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