Highlights
- free, open-source note-taking app; strong Evernote alternative for notes, notebooks, to-dos, and Markdown.
Best for: best for free open-source note-taking with notebooks, tags, to-dos, and Markdown-based notes.
Joplin is an open-source note-taking and to-do app that lets you organize notes into notebooks, add tags, use Markdown, and sync across devices. It suits users who want a flexible, privacy-friendly Evernote alternative with strong export and control options.



