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title: “Joplin Tutorial: The All-Rounder of Open-Source Note Apps” description: “Joplin is an open-source note app supporting Markdown and end-to-end encrypted sync, the best free Evernote alternative.” date: 2026-05-13T16:05:27.591Z category: 笔记工具 tags:

• Joplin
• Open Source Notes
• Markdown Notes
• Joplin Tutorial
• Note Sync keywords:
• Joplin
• Open Source Notes
• Markdown Notes
• Joplin Tutorial
• Note Sync

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Joplin: Don’t Trust Your Notes to Any Big Tech Company

One-sentence solution: Want Evernote’s sync features but also Obsidian’s open-source privacy? Joplin adds end-to-end encrypted sync to Markdown notes.

There are many note apps available today, but they all share a common problem: either you use Notion and store your data on someone else’s server, or you use Obsidian and store data locally but have to handle sync yourself.

Joplin offers a middle ground.

What Is Joplin?

Joplin is an open-source note app supporting Markdown editing, tag management, to-do items, and most importantly — end-to-end encrypted cross-device sync.

The problem it solves: Keeping your note data both secure (end-to-end encrypted) and convenient (automatic sync), without relying on any specific vendor’s cloud service.

Joplin’s Key Features

• End-to-End Encrypted Sync: Notes are encrypted before being uploaded to the cloud — even the cloud provider can’t read them
• Multiple Sync Options: Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, WebDAV, Joplin Cloud
• Markdown Editor: WYSIWYG Markdown editing
• Tags + Notebooks: Two-layer categorization
• Web Clipper: Browser extension, one-click save web pages to Joplin
• Plugin System: Extensible functionality
• All Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android

Comparison with Similar Tools

Dimension	Joplin	Obsidian	Notion
Open Source	✅	✅	❌
End-to-End Encryption	✅	❌	❌
Sync Method	Self-managed	Obsidian Sync (paid)	Notion servers
Markdown	✅	✅	Markdown-like
Bidirectional Links	❌	✅	Limited
Plugin System	Available	Very rich	Limited

Joplin’s strength is “encrypted sync.” If you need to sync notes across multiple devices and don’t want your data exposed on the cloud, Joplin is the best choice.

Download

• Official Site: https://joplinapp.org/
• GitHub Releases: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases

Note: After installing the desktop version, also install the mobile app and browser Web Clipper plugin.

Quick Start

1. Download and install the desktop version
2. Create your first notebook and first note
3. Go to settings to configure sync (Nextcloud or Dropbox recommended)
4. Install the browser Web Clipper plugin
5. Install Joplin on your phone and configure the same sync target