- Apple recently announced its journal app coming to iPados 26 and MacOS Tahoe for the first time
- There are six new features that land later in the year
- Apple Journal’s new features are designed for both practical and creative purposes
After Apple’s recent WWDC event, it’s safe to say we’re in a wave of new and exciting features coming to iOS 26 in September, and as well as new additions such as Apple Music’s Automix, the Apple Journal is another app that gets several big upgrades.
After two years of absence, Apple finally brings the journal app to iPad and Mac, which will be available when the new iPados 26 and MacOS Tahoe updates are rolled out – which we expect at the same time as iOS 26.
The Apple Journal was introduced in 2023 as part of iOS 17.2 software update, which appeared as a pre-installed app reserved in the iPhone. But the launch of iPados 26 and MacOS Tahoe first marks that journal migrates to other Apple products.
When it comes to Apple’s original apps, I’ve never really felt the urge to experiment, especially with the Apple Journal, as I’ve been more than happy to use the Notes app for things like keeping track of my workout routine or creating a shopping list. But with the announcement of journal’s six new features, Apple encourages me to get a little more creative with the way I use its original apps to get me through my daily life.
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The six new additions that come to the Apple Journal cover both creative and practical features, so it’s not just about strengthening your journal’s visual element, but optimizing formatting and organizational features of the app itself.
The first feature is the ability to create multiple journals so you can document different types of items and better organize them. This also allows you to have a clear overview of your different journals, and using the practical new map display interface you can see your items based on the locations you created them.
Third, you will soon have more control over which items you want to keep, discard and revise. Have you ever deleted a post and immediately it regretted? Apple takes away the dreaded feeling by introducing a feature that allows you to recover recently deleted journal posts – similar to photos’ ‘Recently Deleted’ Folder.
Finally, in addition to its new and improved search feature, the Apple Journal introduces new creative features to give you the freedom to create journal posts screaming ‘you’ – starting with inline images.
Instead of being limited to the designated media section in one entry, you can add images to appear in line with text cremes, adopt the appearance of a physical journal or scrapbook.
When we talk about physical journals, one of the best parts is to be able to hand writing your notes, an item that Apple brings to journal. With the roll -out of iOS 26, you have the freedom to create your own drawings and handwritten text that you can add to items. It even comes with apple pencil support.
