Your data folder

Everything you write in Prodify is a plain Markdown file in a folder you can open, back up and sync.

Where it lives

By default your data is in a folder called Prodify in your home folder (~/Prodify on Linux). Settings are kept separately (~/.config/io.prodify.app/settings.json on Linux), so your folder only holds your content.

You can edit files with any other tool while Prodify is closed. Changes show up the next time you open it.

App storage

If you’d rather not have a folder of files, Settings → Account and data can switch to app storage: a private database inside Prodify. You can switch back at any time.

The layout

Prodify/
├── notes/            one .md file per note
├── archive/          archived notes
├── templates/        note and journal templates
├── lists/            your task lists
├── journal/
│   ├── entries/      one file per entry: "2026-10-30 08-12.md"
│   └── moods.md      mood check-ins
├── projects/         one file per project
├── habits/           one file per habit
├── hobbies/          one file per hobby, with its sessions
├── skills/           one file per skill, with its practice log
├── health/           workouts, meditation and body log
├── collections/      book/, movie/, series/, anime/, game/
├── attachments/      photos, images and PDFs
├── tasks.md
├── events.md
├── birthdays.md
└── questions.md

Notes

Properties are YAML front matter, compatible with Obsidian:

---
created: 2026-10-22
tags: [garden, home]
categories: ["[[Projects]]"]
---

# Ideas for the studio

- A narrow desk under the window

Tasks

Each task is a checklist line in tasks.md. Details are added in brackets after the title, and subtasks are indented under their task:

- [ ] Write the first case study (due: 2026-11-02) (project: website-relaunch)
  - [x] Collect screenshots
  - [ ] Outline the story
- [ ] Water the plants (due: 2026-10-30) (repeat: weekly)
- [ ] Call the dentist (due: 2026-10-30) (remind: 2026-10-30 17:00) (priority: high)
- [x] Send the invoice (done: 2026-10-29)

Events and birthdays

- 2026-10-30: 13:00-14:00 Lunch with Marta
- 2026-11-04: Sofia's birthday dinner
- 2026-10-26: 09:30-10:00 Stand-up (repeat: every 2 weeks on mon,tue,wed,thu,fri)

birthdays.md uses month and day, with an optional year: - 05-12: Ana (1990).

Journal

Entries are files in journal/entries/ with created, time, mood (1–5), location and categories properties. Mood check-ins are lines in journal/moods.md:

- 2026-10-30 21:00: 4 · Grateful, Calm

Habits

Each habit is a file with its settings in front matter and a dated log underneath:

---
name: Drink water
type: number
health: healthy
goal: atleast
target: 8
unit: glasses
created: 2026-09-20
---

## Log

- 2026-10-29: 7
- 2026-10-30: 8

Backups

Prodify makes an automatic backup every day and keeps the last seven. Settings → Account and data can also mirror your data to a second folder, such as a USB drive, and has Back up now.