The Tool
Journal Prompt Generator
Filter the whole jar, then pull a slip. Every prompt on this site is in here, tagged and ready.
This journal prompt generator holds every prompt in the jar, 1675 prompts across 16 categories, each one tagged by category, mood, audience, length, season, and faith. Set the filters to the day you are having, pull a slip, and write for five minutes. Leave the filters wide open and the whole jar is fair game.
Every Christian prompt carries a public domain Bible verse, and the faith filter lets you include those prompts, leave them out, or pull faith only. Like a slip? Copy it, print it, or save it to My Jar. Prefer to browse instead? The library shelves every prompt by category.
The jar is full
Set your filters, or leave them wide open, and pull your first slip.
Or search the jar
Type a word or theme and see every matching prompt.
Generator questions, answered
How does the journal prompt generator work?
Set any of the six filters (category, mood, audience, length, season, and faith), or leave them wide open, then pull a prompt. The generator picks at random from every matching prompt, so the same filters rarely hand you the same slip twice in a row.
Can I exclude Christian prompts, or see only those?
Yes. The faith filter has three settings: include Christian prompts, exclude them, or faith only. Every Christian prompt in the jar is paired with a public domain Bible verse you can write from.
Can I keep a prompt I like?
Yes. Copy it, print it, or save it to My Jar, your own list stored in your browser. Saved prompts wait for you on the My Jar page, ready to print for your journal table.
Is the generator free to use?
Yes, the whole jar is free: the generator, the library, the 30 day packs, and My Jar. No account and no signup. Just pull a prompt and write for five minutes.