Penzu for PC

★ ★ ★ Penzu Overview

What is Penzu?

Penzu is a free diary, journal, and notepad app that is used by over 1 million people worldwide. It is the best place to keep your private thoughts safe and secure. The app syncs to the web and other mobile platforms for free, making your notes accessible from almost any device in the world. Penzu is a unique and compelling user experience that makes writing online as easy and intuitive as writing on a pad of paper.

Software Features and Description

1. Your journal and your thoughts aren’t always meant to be shared — some things are supposed to be private! Use Penzu to jot down whatever you want.

2. Penzu is the most popular free diary, journal and notepad.

3. This app is free to download but requires a free Penzu account in order to start writing.

4. Penzu is a diary and personal journal that is focused on privacy.

5. Penzu is constantly being updated and improved so that the writing experience is effortless and reliable.

6. Then lock your journal with a password (or even encryption) so no one can read it but you! Furthermore, you can lock the entire app with a PIN in the event that someone gets access to your mobile device.

7. Unlike other journal apps, Penzu has a web-based counterpart.

8. Upgrading to Penzu Pro is available for a small monthly or yearly subscription.

9. Sync your journals to Penzu where your notes are accessible from almost any device in the world.

10. With a unique and compelling user experience, it makes writing online as easy and intuitive as writing on a pad of paper.

11. So you can access your journals and diary from any web browser and other devices.

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Download and install Penzu on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Penzu	Get App ↲	2,268 4.23	Penzu Inc.

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Penzu app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Penzu on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Penzu"
The search will reveal the Penzu app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Penzu is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Penzu.
Now enjoy Penzu on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Penzu Inc.	4.23	3.5

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Penzu Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Penzu,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Penzu" » then Click "Install".
- Penzu will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Penzu on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Penzu Inc.	2268	4.23

Download on Android: Download Android

Penzu functions

- Unlimited journaling

- Sync journals with Penzu cloud for free

- Customize your journal covers

- Lock journals with a password

- Encrypt your journals

- Add photos

- Lock app with a PIN

- Search journals

- Add tags

- Write offline

- And more...

[3] Privacy:

Penzu is focused on privacy, and your journal and thoughts are not always meant to be shared. You can use Penzu to jot down whatever you want and lock your journal with a password or encryption so that no one can read it but you. The app also allows you to lock the entire app with a PIN in case someone gets access to your mobile device.

[4] Subscription Info:

The app is free to download but requires a free Penzu account to start writing. Upgrading to Penzu Pro is available for a small monthly or yearly subscription. Monthly subscriptions are $4.99 USD and renew every month, while yearly subscriptions are $19.99 USD and renew every year. The subscription will auto-renew unless you cancel manually.

[5] Conclusion:

Penzu is a great app for anyone who wants to keep their private thoughts safe and secure. With its unique and compelling user experience, it makes writing online as easy and intuitive as writing on a pad of paper. The app is free to download and use, and upgrading to Penzu Pro is available for a small monthly or yearly subscription.

✔ Pros:

- Easy to use interface

- Regular use encourages consistent journal-keeping

- Can be used to record various types of information

- Online platform allows for easy access from multiple devices

- Free version has great features

☹ Cons:

- Syncing can be inconsistent

- App crashes when adding photos

- Not optimized for photos

- Glitches and issues with syncing across multiple devices

- Risk of accidentally erasing entire journal with one tap

Top Pcmac Reviews

Terrible

By Bramante68 (Pcmac user)

I have been using this app for many years but there have been a number of glitches, including not syncing up with multiple devices. The most recent issue, which is why I rated it a one, is that I literally cannot add anything into a journal on any of my mobile devices. I paid the premium fee, I contacted customer service, and all they’ve been able to do is ask me questions about ridiculous things that of course anyone would have done. Did you update the app? Did you delete the app and reload it? Of course. And yet the app doesn’t work on my any mobile device. If you add text to a journal it simply does not save. The only way to update any entry or have any new entry be saved is to go onto your computer, add your journal entry there and then you will see it on your device. This is archaic and ridiculous. I have also lost countless entries until I realized that nothing was getting saved on my iPad. The only response they’ve given me is that at some point they are going to give us an updated app. That’s extremely unhelpful. I’m going to switch over to a different online journal today and stop my premium subscription to this app. I suggest anyone who is considering downloading this app for the first time not do it until they fix whatever this problem is that literally destroys your ability to use their app on the go. For anyone who does extensive journaling, not being able to do it on your mobile app is ridiculous.
Awful experience!

By meaganalyssa (Pcmac user)

I downloaded this app and started by using the free version; I was needing to find a nice solid personal journal app for medical reasons. It was so pretty and easy to use, loving all the great features of the free version. So I'd decided it was the perfect app for my needs and had decided to begin a subscription--but before I took the time to do so, something happened when I was using it and EVERYTHING was erased. All my hard work! It happened when I was in a rush to close the app and a pop-up box appeared. I obviously misread it and, with one tap, erased my entire journal. I ran and checked the app on my Mac, and I checked via the browser version--but everything had already synced to total deletion, total nothing. Obviously I should have been paying more attention to this random, single pop-up box, but how can a journaling app allow for everything disappear so easily? I contacted Support and it took almost two weeks for them to respond (it was over the holidays)--only to have them tell me that there was no journal in my account, or rather, that I had not created a journal. Morals of the story: find a journaling app that doesn't let complete deletion happen so easily (!!!) and back it up (paid version only with this app), and don't expect this app's customer service to treat you like a human being under the age of 100 who knows how to use technology.
Updated Review: Penzu now an old friend.

By Conradsk (Pcmac user)

I've now had this app for several years. Perhaps you also have downloaded scores of apps to try, but eventually deleted when they didn't live up to their hype; in my case, I have just kept coming back to this app, and now find using it to provide some of the most pleasant minutes of my hectic days. this app's ease of use have made me more regular in my journal-keeping, and I now use it to record all sorts of things (Drucker said, that which is measured gets done. So I use this app as my place to record the measurements of the important things underway in my life. Simple; effective). I note with sad bemusement that this app suffered a "single star" rating from someone who accidentally erased her own journal, despite the warning message she acknowledges. Poor, poor dear. I think my next journal entry will be about this lamentable trend of blaming others for one's own foolish mistakes. Highly recommended. I now use for everything I need to track: weight, exercise, productivity, lists, projects, and oh yes, I still keep a journal. Great app!
Great journal app with a few issues

By Wyvert (Pcmac user)

So this app has been my go-to journal application for almost half a year now. I have used journals and electronic journals before, but this is my first one that is online. The syncing works moderately consistently, but there are times where the program takes a while to save after copying in a sentence or two. Also, the app crashes when pressing the add photo button- probably just a version bug, but still. I don't want to have to put my photos on my computer just to put them into my journal. Plus, this app does not really seem optimized for photos at all. You cannot edit them, or move them easily. They go in a line, and do not have a function to wrap text. this app, get on that. I want to be able to use photos more. Also, please let gifs move. Thank you. You can use this app for free, and almost all of the functionality is there. You can get reminders even with free. In Pro though, these reminders can be set to custom times and you can change the cover of the journal to be anything you want, not limited by the few free choices that they have.