Back in stock 14th January 2025, 6PM time in Italy

Micro Journal Rev.6: Write with Style

Quick Start Guide

How to use the Micro Journal

Firmware Releases

Check out latest release

Color Options

Watch videos of the color options

Vivian - Blue Yellow

Stanley - Black Grey

Koi - Red White

Flamingo - Hot Pink Yellow

Army - Dark Green Black

Halloween - Purple Orange

Egg - Yellow White

LaLeesa - Black Pink

Mint Green Purple

Gray Orange

The Flint-Stone Mint Beige Yellow Orange

Animation - Red Beige Mint Purple

Tree - Dark Green and Brown

Hong Kong - Blue Beige

Ave - Black Purple Red

Uki's Eyes - Purple Lila Red Grey

Purchase Options Explained

Do you want ready to use device? (+$45)

Opt for the "include mechanical switches and keycaps" option to receive a fully assembled device, requiring only battery installation. Your switches will be the "Akko V3 Pro Cream Blue", offering an incredible tactile sensation and a pleasing sound profile, striking a balance between clacky and linear switches. These switches are immensely satisfying and happen to be my personal favorite. Moreover, this option retains the hot-swappable socketed PCB feature, enabling future mechanical keyboard switch changes at your convenience.

Do you want to choose your own Mechanical Keyboard Switches and Keycaps?

Opt for the "without switches and keycaps" option to receive a fully assembled device with a PCB soldered with a hot-swappable socketed feature. This economical choice is ideal for individuals who already possess mechanical switches or seek personalized switch options.

Enjoy Distraction-Free Writing

A playwright from New York once asked for a writing device he could carry around, use in cafés, and proudly show off. He wanted something compact, practical, and distraction-free—something stylish. In a pursuit of providing alternatives for alphasmart, freewrite, with stylish approach

Introducing the Micro Journal: a blend of modern practicality and stylish minimalism. This compact, sleek device features a distinctive design with a bold colored border contrasting against white keys. It’s a hot-swappable mechanical keyboard, allowing for hyper-personalization. Easy to carry with its leather straps, it’s perfect for writers on the go.

Micro Journal seamlessly combines functionality with personality, making it ideal for capturing spontaneous ideas and drafting stories wherever inspiration strikes, be it a café, park, or during travels. Its chic, contemporary look makes it a fashionable and practical tool for any writer.

Key Features

Distraction-Free Writing

Micro Journal is designed to promote a distraction-free writing environment. It helps you focus on writing in the moment, with drafts wirelessly syncing to Google Drive, ready for export to your software of choice when it’s time to edit. Experience a smooth creative process and improved productivity.

Instant On

Micro Journal is ready instantly, with no booting up or loading software required. You’re immediately met with a writing canvas, ready to capture your ideas.

Have your own keyboard layout

AZERTY, QWERTY, DVORAK... you name it. You can remap the keys to suit your preferences. Not a fan of the space key's placement? No problem! You can reposition it or even place two keys side by side to create a new space bar. The key layout is entirely up to you. With both a surface layer and a hidden layer, you have the flexibility to configure a total of 96 keys according to your needs. Changing the layout is as simple as copying a configuration file to the SD card. A detailed guide will be provided in the quick start guide.

Sync with Google Drive. No subscription fee.

Follow a few simple steps in the setup guide to sync your files to your personal Google Drive. No subscription fees. It's just you and the Micro Journal.

Cherry MX Hot-Swappable Keyboard

The Micro Journal features a hot-swappable Cherry MX switches. Choose your own switches and keycaps to create a writing experience that truly reflects your personal taste.

Pack Your Creativity with Style

The Micro Journal is a stylish and cute device to carry around, helping you stand out from the crowd, just like your story. Its minimalist environment sparks creativity by providing a focused space for writers to explore ideas and craft narratives seamlessly.

30 Hours of Battery Life

Never worry about running out of battery. Micro Journal has a rechargeable battery slot that lasts up to 30 hours. Charge it with any USB type-C charger and enjoy weeks of writing without needing to recharge.

Made for Writers

Micro Journal is designed to optimize your writing process and maximize creativity. It’s perfect for writers, fitting well into most workflows, especially in the early stages of writing such as drafting books, blog articles, video scripts, and emails.

Easy to Carry

Designed for on-the-go use without losing the mechanical keyboard sensation, the Micro Journal combines style and practicality, making it a must-have tool for writers who love to write anytime, anywhere.

Technical Details

• Immediate Power On: Thanks to the power of ESP32, you can engage in writing instantly.
• Sync to Google Drive: Sync your work to your own Google Drive with no cloud service fees. No companies or external services involved—just you and the device.
• Hot Swappable Mechanical Keyboard: Equipped with hot swappable Cherry MX mechanical keyboard, you can use your own choice of switches and keycaps for a hyper-personalized writing experience.
• Long Battery Life: A 3000 mAh LIPO battery provides up to 30 hours of writing.
• Customizable Colors: Contact me through Tindie messages with your color preferences and reference images. I’ll send you 3D rendered images and find a fitting color scheme for free.

What’s Included in the Package

Note: LIPO battery is NOT included. EU delivery restrictions prevent batteries in the parcel. The device requires one 18650 battery to operate. Please source the battery separately.

• Assembled Micro Journal with Hotswappable Keyboard PCB, ESP32, and display
• 2 GB SD card. 400 million words, will take 15 years of typing to fill it up.
• Optional: V3 Cream Blue Pro Switch (48 pcs) and keycaps
• 3D printed enclosure
• Leather strap, cut by an Italian Leather Artisan.
• Quickstart guide to set up the device with the battery and Google Drive Sync

Write with style and efficiency with the Micro Journal Rev.6, your perfect companion for distraction-free writing anywhere, anytime.

Order Process

Once the order is placed, I will starting building your device by hand. It shouldn't take more than 3 days unless there are many orders in the queue. As soon as it is built and tested, shipping will proceed.

How this product was built

Design Process

Typing Experience

Micro Journal Rev. 6 Typing Test. No Talk.

Quick Start Guide

How to setup Micro Journal Rev. 6

How to Customize Keyboard Layout

Build Guide

User Reviews

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Press

Yanko Design: DISTRACTION-FREE DIGITAL TYPEWRITER CARRIES A PLAYFUL AND WHIMSICAL CHARACTER

Liliputing: MicroJournal is a distraction-free writing tool with Cherry MX hot-swap keys

The Verge: You can customize the mechanical keyboard on this distraction-free digital typewriter.

Boing Boing: MicroJournal: a distraction-free writing device with knobs

In case of repair request

In case if your unit needs a repair, I can have a look and fix it and ship it back. In worst case, I can build a new one and ship it back to you. Provided that you send me the unit and cover the shipping cost and the material cost (if necessary). Typically shipping costs for me to ship it back takes around 40 USD. Send me a message when you are in need of a repair.