Service discontinued

Dear Self is no longer active.

The email journal has shut down and is no longer accepting entries. The code is open source below — feel free to explore it or fork it. Questions or data requests, just reach out.

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How It Worked

Three steps. No learning curve.

If you could send an email, you could use Dear Self. There was nothing to download, nothing to configure, and nothing to remember.

Write an email

Open your email app — Gmail, Outlook, whatever you use. Write to Dear Self like you'd write to a friend. That's it. No formatting rules, no tags, no structure.

AI processes your entry

A multi-agent system read your message, identified whether it was a journal entry, a question, or both. It stored your thoughts with semantic embeddings so nothing got lost.

Get a reply in-thread

You received a thoughtful response right in your email thread. It might surface a pattern you hadn't noticed, connect today's thoughts to something you wrote weeks ago, or simply reflect back what you said.

What It Offered

Built for people who think, not people who tinker.

Every feature was designed to stay out of your way while making your writing more useful over time.

Zero UI

No app, no dashboard, no login screen. Your email client was the interface. Write naturally, in the tool you already use every day.

Replies Like a Friend

Dear Self responded in-thread, acknowledging what you wrote, asking follow-ups, and connecting dots to previous entries. It felt like writing to someone who actually listens.

Search by Meaning

Ask "What have I said about my relationship with my dad?" and get results based on meaning, not keywords. Your journal became a searchable memory.

Encrypted End-to-End

Entries were encrypted before they reached the database. Not even the system administrators could read what you wrote. Your thoughts stayed yours.

Periodic Reflections

Weekly summaries, personalized prompts when you went quiet, and annual reports delivered to your inbox automatically.

Patterns You Miss

Over time, Dear Self noticed recurring themes, moods, and ideas across your entries, and reflected them back to you.

Common Questions

What happened, and where things stand now.

No. The service has shut down and is no longer accepting new journal entries or replies.

If you were a user and need an export or deletion of your data, email yordan@dearself.ai.

Yes. The full application source is open source on GitHub: github.com/dearselfai/application.

Email yordan@dearself.ai.

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