Zim - A Desktop Wiki
Daily Journal
You can use zim a journal notebook by using the calendar plugin.
If you want to mix the journal with other notes you can keep the journal pages in a separate namespace, like ':Calendar'. Or you can configure the top level namespace as the place to keep journal pages.
For a dedicated journal notebook you typically want to set the preference to have the calendar embedded in the side pane.
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