Choose when you want a hierarchical note tree and client-side encryption without Evernote import, under AGPL.
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note-taking app with sync
Joplin is a free, open-source, privacy-focused note-taking and to-do app that supports Markdown, imports Evernote notes, and syncs with end-to-end encryption across desktop and mobile platforms.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Choose when you want a hierarchical note tree and client-side encryption without Evernote import, under AGPL.
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
Choose when you want a local-first Markdown/Zettelkasten app with block-level editing and built-in AI.
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间,让人与智能体在此协作
Choose when you want end-to-end encrypted notes with a simple cross-platform UI and zero-config sync.
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
Choose when you want a lightweight plain-file notepad with Nextcloud sync and no mobile app.
QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Choose when you want AI-assisted organization of local Markdown notes instead of manual notebooks.
Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
Choose when you need a local-first team workspace with chat and docs rather than a personal notes app.
Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data
Choose when you need multi-tenant SSO and S3 backups in a Markdown knowledge base for teams.
📚 The open-source, offline-first Notion, Obsidian & Confluence alternative. Advanced Markdown, multi-tenant teams, OIDC/SSO, and local S3 backups. Deploy in one command.
Choose when you want an open-source blocks-based workspace with projects/wikis and AI, instead of Joplin's note-only folders.
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
Choose when you need a combined doc/whiteboard knowledge base and are okay with a heavier web app.
There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use.
Choose when you prefer an outliner/graph over Joplin's notebooks and want plain Markdown files.
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV
Choose when you need a team wiki with real-time collaboration instead of offline personal notes.
Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.
Choose when you want a serverless Evernote replacement on Cloudflare with MCP instead of a desktop sync app.
Serverless, 100% free, and open-source Evernote alternative on Cloudflare with native MCP | 无需服务器、0费用、原生支持 AI Agent 的开源自托管『印象笔记』
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Choose when you want a single-binary Markdown wiki with no mobile app or sync, as a lighter swap.
LeafWiki - Self-hosted wiki. Single Go binary, SQLite, Markdown on disk. No external database required.
Choose if you need a Chinese-language local-first Markdown knowledge base, though it is unmaintained for over 18 months.
小书匠是一款本地优先,去中心化,分布式,支持选择性同步的全平台覆盖知识管理笔记软件。
These projects were analysed and named joplin among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how joplin rates them is a separate judgement, made when joplin is analysed in its own right.
calls joplin “Choose it if you want a mature cross-platform note app with end-to-end encryption and flexible sync (including self-hosted backends).”
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间,让人与智能体在此协作
calls joplin “choose when you need a mature cross-platform note app with first-class mobile clients and WebDAV sync.”
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
calls joplin “Choose it when you need built-in cross-platform sync and mobile apps; it is more feature-heavy than Notable but not a simple file-folder manager.”
The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.
calls joplin “Choose Joplin for a mature, cross-platform note-taking app with extensive sync options and a large plugin ecosystem, while still supporting E2E encryption.”
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
calls joplin “choose when you need automatic sync and mobile clients while keeping Markdown notes; it trades native Qt for Electron and a database-backed store.”
A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.
calls joplin “choose when you want a comparable E2EE notebook with flexible sync targets (Nextcloud, Dropbox) and plugin support.”
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
calls joplin “Choose when you want plain Markdown notes with strong E2E sync on mobile/desktop instead of a block/canvas editor.”
There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use.
calls joplin “Choose when you need offline desktop/mobile note-taking with end-to-end encryption and no always-on server.”
Docs is an open-source text editor: web-native, made for real-time collaboration, cleanly structured documents and sub-documents with full ownership of your data. Built to scale with Django and React.
calls joplin “Pick Joplin when you need encrypted multi-device sync and mobile clients instead of an academic citation/export workbench.”
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
calls joplin “For straightforward Markdown notes with E2E sync; no AI.”
Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
calls joplin “Choose if you need cross-platform clients with synchronised notebooks and encryption; it is an Electron-based heavier tool.”
⛷ Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.
calls joplin “Choose when you need cross-platform desktop/mobile sync and notebooks instead of IDE-only Markdown.”
The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!
calls joplin “Choose when you need cross-device sync and encrypted note storage instead of local Markdown files and desktop plugins.”
A highly extensible Markdown editor. Version control, AI Copilot, mind map, documents encryption, code snippet running, integrated terminal, chart embedding, HTML applets, Reveal.js, plug-in, and macro replacement.
calls joplin “When you need only encrypted note-taking with mature cross-platform apps.”
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
calls joplin “Choose when you want conventional folder-tag note-taking with cross-platform sync and E2E encryption.”
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV
calls joplin “Choose if you want a cross-platform client with multi-target sync (WebDAV/cloud) instead of a self-hosted web app.”
Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.
calls joplin “Choose when you want a cross-platform note app with sync and mobile apps rather than a VSCode extension.”
A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode
calls joplin “Desktop/mobile Markdown note app with sync; choose it when you prefer installed native clients instead of a self-hosted web app.”
Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.