Lifebook

Multimedia journal for Windows

Your personal multimedia timeline for Windows

Store memories, photos, videos, notes, audio, documents, and life events in one chronological journal. Lifebook is built for long-term personal storytelling: add entries, browse them by time, and find them again with search, tags, filters, or the calendar.

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The timeline is the main place to browse entries, search, filter, import, and open settings.

Why Lifebook

Multimedia Journaling

Combine text entries, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents, calendar events, and photo albums in one personal timeline.

Chronological Organization

Unlike general note apps, Lifebook is centered on dates, seasons, years, and the way memories connect over time.

Searchable Memory Archive

Use titles, captions, full-text search, tags, media filters, year groups, month filters, and calendar browsing to find related entries.

Local Data and Export

Your Lifebook data is stored in a local data file. Backups and Word, PDF, HTML, or TXT exports help you keep readable copies under your control.

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Organize your memories visually in a timeline grouped by year.

Browse important days, months, and seasons in the calendar view.

Find entries by tag, text, date range, or media type.

Open photos, videos, audio, notes, and albums in a focused detail view.

Who It Is For

Lifebook is useful when your memories or research are more than plain text:

• personal journals and life logs
• family memory archives
• travel diaries with photos, videos, and notes
• project journals and research documentation
• creative timelines for stories, collections, or long-running ideas
• private archives that need backup and export options

How It Compares

Feature	Lifebook	Traditional Notes Apps
Chronological timeline	Built in	Limited
Calendar browsing	Built in	Limited
Text, photo, video, audio, documents, and albums	Built around mixed media	Usually partial
Tags, full-text search, media filters, and date filters	Built in	Varies by app
Windows-native desktop app	Yes	Mixed
Local data file, backup, and readable exports	Built in	Varies by app

Privacy and Ownership

Journals and memory archives are personal. Lifebook stores your data in a local data file and includes backup, restore, and export tools in Settings. You can also export readable documents as Word, PDF, HTML, or plain text from Import and Export.

Local storage gives you control, and it also means backups matter. Keep a current backup of your Lifebook data file if the archive is important to you.

Trial and Install

The free trial has no time limit and lets you create up to 50 entries. Upgrade when you are ready to keep building without the entry limit.

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Manual Guide

• Getting Started: first launch, demo data, trial limits, and the basic workflow.
• Main Menu: the top row of buttons, search, import, settings, and playback controls.
• Timeline List View: year groups, entry cards, hover actions, context menus, and scrolling.
• Search and Filters: full text search, type search, tags, years, months, and type filters.
• Overlay View: the full entry view for reading, playing, navigating, and recovering missing files.
• Edit Mode: changing titles, dates, captions, tags, text content, images, and collections.
• Adding Entries: creating new text, image, video, audio, and album entries.
• Calendar View: month view, year view, today, and adding entries from a day.
• Photo Albums and Collections: album display, moving entries, reordering, and converting entries.
• Import and Export: supported files, folders, calendars, Lifebook backups, and document export.
• Settings: search, app statistics, data management, copy behavior, calendar import, appearance, help, license, and contact.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: shortcuts grouped by screen.
• Troubleshooting: common messages and what to do next.

The Main Workflow

1. Add or import entries.
2. Use titles, dates, captions, and tags to describe them.
3. Browse entries in the list or calendar.
4. Open an entry in the overlay for a larger view.
5. Use search and filters to find related memories.
6. Export or back up your Lifebook from Settings.

FAQ

Does Lifebook require cloud storage?

No. Lifebook stores its data in a local data file. You should still keep your own backups, especially for long-term memory archives.

What can I import?

You can import supported images, videos, audio files, text documents, PDFs, folders, photo album folders, Lifebook backups, and calendar files such as ICS and VCS. See Import and Export.

Can I export my entries?

Yes. Lifebook can export readable Word, PDF, HTML, or TXT documents, and it can export a Lifebook backup file for restore or transfer.

What happens after 50 entries?

In trial mode, Lifebook disables adding and importing new entries after 50 entries. You can keep browsing existing entries, remove entries, or upgrade from the app when the Microsoft Store purchase button is available.

Where do I get help?

Start with Troubleshooting. If the problem persists, use the contact email shown in Settings > About.