A diary that opens like a notebook
Click a date, type in the blue pane, press Confirm. No setup, no clutter, no learning curve.
A calmer way to keep a diary
Keep the little things.
Print the big picture.
Pictocal is a beautifully simple jotter diary and photo calendar for your Mac. Type a thought, drop in a picture, and print a calendar you’ll want to keep.
One-time purchase · No subscription · Your diary stays yours
Why Pictocal
Less app. More you.
Everything you need to capture a day or make a calendar — and nothing that gets in the way.
Your photos, on your calendar
Drag a JPG, PNG or TIFF onto the month picture. It is saved immediately — no import dialog, no fuss.
Print something worth keeping
Export a PDF with your picture, a caption and the month grid. Ready to print, frame or give away.
See your week at a glance
Seven day panes, one per day. The selected day stands out in red; everything else stays simple and readable.
Find anything in a heartbeat
Type a word in Filter. Matching entries appear instantly, with the word highlighted in red.
Select, paste, done
Select a range of dates, then paste the same text into every selected entry at once. Repetitive days, handled.
Three small steps
From a thought to a printed calendar
No ten-page tutorial. Just a simple gesture, repeated.
Pick a date
Open the app and click any day. Your diary is ready before you are.
Write it down
Type in the blue pane and press Confirm. That is the whole workflow.
Make it yours
Drop a photo onto the month and export a print-ready PDF calendar.
A look inside
Simply beautiful. Refreshingly simple.
A few pictures are worth a thousand bullet points.
Your data
Your diary is yours.
No account. No ads. No subscription. Your entries live in a local SQLite database — in Dropbox or in your app folder. Updating Pictocal never overwrites them.
Offline
Local database
No tracking
Private by default. Yours to keep.
Bilingual
Speaks your language.
English and French, all the way down to the manuals. Both versions share the same diary, so you can switch whenever you like.
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One small price
Yours for £4.95.
One payment. No subscription. No nasty surprises.
Pictocal
£4.95 one-time
- English & French interface
- Unlimited diary entries
- Photo calendars & PDF export
- macOS app
Windows and Linux builds available on request.
Good questions
Everything else you might wonder.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. Pictocal works offline. Your photos and entries stay on your computer.
Where are my entries stored?
In a local SQLite database — in Dropbox/Pictocal SQLite Data or the per-user configuration folder. Updating the app never replaces an existing database.
Can I use my own photos?
Yes. Drag a JPG, PNG or TIFF onto the month picture. It is saved straight away.
Can I print the calendar?
Yes. Make a PDF with your picture, a caption and the month grid. Print it, frame it or send it to someone.
Is there a subscription?
No. Pictocal is £4.95, paid once.
Which platforms are supported?
macOS today. Windows and Linux builds are available on request.
Ready when you are
A simpler way to keep a diary.
Write today down. Print this month. Keep both.