Joplin
Joplin is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Note-taking & Editors category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Evernote, Obsidian and Google Keep. It has 56,876 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 56,876
- Forks
- 6,371
- Open issues
- 641
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,161
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.7.21Sep 25, 2026
- Created
- Jan 16, 2017
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 2,161 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,161 |
| Latest release | v3.7.21 (Sep 25, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 423 |
| Open issues | 641 |
| Open pull requests | 9 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jan 16, 2017 |
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About Joplin
Note taking application with markdown editor and encryption support for mobile and desktop platforms. Runs client-side and syncs through a self hosted Nextcloud instance or similar (alternative to….
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/laurent22/joplin.
Topics
- react-native
- nodejs
- onedrive
- android
- synchronisation
- electron
- evernote
- enex-files
- nextcloud
- webdav
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Is Joplin free and open source?
Yes. Joplin is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Joplin with Docker?
Joplin does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Joplin?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Joplin include Excalidraw, AFFiNE and Memos. Joplin itself is a self-hosted alternative to Evernote, Obsidian and Google Keep.
Is Joplin actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Joplin was on Oct 25, 2026 with 2,161 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.7.21, published Sep 25, 2026. It had 641 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.