email or signup, on Free or Pro.

No — MemoryVault stores everything locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server, which is great for privacy, but it also means there's no cloud backup: clearing your browser data or switching devices will lose your entries. Keep your own copies of anything you don't want to lose. See the full comparison.

MemoryVault doesn't upload your data anywhere, so nothing leaves your device by default — but it doesn't implement or claim end-to-end encryption. If you specifically need an encrypted, backed-up journal, a cloud-synced app with E2EE is a better fit.

100 Living Memory photo-animation credits a month — MemoryVault's feature that turns a still photo into a short animated clip — plus priority processing. Journal entries, AI stories, and pattern analysis are already free. One-time credit packs are also available if you'd rather not subscribe.

Yes, anytime, no contract.

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