Joplin
Free, open-source notes app with notebooks, tags, to-dos and Markdown, syncing with end-to-end encryption through storage you already have.
What you can do with it
- Replace Evernote for personal notes
- Import your Evernote export
- Encrypted notes synced between devices
Worth knowingSwitch on encryption before your first sync, or the first upload goes up unencrypted.
The full tutorial
01Get Joplin running, no installer neededFREE02Notebooks, notes, to-dos and tagsMEMBERS03Bring your old notes with youMEMBERS04Turn on encryption, then sync to a folder you ownMEMBERS05Open your notes on your phone or a second computerMEMBERS
Cancel Evernote: your own encrypted notes app, for £0 · ~30 min · tested 2026-10-08
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