Digital Notebook
If you are currently using an application like Evernote, Google Keep, or Microsoft OneNote, you should pick an alternative here.
{% include legacy/cardv2.html
title="Joplin"
image="/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/joplin.svg"
description="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."
website="https://joplinapp.org/"
privacy-policy="https://joplinapp.org/privacy/"
github="https://github.com/laurent22/joplin"
windows="https://joplinapp.org/#desktop-applications"
mac="https://joplinapp.org/#desktop-applications"
linux="https://joplinapp.org/#desktop-applications"
freebsd="https://www.npmjs.com/package/joplin"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cozic.joplin"
android="https://joplinapp.org/#mobile-applications"
ios="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/joplin/id1315599797"
firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/joplin-web-clipper/"
chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/joplin-web-clipper/alofnhikmmkdbbbgpnglcpdollgjjfek"
%}
{% include legacy/cardv2.html
title="Standard Notes"
image="/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/standard_notes.svg"
description='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).'
website="https://standardnotes.org/"
privacy-policy="https://standardnotes.org/privacy"
github="https://github.com/standardnotes"
windows="https://standardnotes.org/#get-started"
mac="https://standardnotes.org/#get-started"
linux="https://standardnotes.org/#get-started"
ios="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/standard-notes/id1285392450"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.standardnotes"
web="https://app.standardnotes.org/"
%}
Warning
- 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.
Worth Mentioning
- EteSync - Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and privacy respecting sync for your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
- Paperwork - An open-source and self-hosted solution. For PHP / MySQL servers.
- Org-mode - 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.