Keep track of your notes and journalings without giving them to a third party.
If you are currently using an application like Evernote, Google Keep, or Microsoft OneNote, we suggest you pick an alternative here that supports [End-to-end encryption (E2EE)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption).
**Joplin** is a free, open-source, and fully-featured note-taking and to-do application which can handle a large number of markdown notes organized into notebooks and tags. It offers end-to-end encryption and can sync through Nextcloud, Dropbox, and more. It also offers easy import from Evernote and plain-text notes.
Note: As of Dec 2018, Joplin does not support password/pin protection for the application itself or individual notes/notebooks. Data is still encrypted in transit and at sync location using your master key. See [open issue](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289).
Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app that makes your notes easy and available everywhere you are. It features end-to-end encryption on every platform, and a powerful desktop experience with themes and custom editors. It has also been [independently audited (PDF)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/standard-notes/security/Report-SN-Audit.pdf).
- [EteSync](https://www.etesync.com/) - Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and privacy respecting sync for your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
- [Paperwork](https://paperwork.cloud/) - An open-source and self-hosted solution. For PHP / MySQL servers.
- [Org-mode](https://orgmode.org) - A major mode for GNU Emacs. Org-mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning projects, and authoring documents with a fast and effective plain-text system.
