# Joplin (open-source notes and writing app)

> Joplin is a free, open-source notes and writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. It has 56,630 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of Evernote and OneNote.

Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in Markdown format.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/laurent22/joplin |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 56,630 |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| Replaces | Evernote, OneNote |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://joplinapp.org |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Notes & writing |
| Latest release | v3.7.21 (Sep 25, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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