Joplin
(104 | 4.7)
An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities.
Privacy focused - Extensible by Plugins/Extensions - Knowledge Base structuring - Decentralized storage
M_O_Z_G
4 years ago
Simple comparison Evernote vs. Joplin. The same full-site copy created with Evernote's Web Clipper then imported to Joplin. Evernote can't even show it correct in its viewer.As 100% paranoid I trust only things that stay with me, that's why I write notes and save part of webpages to local storage. A...
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Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in Markdown format.
Notes exported from Evernote via .enex files can be imported into Joplin, including the formatted content (which is converted to Markdown), resources (images, attachments, etc.) and complete metadata (geolocation, updated time, created time, etc.). Plain Markdown files can also be imported.
The notes can be synchronised with various cloud services including Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, t...
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Features
+ Privacy focused (42 )
+ Knowledge Base structuring (24 )
+ Extensible by Plugins/Extensions (24 )
+ Decentralized storage (22 )
+ WYSIWYG Support (21 )
+ User friendly (17 )
+ Integrated Search (7 )
+ Infinite hierarchical depth (6 )
+ Subtasks (6 )
+ Google Chrome Extension (5 )
+ Encryption (5 )
+ Ad-free (5 )
+ Embedded media (4 )
+ Knowledge base (4 )
+ Sync Across Devices (4 )
+ Lightweight (4 )
+ Android Sync (4 )
+ File Search (3 )
+ Multiple languages (3 )
+ Minimalistic (3 )
+ LaTeX Math (3 )
+ Multiplatform (3 )
+ Write files in markdown (3 )
+ Built-in terminal emulation (2 )
+ Folder Sync (2 )
+ Evernote import (2 )
+ Syntax Highlighting (2 )
+ Data export/import (2 )
+ Cross-device syncing (2 )
+ Sync with WebDav (2 )
+ Cloud sync (2 )
+ Night mode/Dark Theme (1 )
+ Protected by Password (1 )
+ Firefox Extension (1 )
+ Note organization (1 )
+ Fountain support (1 )
+ Search by tags (1 )
+ Automatic Backup (1 )
+ No dependencies (1 )
+ Mermaid support (1 )
+ Text formatting (1 )
+ Sync Capabilities (1 )
+ Side-by-side markup view (1 )
+ Image Preview (1 )
+ Nested tags (1 )
+ Possibility to attach files (1 )
+ Terminal-based (1 )
+ Knowledge Management (1 )
+ Integration with web clipper (1 )
+ Multi OS (1 )
+ Note Manager (1 )
+ Sync with Nextcloud (1 )
+ Real-time sync (1 )
+ Nextcloud integration (1 )
+ Save as Markdown (1 )
+ Tagging (1 )
+ Local Storage (1 )
+ Periodic reminders (0 )
+ Support for NodeJS (0 )
+ Notebook (0 )
+ Electron based (0 )
+ File Tagging (0 )
+ Sync with Onedrive (0 )
+ Command Line support (0 )
+ Better formatting (0 )
+ Data-encryption (0 )
+ Test automation (0 )
+ Visual Organization (0 )
+ Full text search (0 )
+ Multiple cloud drive sync (0 )
+ Custom templates (0 )
+ Built-in Note Taker (0 )
+ Hyperlinks (0 )
+ Folder Hierarchy (0 )
+ Reminders (0 )
+ Table creation (0 )
+ File Sync (0 )
+ Auto-saving (0 )
+ Export to PDF (0 )
+ Tabbed interface (0 )
+ Nested Notebooks (0 )
+ No Internet required (0 )
+ Plugin system (0 )
+ Export to HTML (0 )
+ Sync with Dropbox (0 )
+ Hierarchical structure (0 )
+ Synchronization (0 )
+ Note-taking (0 )
+ Todo List Manager (0 )
+ Support for WebDAV (0 )
+ Encrypted Notes (0 )
+ Works Offline (0 )
+ Web clipper (0 )
+ End-to-End Encryption (0 )
+ Support for MarkDown (0 )
Application Types
Note-taking (0 )
Todo List Manager (0 )
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Linux
Security & Privacy
File Organizer -
Customer Support Tool
Alarm
fountain
webdav sync
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