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Re:Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp by blackbear_ on Monday September 23, 2024 @12:09PM (#41627591)
Congrats for the launch!

Apologies for the self-promotion, but I've done something similar for Telegram, and I believe some people here might be also' interested in that.

I also wanted to record more of my life, so I created a Telegram bot that saves all messages you send it into a Google Spreadsheet.

Hashtags can be used to split the text into sheets and columns, if so desired. Besides jotting down quick thoughts, this is very handy for short-form journaling such as tracking expenses, workouts, mood, period, weight, diet, etc., with the added bonus of easy charting and summarization from within the spreadsheet. It also supports pictures and other attachments that are uploaded automatically to Google Drive and linked into the spreadsheet.

Feel free to check it out, it's free of charge and does not require any registration: https://t.me/gsheet_notes_bot

Re:Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp by rahulg on Monday September 23, 2024 @12:14PM (#41627670)
Thanks. Telegram bot sounds perfect too. Let me give it a try.
Re:Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp by egeozcan on Monday September 23, 2024 @12:27PM (#41627811)
This is amazing. Is there a way to attach files/photos as well?
Re:Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp by blackbear_ on Monday September 23, 2024 @12:31PM (#41627862)
Thank you! Yes, if you share a file or picture with the bot it will be uploaded on a Google drive folder (in your account) and linked into the spreadsheet.
Re:Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp by gagzilla on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @01:56PM (#41639185)
This is really useful! Makes it easy to feed unstructured (thoughts) into a spreadsheet for processing later on. Thanks for doing this. Are you planning on making this open-source?