Mariner MacJournal 6 for Mac

I have been waiting since Oct. for helping in restoring lost entries. I do not understand why they disappeared and so far no one can answer why let alone get a response.

It is more complicated than I wanted for a simple journal. I had some difficulty navigating to what I needed.

MacJournal has been around a long time and there are better, more complete reviews online everywhere than I can give. I'm surprised that it's one of the few notebook type pieces of software that syncs across ALL devices - OSX AND IOS. It's too expensive but that's another review.The main thing I want to reinforce is that the product description is wrong. This DOES work with OSX Mountain Lion. I have v10.8. Also, this boxed copy on Amazon.com is cheaper than a digital download of the same software on the developer's site. Download and use the free 14 day trial until you receive your box with SN in a few days.

I have used MacJournal for many years on my Macs, and it is my #1 BEST APP for several things. I will fill-in this review next week when I get an hour or two, but it is definitely a FIVE-STAR app for managing ToDo list, project management, all your personal (or business) information. And i have upgraded from one version to another without losing anything. Every year I try to find a better tool for maintaining all my information, and I always come back to this, to MacJournal!! I am now running it on Apple OS 10.12.6 Sierra -- no problem at all. It is now Jan.2,2019. More coming next week. T.R.

The one thing I dislike about this software is that the upgrade path, among other things, seems to have been designed to destroy your entries. It seems nonsensical, but before I stopped using this software, I lost months, then a whole year of entries (and I was writing a lot at that time). So, it makes sense to me to advise anyone reading to perhaps consider ANY other software for this purpose, including an MS Word doc.

I like it. I wish it was easier to "manipulate" the text but it's ok. I wish I could put it on my "drop box" and maybe I can and I just don't know about it yet.I like to organize my files by date and name and this allows you do to that so it's good for me. I'm only just starting to explore this product and so far I like it. I have a lot more info to put into it and I'm hoping it goes smoothly.-Nick

A month ago, I decided I NEED to keep a main digital-journal, for my own sanity. Free psychotherapy: I need to focus. Plus I need to keep additional journals: "Arts & Crafts," "Our Cats," and "Genealogy."I tried Evernote--turns out I absolutely loathe it. Evernote is as snidely and manipulative as Google. I really don't understand why Evernote is the "be-all and end-all" for some people. My opinion of Evernote: YUCK!I tried iReminisce--it's merely okay: it doesn't have sophisticated features, and it hasn't been upgraded for over a year, meaning the developer has abandoned it. I tried Memoires by Coding Robots; Memories by Juicy Cocktail; Per Se by (Get)Sprouted; and Thoughts by green&slimy. I didn't like any of them--I'd rate these no higher than two stars (**). I didn't like the interface, or it didn't have enough (or array of) features, or the developer has abandoned it (no recent upgrades), or any combination of the above.I even tried out a scrapbook program called iScrapbook 4. If Scrapbook 4 had had decent word processing, there's a good chance I would have gone with them for journaling. Pretty nifty software, that Scrapbook 4. I will be getting Scrapbook 4 ANYWAY, just for the heck of it--it's so good.As I was saying, I returned the search for a journal program, this time with a "do or die" attitude: THE WARRIOR IS GOING TO CONQUER FINDING A JOURNAL PROGRAM! This time, as I investigated MacJournal closely (the demo version from its website), I didn't pass it over this time--I liked what I saw, and the more I saw, the more I liked. While I respect other people's opinions giving software a low-rating, it's obvious that I don't see what they see, and they don't see what I see. I 100% disagree with their low-ratings. For its genre, MacJournal is as full-featured as Apple Pages or Adobe Photoshop, and pretty-darn high-quality. In fact, there isn't a lot to NOT to like about MacJournal. I like it--a LOT. I've used MacJournal for only two days, so time will tell. I've started journaling, and feel better already.Hence, I recommend MacJournal, giving it five stars (*****). Had this been ten years' ago, this calibre of software would've cost $200, so feel lucky you only have to pay $40.

I loved this program for several years. I had version 5. I had all kinds of files -- personal and business. Then one day I was prompted to download a upgrade so I did. Huge mistake. I lost all my files with version 6. I have been unable to recover them. I complained to Mariner tech support several times and got no response. They have zero customer support.