I recently came across Joplin.
Simply put, Joplin is a free open source replacement for Evernote.
I’m an Evernote subscriber. However, I don’t use it that much. And I don’t have that many notes.
Let me be clear: Evernote offers a brilliant service, there is no denying that, it’s absolutely great and super convenient. But, in my case, for less than a 100 notes, I’m not fully convinced it’s worth the price.
Furthermore, Joplin has a few “punchy” arguments to put in a fair fight:
- It’s free and open source (I know, I already said that, but it’s important).
- It’s cross-platform (nodejs to the core). There are apps for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. There is even an app to use it on the command line (Vim style)!
- It works locally (no need for an internet connection), but enables synchronization with remote sharing services. Thus Yes! It can sync your notes across devices (using the WebDAV protocol).
- It supports end-to-end encryption with zero knowledge: notes are encrypted locally before being transferred.
- It integrates fully with Nextcloud!
Honestly, if the first few arguments weren’t enough, although I was definitely intrigued, the last 2 won me on the spot.
So let’s have a look at the beast.
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