Writing prompts give you inspiration and interesting topics to write about daily. A new writing prompt appears every day.
Prompts are now available to all languages, but the prompt will be in English. Prompts are only available on iOS, Android and MacOS. Prompts are not available on our Web app .
iOS
Prompts are enabled by default on all devices with English as the primary language. Go to Day One > Settings > Daily Prompt to disable this feature.
On iPad or Plus/Max iPhone devices, the writing prompt will appear on the right panel.
On non-plus sized devices, tap the + icon at the bottom of the List View. Then tap to answer the prompt. This option is also available on iPad.
Tap and hold on the prompt to reveal other options like View Entry, Answer Again, or view Recent Prompts.
macOS
The writing prompt will appear on the right panel when no entry is selected. Tap to Answer to start a new entry with that writing prompt. These can be disabled in Day One > Settings > General > uncheck the box for Daily Prompt.
Right-click (or Control+click) the prompt on macOS to see additional options like Recent Prompts.
Android
Prompts are now in Day One for Android, starting with version 2024.14. To enable them, go to Day One > Settings > Daily Prompt. You can enable a notification here for the prompt if desired. Additionally, you can specify a tag and Journal for your answers to the Daily Prompt.