Joplin is a free and open-source desktop and mobile note-taking and to-do list application written for Unix-like (including macOS and Linux) and Microsoft Windows operating systems, as well as iOS, Android, and Linux/Windows terminals,[2] written in JavaScript. The desktop app is made using Electron, while the mobile app uses React Native.
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 Joplin 1.0.218 running in the GNOME desktop environment on Fedora Linux 32 | |
| Developer(s) | Laurent Cozic |
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| Initial release | 2017 |
| Stable release | 2.14.22[1]  / 22 May 2024 |
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| Written in | TypeScript, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS |
| Platform | Electron, React Native |
| Type | Note-taking application |
| License | AGPL License |
| Website | joplinapp |
History
Joplin is named after the ragtime composer and pianist, Scott Joplin.[3]
Laurent Cozic started work on Joplin in 2016,[4] and the first Android version was released on 28 July 2017.
The first public desktop application release was version 0.10.19, on 20 November 2017.[5][6][7]
A Web Clipper[8] for Chrome was introduced in December 2017 and the Firefox extension was released in May 2018.
A new Joplin Cloud service was introduced in 2021,[9] along with an on-premises Joplin Server application. Both products can be used to sync notes, to-dos, notebooks and note data across devices, as well as share notes or notebooks with other Joplin users, or even publish content to the web.
Features
- Notes in markdown format
- To-do list which loosely implements Getting Things Done methodology
- Markdown extension plug-ins
- Storage in plain-text files
- Optional client-side encryption
- Organisation in notebooks and sub-notebooks
- Tagging system
- "Offline-first", notes are always accessible locally, and can be synced on demand
- Web clipper for Firefox and Chrome
- Note synchronization with Joplin Cloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, or (networked) file system
Joplin's workflow and featureset is most often compared to Evernote.[10][11][12][13][14]
