The complete series box set includes a featurette called "The Secrets of the Journals." In this short, Alex Hirsch physically turns pages of the actual prop of Journal 1 used in the studio. You can pause the video and read along. This is the closest you will get to a high-resolution "PDF" legally.
Gravity Falls Journal 1 is a cryptic journal that supposedly belonged to a person known as "The Author," who is later revealed to be a mysterious figure connected to the supernatural events in Gravity Falls. The journal is filled with cryptic codes, puzzles, and mysteries that Dipper discovers and attempts to solve throughout the series.
You don't need to risk a virus to get your hands on the secrets of the red journal. Here are the official alternatives:
This is the question that splits the fandom.
The Short Answer: No official, studio-released PDF exists. Disney has not digitized Journal 1 for public consumption.
The Long Answer: Yes, fan-made recreations exist.
Over the last seven years, hyper-dedicated fans (using screenshots from the show, the Journal 3 special edition, and background props from the DVD extras) have compiled what they believe to be the contents of Journal 1. These are unofficial, watermarked, or incomplete.
If you search Google for "Gravity Falls Journal 1 PDF," you will get three tiers of results. Here is how to vet them:
