How Journalit works in Obsidian
Start manual, add automation whenever you want. Your journal structure never changes.
- 1
Capture trades
Log trades manually for any market, or automate it later with CSV import and MT4/MT5 sync. - 2
Review your process
Built-in templates for trade notes and daily, weekly, and monthly reviews. - 3
Analyse what actually matters
Performance, drawdowns, setups, mistakes, and consistency, all inside Obsidian.
How trades live inside your Obsidian vault
No database, no markdown skills needed. Every trade is a normal note you can open, read, and edit like any other.
Reviews that read like a conversation
Guided prompts, checkboxes, and space to write.
Open a trade and answer plain questions: did you follow the plan, how did it feel, what will you do differently. Screenshots and metrics sit right next to your words.
Just folders and files in your vault
Journalit/
Trades/
Reviews/
Daily Report Cards/
Weekly Reviews/
Monthly Reviews/
Screenshots/
Strategies/
Manual Obsidian template vs Journalit plugin
Testing the waters? Start with a template. Want the full system? Install the plugin.
Manual template
- • Written notes and screenshots, nothing more.
- • You maintain fields, folders, and review pages yourself.
- • Good for deciding if Obsidian fits your workflow.
Journalit plugin
- • Notes, dashboards, analytics, and imports in one vault.
- • Trade records, review templates, and mistake tracking built in.
- • Add CSV import or MetaTrader sync when you outgrow manual entry.
The free plan is the full journal
Journalling, analytics, and reviews are all included for free, and your journal stays on your own device. Pro only adds automated imports.
Built-in review workflows
Trade notes, Daily Report Cards, and weekly to yearly review templates.
Analytics and Trade Log
Performance by account, setup, and mistake, without leaving Obsidian.
Notes and screenshots
Written context and charts next to every trade.
Customise everything
Prompts, layouts, fields, tags, and review logic. Set it up the way you actually trade.
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Go Pro only when you want automated imports
Free covers journalling and analysis. Pro adds automated trade ingestion. That's it.
Trade import
Import broker CSV exports directly, or let AI-assisted mapping handle the messy ones.
MetaTrader sync
Set up MT4 or MT5 once; new trades sync in hourly with duplicate detection. Not real-time, and English MetaTrader reports only for now.
Frequently asked questions
Pricing
Journalit is free for journalling, analytics, reviews, and templates. Pro unlocks automated imports only.
Free
Manual journaling, flexible reviews, and analytics on your device.
INCLUDES
- Unlimited trades & accounts
- Local-first privacy
- Custom fields & properties
- Rich markdown notes
- Analytics dashboard
Pro
Billed annually at $180/year
Skip the spreadsheet cleanup. Sync and import trades into the journal you already review.
EVERYTHING IN FREE, PLUS
- Automated MT4 sync and MT5 statement import
- Trade Import for broker exports
- FTP server for automatic import
- Multi-account sync support
- Priority support