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Notetaking application
| Joplin | |
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 Joplin 1.0.218 running in the GNOME desktop environment on Fedora Linux 32 |
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| Developer | Laurent Cozic |
| Initial release | 2017 (2017) |
| Stable release | 3.4.12  / 9 September 2025; 37 days ago (9 September 2025) |
| Repository | github.com/laurent22/joplin |
| Written in | TypeScript, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS |
| Platform | Electron, React Native |
| Type | Note-taking application |
| License | AGPL License, Joplin Server Personal Use License [1] |
| Website | joplinapp.org |
Joplin is a (partially) free and open-source desktop and mobile note-taking and to-do list application written for Unix-like (including macOS and Linux) and Microsoft Windows operating systems, as well as iOS, Android, and Linux/Windows terminals,[2] written in JavaScript. The desktop app is made using Electron, while the mobile app uses React Native.
The server part of the app is provided under the proprietary "Joplin Server Personal Use License",[1] which forbids commercial usage.
Joplin is named after the ragtime composer and pianist, Scott Joplin.[3]
Laurent Cozic started work on Joplin in 2016,[4] and the first Android version was released on 28 July 2017.
The first public desktop application release was version 0.10.19, on 20 November 2017.[5][6][7]
A Web Clipper[8] for Chrome was introduced in December 2017 and the Firefox extension was released in May 2018.
A new Joplin Cloud service was introduced in 2021,[9] along with an on-premises Joplin Server application. Both products can be used to sync notes, to-dos, notebooks and note data across devices, as well as share notes or notebooks with other Joplin users, or even publish content to the web.
- Notes in markdown format
- To-do list which loosely implements Getting Things Done methodology
- Markdown extension plug-ins
- Storage in plain-text files
- Optional client-side encryption
- Organisation in notebooks and sub-notebooks
- Tagging system
- "Offline-first", notes are always accessible locally, and can be synced on demand
- Web clipper for Firefox and Chrome
- Note synchronization with Joplin Cloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, or (networked) file system
Joplin's workflow and featureset is most often compared to Evernote.[10][11][12][13][14]
- ^ a b "LICENSE.md". GitHub. 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Joplin: An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities". Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "FAQ: Why is it named Joplin?". Retrieved Jun 9, 2020 – via JoplinApp.org.
- ^ "Interview with Laurent Cozic". 8 September 2022. Retrieved Sep 9, 2022 – via 20i.com.
- ^ "Release v0.10.19". Nov 20, 2017. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020 – via GitHub.
- ^ "Joplin Changelog". Retrieved Jun 9, 2020 – via JoplinApp.org.
- ^ "An introduction to Joplin, an open source Evernote alternative". Opensource.com. Dec 14, 2017. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ Hesse, Brendan (Sep 3, 2019). "The Best Note-taking Apps". Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ Cozic, Laurent (Jun 15, 2021). "Introducing Joplin Cloud Beta Program!". Retrieved Dec 18, 2021.
- ^ Prakash, Abhishek (May 29, 2020). "Joplin: The True Open Source Evernote Alternative". It's FOSS. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ Prakash, Abhishek (May 29, 2020). "Looking for Some Good Note Taking Apps on Linux? Here are the Best Notes Apps we Found for You". It's FOSS. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ Sneddon, Joey (Dec 10, 2017). "Joplin is an Open-Source Evernote Alternative". OMG!Ubuntu!. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ Hesse, Brendan (Sep 3, 2019). "Hive Five: The Best Note-Taking Apps". Lifehacker. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ Torres, JC (Oct 31, 2018). "Evernote open source alternatives, Part3: Joplin". SlashGear. Retrieved Jun 10, 2020.