Transform your intentions into actionable plans with AI-powered insights, collaborative planning, and celebratory task completion
JournalMate is a revolutionary AI-powered lifestyle planner and journaling application that transforms your personal goals into concrete, achievable action plans. Whether you want to "work out more," "plan a trip to Dallas," or "start a family fitness challenge," simply speak or type your goal, and our AI creates a personalized, step-by-step roadmap tailored to your lifestyle and preferences.
- 🎙️ Natural Input: Speak or write your goals naturally - "I want to work out, take vitamins, prep for my Dallas trip"
- 🤖 AI Processing: Powered by OpenAI and Claude AI models for intelligent goal breakdown and analysis
- 📱 Mobile-First: Swipeable task cards designed for on-the-go productivity
- 🎉 Celebration-Focused: Instant gratification with confetti animations and progress celebrations
- 👥 Social Collaboration: Share plans with friends, family, and accountability partners
- 📊 Smart Analytics: Track streaks, completion rates, and personal growth over time
- 5 AI-generated questions ordered by priority
- Claude-powered gap analysis
- Real-time web enrichment (weather, events, etc.)
- Complete plan in 2-3 minutes
- Cost-optimized with Claude Haiku (~$0.025 per plan)
- 7 questions tailored to your profile
- Profile-aware recommendations (location, timezone, preferences)
- Enhanced enrichment with multiple data sources
- Motivational notes and detailed timeframes
- ~$0.037 per plan
- Zero questions - just type/paste/upload and go!
- Accepts ANY format: text, numbered lists, screenshots, AI content
- Claude guardrail validates plan-related inputs
- Session-based editing for iterative refinement
- Fastest mode: 10-30 seconds
- Most cost-effective: ~$0.004-0.011 per plan
All modes include:
- Natural Language Processing: Speak your goals conversationally
- Intelligent Title Extraction: Clear, specific activity titles
- Copy & Paste Support: Import from ChatGPT, Claude, screenshots
- Smart Task Generation: Actionable tasks with priorities and time estimates
- Cross-Pane Sync: Activities and tasks appear in all tabs automatically
- Intuitive Gestures: Swipe right to complete, left to skip tasks
- Real-Time Celebrations: Instant confetti effects and motivational feedback
- Customizable Reminders: Hourly, daily, or weekly nudges based on your pace
- Progress Logging: Automatic checkpoint creation for completed and missed tasks
- Shared Goal Creation: Invite members to contribute to group objectives
- Real-Time Activity Feed: See live updates when team members complete tasks
- Contact Integration: Secure phone contact syncing with privacy protection
- Group Journaling: Share daily reflections and mood tracking with your circle
- Streak Tracking: Monitor consistency and build lasting habits
- Completion Insights: Understand your productivity patterns
- Mood Analytics: Correlate emotional states with goal achievement
- Progress Visualization: Beautiful charts and progress indicators
- Framework: React 18 with TypeScript for type-safe development
- Styling: Tailwind CSS with custom design system
- Animations: Framer Motion, React Spring, React Confetti
- UI Components: Shadcn/ui component library
- State Management: TanStack Query for server state, React hooks for local state
- Routing: Wouter for lightweight client-side routing
- Runtime: Node.js with Express.js server
- Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
- Authentication: Multi-provider auth (Gmail, Facebook, Replit)
- AI Integration: OpenAI GPT models and Anthropic Claude
- Real-time: WebSocket support for live collaboration
- OpenAI API: Goal processing and intelligent task generation
- Anthropic Claude: Advanced chat analysis and planning assistance
- Contact Sync: Secure phone contact integration with privacy controls
- Location Services: Date planning with location-based suggestions
- Responsive Design: Seamless experience across all device sizes
- Touch-Optimized: Gesture-based interactions for natural mobile usage
- Progressive Enhancement: Works offline with cached data
- Immediate Feedback: Instant visual rewards for task completion
- Motivational Design: Encouraging copy and positive reinforcement
- Gamification Elements: Streaks, achievements, and progress milestones
- Dark/Light Modes: Automatic theme switching with user preferences
- Keyboard Navigation: Full accessibility for all interactive elements
- Screen Reader Support: Semantic HTML and ARIA labels
- Voice Input Fallbacks: Web Speech API with graceful degradation
- Node.js 18+ installed
- PostgreSQL database (or use Replit's built-in database)
- OpenAI API key
- Anthropic API key (optional)
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Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/journalmate.git cd journalmate -
Install dependencies
npm install
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Set up environment variables
# Copy example environment file cp .env.example .env # Add your API keys OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key DATABASE_URL=your_database_url SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret
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Initialize the database
npm run db:push
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Start the development server
npm run dev
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Open your browser Navigate to
http://localhost:5000
journalmate/
├── client/src/ # React frontend application
│ ├── components/ # Reusable UI components
│ ├── pages/ # Application pages/routes
│ ├── lib/ # Utility functions and configs
│ └── hooks/ # Custom React hooks
├── server/ # Express.js backend
│ ├── routes.ts # API endpoint definitions
│ ├── storage.ts # Database interface layer
│ └── utils/ # Backend utility functions
├── shared/ # Shared TypeScript types
│ └── schema.ts # Database schema and types
└── package.json # Dependencies and scripts
- Fitness Goals: "I want to work out 3x per week and track my nutrition"
- Learning Objectives: "Learn Spanish for my trip to Mexico in 6 months"
- Habit Building: "Establish a morning routine with meditation and reading"
- Couple Goals: "Plan our anniversary trip to Paris"
- Family Projects: "Organize a family reunion for 30+ people"
- Team Challenges: "Complete a group fitness challenge at work"
- Travel Itineraries: "Plan a 10-day backpacking trip through Europe"
- Special Occasions: "Organize a surprise birthday party"
- Life Milestones: "Prepare for buying our first home"
- End-to-End Encryption: Sensitive data encrypted in transit and at rest
- Privacy-First Design: Minimal data collection with user consent
- Secure Authentication: Multi-provider OAuth with session management
- Contact Protection: Phone contacts processed locally with opt-in sharing
- GDPR Compliant: Full data export and deletion capabilities
We welcome contributions from the community! Please read our Contributing Guide for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.
- Follow TypeScript best practices
- Use Conventional Commits for commit messages
- Write tests for new features
- Ensure accessibility compliance
- Maintain responsive design principles
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- Email: support@journalmate.ai
- OpenAI for providing the GPT models that power our AI planning
- Anthropic for Claude AI integration and advanced reasoning
- Replit for the amazing development platform and hosting
- Shadcn/ui for the beautiful component library
- The open-source community for the incredible tools and libraries
Made with ❤️ using Replit | Powered by AI | Built for Goal Achievers
"The best way to predict the future is to create it. JournalMate helps you create yours, one goal at a time."