Edit or delete a journal entry on Mac
In the Journal app on Mac, you can edit your entries, modify the entry date, delete or recover entries, and more.
Edit a journal entry
Go to the Journal app
on your Mac.Choose a journal or click All Entries, then scroll to the entry you want to edit.
Click
, then choose Edit.To add the same entry to multiple journals, click Choose Journals. See Create multiple journals.
Remove or add a title
Go to the Journal app
on your Mac.While composing an entry, choose Entry in the menu bar.
Click Remove Title or Add Title.
Edit the entry date
Go to the Journal app
on your Mac.While composing an entry, click the date.
Click the Entry Date field to edit it.
Delete journal entries
Go to the Journal app
on your Mac.Choose a journal or click All Entries, then scroll to the entry you want to delete.
Click
, then choose Delete.Deleted entries remain in Recently Deleted for 30 days.
To delete multiple entries, Shift-click to select the entries, then Control-click an entry and choose Delete.
Permanently delete an entry
Go to the Journal app
on your Mac.Choose Recently Deleted in the sidebar.
Click
, then choose Delete.
Recover journal entries
You can recover deleted entries from Recently Deleted for up to 30 days.
Go to the Journal app
on your Mac.In the sidebar, choose Recently Deleted.
Click
, then choose Recover.To recover multiple entries, Shift-click to select the entries, then Control-click an entry and choose Recover.