Joplin

France Note-taking

Open-source note-taking app created by French developer Laurent Cozic. Supports end-to-end encryption, Markdown, web clipping, and sync via Joplin Cloud (France-hosted) or self-hosted. Available on all platforms with a rich plugin ecosystem.

Quick facts

Headquarters Paris, France
Company Laurent Cozic (individual)
Founded 2016
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇫🇷 France
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Full
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Open-core · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Self-hosted
Languages
ENFRDEESITNLPLPT
100 · Certified European
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Why does it score 100?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR
12/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5
EuroPoints total
100/100
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See how they compare

Joplin
XWiki
Standard Notes
EuroPoints
100 Certified European
100 Certified European
95 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EFTA country HQ25/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership25/25
Independent ownership25/25
Non-profit ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR12/15
Fully open source + GDPR12/15
Fully open source + GDPR + audited15/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
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Headquarters
Paris, France
Paris, France
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
2016
2004
2017
Open source
Full
Full
Full
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Open-core · from Free
Open-core · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Self-hosted
Web, Self-hosted
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Self-hosted
Languages
en, fr, de, es, it, nl, pl, pt
en, fr, de, es, it, nl, pt, pl
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What does it replace?

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