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24 alternatives to Joplin

An open source note-taking app

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 2021; 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▲6

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

   2020 · 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
   Supernotes 3▲441

   Take notes everywhere

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Evernote Web - Oct 2014▲439

   Note taking gets even simpler

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9IW
   I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128

   2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Jot▲235

    The no-fuss way to take notes

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Just Open & Type (JOT)▲339

    A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Online NotesPad▲247

    Free online notes taking app

    2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AO
    An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)▲241

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Musicnotes▲69

    Access your music sheets anywhere

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15UN
    Umbrella Note – Simple app for notes and journals▲71

    2018 · umbrellanote.com · its alternatives →

16. 16NM
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Jot▲115

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

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Browser Notes▲128

    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jot & Paste▲85

    Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Paperwork▲144

    An open source Evernote alternative

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Boostnote▲164

    An open-source cross platform notes app 📝

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Serenity Notes▲151

    End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24SM
    Sheet Music Management App▲65

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →