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Crow: Daily Journalv2.0.0

Released August 19, 2026Major

iOS

What changed

  • New featureSupport for mixed handwriting and typed text in a single entry
  • New featureOn-device searchable handwriting recognition
  • New featureSupport for multiple separate journals
  • UXNew template system for entries
  • New featureData insights including mood tracking and location analytics
  • PerformanceAuto-save functionality to prevent data loss
  • New featureIntegration of photos, places, music, and workouts into entries
  • UXNew PDF export engine optimized for printing
  • New featureImport tools for Day One, Markdown, and paper scanning
  • ComplianceSecurity features including Face ID lock and blurred previews

Original release notes

Crow 2.0 is a massive update and it's finally here!

• Write by hand and type in the same entry — add a paragraph, sketch under it, keep writing
• Your handwriting is searchable. Crow reads every page on your device, and nothing is uploaded
• Separate journals for the separate parts of your life
• Templates — start from a shape instead of a blank page, or save any entry as one
• Insights worth opening: mood through the year, where you write from, what you write about
• Entries save themselves as you write, so a dead battery can't cost you an evening
• Photos, places, songs and workouts from your day, added in a tap
• A new PDF export that lays your journal out for printing, handwriting and all
• Import from Day One, Markdown, plain text — or scan a paper notebook
• Face ID lock, blurred previews, and a Delete Everything that really does
• Themes, papers, typefaces and a color of your own
• Widgets, a Control Center button, and Share to Crow from anywhere

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