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Your daily tasks, diary, goals and notes — 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 Ready in under a minute
RytePad daily tasks: a to-do list for the day with a progress bar, a 14-day streak and completed tasks
RytePad on a phone
Entries encrypted at rest (AES-256) Phone, tablet and desktop, nothing to install No ads. Your data is never sold.

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. Tick things off, watch the progress bar fill and keep your streak going. Plan days ahead or look back at any date. Unfinished tasks can carry over to tomorrow by themselves.Pro

Private diary

Timestamped entries with light formatting: bold, lists, colours. Several entries a day if you like. 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 and searchable.

Smart notes

A clean notepad with titles, formatting and auto-save. 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.

See it in action

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

Daily tasks screen with progress bar and streak

Today's list, a progress bar and your streak, with completed tasks kept below, still editable.

Private diary screen with timestamped entries and a writing box

Entries for the day with a roomy editor underneath. Step back through any date.

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.

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"4 of 6 done" and a day streak that lights up with your first completed task of the day.

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 remindersAn evening note about what's still pending, a morning heads-up for tasks planned ahead, and a nudge if you've been away.

Fast to useEnter adds, Esc cancels, and a task completes with one click. Completed items can still be edited.

Made for phones tooBottom navigation, big touch targets, and a tap on any task shows when you added or finished it.

Share only what you chooseNotes can be shared as a snapshot or a live link. Everything else stays yours.

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, with one click.
  • No ads, no data salesFunded by Pro subscriptions only.

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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Free to use. Pro if you want more.

Every plan gets the full privacy protection, every device, and every core feature.

Free

$0 forever
Everything you need to run your day.
  • Unlimited daily tasks, with progress and streaks
  • Private diary, unlimited entries
  • Long-term goals
  • Up to 20 checklists
  • Up to 20 notes, shareable by link
  • Search across everything
  • Email reminders
  • 5 focus timers a day
  • Dark mode, encryption, phone and desktop
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Pro

$14.97 per year
That's $1.25 a month. One payment, no auto-renewal surprises.
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Monthly goals, month by month
  • Unfinished tasks carry over to tomorrow automatically
  • Unlimited checklists and notes
  • Unlimited focus timers
  • Export search results as text files
  • Priority support
  • New features first
Get Pro: contact us

Pro upgrades are set up by hand at the moment: send us a message and your account is upgraded within 24 hours.

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

Frequently asked

Is RytePad really free?

Yes. The free plan has no time limit and no card required: unlimited daily tasks, a private diary, long-term goals, 20 checklists, 20 notes, search and email reminders. Pro ($14.97 a year) adds monthly goals, automatic carry-over of unfinished tasks, unlimited checklists, notes and 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, sent only over HTTPS, and 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 to open it like an app.

What happens to tasks I don't finish?

They stay on their day, so you can always see what was planned. Pro users can switch on carry-over: at midnight, anything still pending is copied to the next day, marked D1, D2 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.

How do I upgrade to Pro?

Send us a message through the contact page with the email you signed up with. We upgrade the account by hand, usually within 24 hours, and confirm by email. Online payment is coming.

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.

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.