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Your daily tasks, diary, goals and notes, all in one calm place.

RytePad is a simple, private web app for planning the day, keeping a journal, tracking goals and holding on to the lists and notes you'll want later. Free to start, on any device.

Free plan, forever No credit card
RytePad daily tasks: today's to-do list with a progress bar, a 17-day streak, an important task marked with a coloured edge, and completed tasks below
RytePad on a phone
5 toolsTasks, diary, goals, checklists and notes.
AES-256Everything encrypted before it is stored.
$0Free plan with no time limit and no card.
1 loginPhone, tablet and desktop, always in sync.
What's inside

Everything you write down, in one place

Five simple tools that share one search, one login and one design, so nothing gets lost between apps.

Daily tasks

A list for each day, with a progress bar and a streak. Star what matters, drag the list into your order, plan ahead or look back at any date. Unfinished tasks can carry over to tomorrow.Pro

Private diary

Timestamped entries with light formatting, a writing streak, and one click to read everything you have ever written, newest first. Encrypted, and readable by nobody but you.

Goals

Long-term goals you can see every day, and month-by-month targetsPro for the near future. Achieved goals stay as a record of what you've done.

Checklists

Groceries, packing, project steps, ideas for a trip: anything that isn't tied to a date. Reusable, editable, searchable, and easy to reorder.

Smart notes

A clean notepad with titles, formatting and auto-save, with room for long notes. Share a note as a fixed snapshot, or as a live link that always shows the latest version.

Search everything

Find anything by word or by date across tasks, diary, goals, checklists and notes, then click a result to jump straight to that day, list or note.

A quick tour

See RytePad in action

Light, quick and quiet. Each area has its own colour, so you always know where you are.

Daily tasks screen with a progress bar, a streak, an important task and completed tasks

Today's list with a progress bar and your streak. A star marks what matters most, Rearrange lets you drag the list into order, and completed tasks stay below, still editable.

Private diary screen with a writing streak, timestamped entries and a writing box

Entries for the day with a roomy editor underneath, the last seven days as dots next to your writing streak, and "View all entries" to read everything you have written, newest first.

Goals screen with in-progress and achieved goals

Long-term goals in progress, achieved ones below. Monthly goals sit on the second tab (Pro).

Checklists screen with a grocery list open

Your checklists as cards. Open one and it works like a to-do list, with its own to-do and completed sections.

Smart notes screen with a recipe note open in the editor

A tall editor that saves as you type, with formatting, a character count and one-click sharing.

RytePad daily tasks in dark mode

One tap switches to dark mode. RytePad remembers the choice on that device.

Everyday details

Built to be used every day

Small details that make the difference between an app you try and an app you keep.

Progress and streaks"3 of 8 done", a day streak that lights up with your first completed task, and a writing streak for the diary.

Mark what matters, in your orderA star gives a task, goal or item a coloured edge so it stands out. Rearrange drags any list into the order you want.

A focus timer that rings on timeSet 25 minutes and get on with it. The alarm is scheduled precisely, even with the tab in the background.

Email reminders"Still pending today: 4 tasks" at 6:30 PM, a 6:30 AM heads-up for tasks you planned ahead, and a nudge if you've been away. Each one is a switch in your account.

Fast to useEnter adds, Esc cancels, one click completes. Completed items can still be edited, and hovering over a task shows when you added or finished it.

Made for phones tooBottom navigation, big touch targets and the same account everywhere. Add it to your home screen for one-tap access.

Privacy

A diary is only useful if it's private

Built so that what you write stays yours.

  • Encrypted at restAES-256 before anything is stored.
  • Encrypted in transitHTTPS everywhere, secure cookies.
  • No staff accessThere is no admin view of your content.
  • Delete anything, any timePermanently, including your whole account.
  • Log out everywhereOne click ends every other session; so does a new password.
  • No ads, no data salesFunded by Pro subscriptions only.
Encrypted by design

Unreadable to anyone but you

Everything is encrypted before it reaches the database and decrypted only for you, when you're logged in. A copy of the database shows nothing readable.

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Pricing

Free to use. Pro if you want more.

Both plans get the full privacy protection, every device and every core feature. Pro removes the limits.

What you get Free
$0 forever
No card, no time limit.
Pro Most popular
$14.97 per year
About $1.25 a month, billed once a year. Cancel any time.
Tasks a day25Unlimited
Diary entries a day4Unlimited
Goals40 long-termUnlimitedplus monthly goals
Checklists and notes10 eachUnlimited
Characters per task or item5001,000
Carry-over to tomorrowAutomatic
Focus timers5 a dayUnlimited
Export search resultsAs a text file
Create free account Upgrade to Pro
Encryption Search across everything Email reminders Important marks and Rearrange Streaks Dark mode Every device No ads

Secure checkout by Paddle. Pro is active the moment the payment goes through, you get a reminder before each renewal, and nothing you created is ever deleted if you stop. Pro also brings priority support and new features first.

Stories

Small habit, big difference

From people who open RytePad every day.

RytePad has completely changed how I organise my day. The combination of tasks and journaling helps me stay focused and reflective.

Sarah M.Project manager

The search is incredible. I can find any diary note or task from months ago in seconds. It's like having a personal assistant.

Maria K.Student

I love how secure and private RytePad is. Finally, a productivity app that respects my data while helping me achieve my goals.

David L.Entrepreneur
FAQ

Questions, answered

Is RytePad really free?

Yes. The free plan has no time limit and no card required.

It includes 25 tasks a day, 4 diary entries a day, 40 long-term goals, 10 checklists, 10 notes, 500 characters per task or item, search across everything and email reminders.

Pro ($14.97 a year) removes those limits and adds monthly goals, automatic carry-over of unfinished tasks, 1,000 characters per task or item, unlimited focus timers and text exports.

Is my diary private?

Your entries, tasks, goals, list items and notes are encrypted with AES-256-CBC before they are stored and sent only over HTTPS.

There is no admin screen that can display your content. Only you, logged in, can read what you wrote.

Does it work on my phone?

RytePad is a web app, so it works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install.

On a phone you get bottom navigation and larger controls. Add rytepad.com to your home screen for one-tap access.

What happens to tasks I don't finish?

They stay on their day, so you can always see what was planned, and the evening reminder lists what is still pending.

Pro users can switch on carry-over: at midnight, anything still pending is copied to the next day, marked D2, D3 and so on, for up to ten days.

Can I get my data out?

Search results (tasks, diary entries, goals, list items or notes) can be exported as a text file on the Pro plan. Shared notes can also be opened as a page you can save or print.

And you can delete anything, or the whole account, from the Account page. Deletion is immediate and permanent.

How do I upgrade to Pro?

Open Upgrade in the app (the button in the sidebar, or Account → Your plan) and pay through Paddle, our payment partner. Pro is active the moment the payment goes through.

Pro renews once a year. Switch auto-renew off any time under Account → Your plan and Pro simply runs to the end of the year you paid for.

Not satisfied? Write to support within 14 days of a charge and it is refunded in full.

Can I share a note?

Yes. Open a note and choose Share: a snapshot link shows the note as it is right now, a live link always shows the latest saved version.

Delete the note and both links stop working.

Ready when you are

Start with today's list

One place for the day you're having and the year you're building. Free, private and ready in under a minute.