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24 alternatives to Joplin

Open source note taking and to-do app with sync capabilities

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Joplin launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Joplin▲75

   Open source note taking & to-do app with sync

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Joplin▲48

   An open source note-taking app

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Joplin▲2

   Private notes. Open source. Your data, your control.

   Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RagtimeCloud▲67

   Sync, backups and services for your Joplin notes

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5JA
   Joplin, a note taking and to-do app for the terminal▲7

   2017 · joplin.cozic.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   OpenNotas▲379

   The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free

   2024 · opennotas.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Jot▲235

   The no-fuss way to take notes

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8AO
   An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)▲241

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rubium▲115

   Notes should only cost time

   2024 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notea▲288

    Free self-hosted open source note taking app, like Notion

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128

    Noteship is a note taking app for Mac that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.

    2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    NerdyNotes▲176

    Markdown note taking app for developers

    2025 · nerdynotes.app · its alternatives →

13. 13NM
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    joplin-vscode-plugin▲3

    Editing and management of Joplin notes with VSCode

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Paperwork▲144

    An open source Evernote alternative

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Online NotesPad▲247

    Free online notes taking app

    2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Jot▲115

    Simplest notes app for the Mac Menu Bar the world has seen.

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Smarkup Notes▲191

    Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Boostnote▲164

    An open-source cross platform notes app 📝

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app▲147

    Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…

    2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NotesHub 3.3▲135

    Fully cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

    2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

23. 23JO
    Jot - Offline, source available notetaking/assistant app▲10

    Jan 2026 · jot-ai.app · its alternatives →

24. 24UN
    Umbrella Note – Simple app for notes and journals▲71

    2018 · umbrellanote.com · its alternatives →

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