Daylio Backup Import creates journal notes from Android backups

Name: Daylio Backup Import
Author: theluckystrike

Import Daylio entries with moods and photos.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

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version: 1.1.0
released: 2026-10-21
downloads: 18
review: Passed
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop, Mobile
obsidian: 1.13.4 or later

The directory takes these platforms from the plugin manifest. The automated tests run in the desktop app only.

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About Daylio Backup Import

You want journal entries from a local Android Daylio backup as notes with moods, activities and photos.

Select a local Android Daylio backup using schema version 15. Preview its entries and media reports before creating notes keyed by source ID.

Preview a Daylio backup, create notes, and read a note with its photo

Free features

Preview entry counts before you import

Review entries, photos, missing photos, unsupported media and existing source IDs. The preview table shows the first eight entries.

One note for each source ID

Each entry gets a note named with its date and source ID. Properties retain its local time, offset, mood and activities.

Photos with local image links

Referenced photos are copied into the import folder’s attachments directory and embedded in notes. Missing photos and unsupported media appear in reports.

Pro features

Pro costs $5 a month or $15 one time through GitHub Sponsors. One sponsorship turns on Pro in every plugin that has it.

Daily note section Pro

Add linked entry lines under a named section in dated daily notes. Source block IDs prevent duplicate lines on repeat imports.

Date filters and file name rules Pro

Filter by inclusive local dates and set a file name rule containing the source ID token. Save these rules and daily-note options for later imports.

See how Pro works

Set up Daylio Backup Import

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later

steps

Make a local Android Daylio backup and copy it to your Obsidian device.
Run Import a Daylio backup and select the file.
Check the folder, entry counts and media reports.
After changing a folder or Pro option, select Preview again.
Select Create notes, then inspect an imported note and its photo.

If the app can't find a new plugin yet, try again later. Obsidian says a plugin that passes the review shows in the app within 24 hours.

How to import a Daylio backup into Obsidian

Known limits of Daylio Backup Import

The importer reads Android schema version 15 only.
Real Daylio backups, recent app versions and iOS backups were not tested.
Audio and other non-photo assets are reported but not copied.
Photo tests used PNG; display of other image formats was not tested.
The compressed size limit is 20 MiB and declared expanded data is limited to 100 MiB.
Cancelling or encountering write errors leaves files already created in the vault.

Questions about Daylio Backup Import

Does this read iOS backups?

The importer reads the Android layout with schema version 15. An iOS backup was not tested.

Will importing again duplicate my entries?

The importer skips IDs found in the target folder’s daylio_id properties. It doesn't change those existing entry notes.

What media can it import?

It copies referenced photos and reports missing photos. Audio and other asset types are reported as unsupported rather than copied.

Were real Daylio backups tested?

Tests used synthetic version 15 backups. Real backups, recent Daylio versions and physical mobile devices were not tested.

Network use

Before you select Sign in with GitHub, the plugin makes no network requests. Sign-in sends its client ID, the read:user scope and device-flow data to github.com, then sends an authenticated sponsorship query to api.github.com. Checks reuse success for 7 days, retry failures after 6 hours or run on Refresh; they send no vault data.

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