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Joplin

Open-source note taking and to-do.

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What is Joplin?
Joplin is an open-source note-taking and to-do app for desktop, mobile, and the terminal.
What does it do?
Stores notes as Markdown with notebooks, tags, attachments, search, and a browser web clipper. Syncs across devices via Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV, or its own hosted service, with optional end-to-end encryption.
Who is it for?
People moving off Evernote who want their notes in plain Markdown, and privacy-minded users who want encrypted sync to storage they control.
What are the alternatives to Joplin?
Evernote is the hosted incumbent; Obsidian works on local Markdown files with a plugin ecosystem; Standard Notes and Notesnook are encryption-first; Bear is Apple-only.

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Free, AGPL-licensed

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The people behind Joplin.

Laurent CozicCreator

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Standard Notes website preview

Encrypted, long-term notes app.

$2.99/moOSS
Obsidian website preview

Local-first Markdown knowledge base.

$50 commercial licenseBootstrapped
Notesnook website preview

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$5/moOSS
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