Last checked October 15, 2026

Joplin

Joplin is a note app with a clipper and sync you can point at your own server. The desktop, mobile, and CLI apps are AGPL-3.0-or-later. Joplin Server in the same repo uses a separate personal-use license.

Open sourceAGPL-3.0-or-later (apps)Small teamsIndividuals

packages/server is under the Joplin Server Personal Use License, not the AGPL that covers the apps.

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Free tier

The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.

Hosted

No hosted price recorded.

Self-host

Moderate. Sync can use a filesystem, WebDAV, or Joplin Server. Read the server license before you offer accounts to other people.

Drop-in scores

Replacing Evernote100% of the checklist checked.

Sources checked

https://github.com/laurent22/joplin