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Joplin
MITAn open source note-taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities.
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Overview
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 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.
Joplin is "offline first", which means you always have all your data on your phone or computer. This ensures that your notes are always accessible, whether you have an internet connection or not.
The notes can be securely synchronised using end-to-end encryption with various cloud services including Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive and Joplin Cloud.
Full text search is available on all platforms to quickly find the information you need. The app can be customised using plugins and themes, and you can also easily create your own.
The application is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS. A Web Clipper, to save web pages and screenshots from your browser, is also available for Firefox and Chrome.
Help and documentation
For more information about the applications, see the full Joplin documentation
Donations
Donations to Joplin support the development of the project. Developing quality applications mostly takes time, but there are also some expenses, such as digital certificates to sign the applications, app store fees, hosting, etc. Most of all, your donation will make it possible to keep up the current development standard.
Please see the donation page for information on how to support the development of Joplin.
Sponsors
 andypiper |  avanderberg |  chr15m |  felixstorm |
 Galliver7 |  GPrimola |  Hegghammer |  marcdw1289 |
 ugoertz |
Community
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Support Forum | This is the main place for general discussion about Joplin, user support, software development questions, and to discuss new features. Also where the latest beta versions are released and discussed. |
| Patreon page | The latest news are often posted there |
| Bluesky feed | Follow us on Bluesky |
| Mastodon feed | Follow us on Mastodon |
| YouTube | Discover information and tutorials on how to use the apps |
| Discord server | Our chat server |
| Our LinkedIn page | |
| Lemmy Community | Also a good place to get help |
Contributing
Please see the guide for information on how to contribute to the development of Joplin: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/dev/index.md
Warrant Canary Signing Key
Fingerprint:
F820 F830 6DD0 05A1 02D1 8CD5 946A E9FA 5915 EF53
Public key: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/raw/dev/Assets/keys/joplin-canary-signing-key.asc
Contributors
Thank you to everyone who've contributed to Joplin's source code!
