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tenet · emotion tracking journal

A journal that
feels with you.

Private. Local. Alive.

Based on Alive UI Research by Vijayarka

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01 // The Problem

Journaling apps are broken.

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Your thoughts aren't yours.
Every entry synced to a cloud server you don't control. Your most private thoughts, indexed and stored by strangers. That's not a journal — that's a database asset.
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Emotions aren't data points.
Mood scores. Streak counters. Weekly reports. They reduce the complex texture of a human feeling to a cold number on a chart. Grief isn't a 2.3. Joy isn't a 9.1.
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Performative writing.
When an app watches, analyzes, and judges, you subconsciously start writing for an audience. You lose the authenticity of the only person that matters: yourself.
02 // The Protocol

One rule. Never broken.

tenet is a private emotional journal that lives entirely on your device. No servers. No accounts. No one watching. As you write, a hanging pendant reads your emotional tone in real time — shifting color, breathing with you. Not analyzing. Just being with you.

Every memory you save glows in the color of how you felt. Not a label. Not a score. A living visual record of who you were in that moment.

ArchitectureOther Appstenet
Stores data on serversAlwaysNever
Account requiredAlwaysNever
UI responds to your emotionNeverAlways
Works offlineRarelyAlways
Built on published researchNoZenodo
Your data is yoursDebatableCompletely
03 // Mechanics

Three moments. That's it.

01
Write
Open tenet. Start writing. No setup, no account. Just you and the blank page beneath the light.
02
Detect
As you type, tenet reads your emotional tone live. The pendant shifts color in real time. No algorithms. No judgment.
03
Glow
Your saved memory becomes a glowing card — lit in the color of that moment. A living history of who you've been.
04 // App Preview

See it in the light.

Today's Entry Start writing — I'm listening... I feel something shifting today. The kind of quiet that comes before clarity. Save → Archives Write Week Settings
Write
Memory Shelf Radiant · Apr 15 Something shifted. A quiet kind of joy. Calm · Apr 13 Nothing big happened. That was enough. Sad · Apr 11 Hard to explain. Just heavy. Peace · Apr 9 Long walk. No phone. Just me. + Archives Write Week Settings
Memory Shelf
This Week Apr 12 — Apr 18 Mostly radiant. One calm. Keep going. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Radiant · Wednesday I feel good and ready. Archives Write Week Settings
Week View
05 // The Ecosystem

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tenet
A journal that feels with you. Private, local, alive. Your emotions shape the interface, not the other way around.
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06 // Privacy

Zero eyes but yours.

tenet was built with one non-negotiable principle: your journal never leaves your device. Not to a server, not to a cloud, not to us. Every word you've ever written is exactly where you put it — and nowhere else.

Local Only
All data stored on your device. Nothing sent anywhere. No breach possible because there's no server to breach.
Works Offline
Full PWA. Install on your home screen. Write anywhere — no connection required. Zero dependency on connectivity.
No Account Ever
No email. No password. No profile. Open and write. The app never needs to know who you are.

07 // Begin

Your light is waiting.

No signup. No download. Open it and write.

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