Rich in Features

Privacy First Penzu was designed to focus on your privacy. Unlike blogging, your entries are private by default.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand…
Insert your own photos (now with flickr) and bring your entries to life!
Share if You Want To You can share your individual entries via email or create a public link and share with the world...
Instant Search Find long-lost entries quickly and easily with our fast filtered search and sorting.

Learn More Go Pro! Go Pro and experience the
best online diary and personal
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Ultimate Privacy With Penzu Pro, you can protect your most secret entries with military-grade 256-bit AES encryption.
Make it Yours Customize backgrounds, pad style, and rich text formatting to complement a specific entry.
You Own Your Data Your entries can be exported to multiple formats giving you more control over your private data.

Loved by Many

"I'm not kidding when I say Penzu is the most realistic re-creation of paper I've seen on the Web."
"Best Free Software of 2009"
PC Mag
"Penzu is a service that makes publishing your texts online simpler than you ever thought possible."

Less Stress Expressive writing is an extremely cathartic process, helping you to relax and release stress. More →
Be Healthier Numerous studies have shown that keeping a journal can improve your immune function. More →
Get Smarter Keeping a journal or diary can not only boost your "working memory" but your grades too. More →
Lose Weight Keeping a food diary has been suggested to double weight-loss when combined with a diet. More →

Locking You can password protect your individual entries for extra privacy. Or, with a Penzu Pro account, you can take locking a step further and encrypt the contents of your entries using military-grade encryption with a unique distributed security process to keep your data safe.
SSL for Extra Security Your entries are even more secure with 128-bit SSL, the same technology used by online banks. Both Free and Penzu Pro accounts use HTTPS to protect you while you write.