Hey DEV community 👋,
I’m excited to share something I’ve been working on:
🧠 Journal Companion
A journaling tool for developers, indie hackers, and creators to reflect, share progress, and collaborate — with a little help from AI.
💡 Why I Built It
As a developer, I often lose track of what I’ve built, fixed, or learned throughout the week. I wanted a simple, beautiful place to document progress — for myself and optionally with others. And thus, Journal Companion was born.
⚙️ What It Does
- ✍️ Create Projects, Milestones, and Entries
- 🤖 AI-powered assistant to help you write better updates
- 🤝 Public or private journals for collaborative documentation
- 🖼️ Supports Markdown for rich formatting
- 📘 Shareable journal links like this one
🛠️ Built With
- Frontend: React, TailwindCSS, React Router, Framer Motion
- Backend: Express, Node.js, MongoDB, Firebase
- Authentication: Google OAuth, JWT
- Other tools: Vite, Axios, React Markdown
⚔️ Challenges
Some frontend challenges included routing, state management, structuring nested data, brainstorming UI/UX, and content to train the AI chatbot.
Backend challenges included package version mismatches, database integration, Firebase limitations, and merging frontend + backend flows smoothly.
🙌 Accomplishments
- Fully working AI journaling app with Markdown support
- Collaboration-friendly public projects
- Clean and intuitive UI
- 🎥 A full video demo ready!
📹 Demo & Links
- 🎥 YouTube Demo: Watch here
- 🌐 Live App: https://journalcompanion.netlify.app
- 📘 Public Project: https://journalcompanion.netlify.app/world/68460291853910d0c610272d
🧪 Try It & Share Feedback!
If you're a developer, content creator, or someone who likes to reflect and document, I'd love for you to try it out and let me know what you think!
💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments or DM me on any platform.
Let’s build better habits around reflection and learning — together.
Thanks for reading! 🙏
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