What is Joplin?
Joplin is a French open-source note-taking application that lets you free your notes. Named PCMag's Editor's Choice for 'The Best Open-Source Note-Taking App' and featured in Lifehacker's 'Best Note-Taking Apps,' Joplin supports multimedia notes including images, videos, PDFs, and audio. Collaborate with Joplin Cloud, share notes to the internet, or use the web clipper to save pages from Chrome and Firefox. Customize with plugins, themes, and multiple editors. Your notes sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Being 100% open-source means your notes are saved in an open format with End-To-End Encryption (E2EE) ensuring no one but you can access them.
Key Features
- ✓Multimedia notes (images, videos, PDFs)
- ✓End-to-end encryption
- ✓Web clipper (Chrome/Firefox)
- ✓Cross-platform sync
- ✓Joplin Cloud (French hosting)
- ✓Plugin ecosystem
- ✓Custom themes
- ✓Rich Text and Markdown editors
- ✓To-do lists and reminders
- ✓Open format storage
- ✓Dropbox/OneDrive sync
- ✓Terminal app available
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
Joplin Cloud is based in France, meaning your data is protected by strict EU privacy laws. In addition, Joplin implements strong end-to-end encryption so that not even Joplin can access your data. The app is 100% open-source with notes saved in an open format, ensuring you always have access. For users wanting Evernote features with true privacy and European data hosting, Joplin delivers the best of both worlds.
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💰 Pricing
Joplin is free and open-source for personal use with self-managed sync. Joplin Cloud provides French-hosted sync with E2EE. Visit joplinapp.org/plans for current pricing.
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