Joplin
Joplin is a free, open-source notes app for Android and iOS. A note taking and to-do app with sync between Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile. It has 56,630 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- iOS
- React Native
- Notes & to-do
- Actively maintained
About Joplin
Note: This release can lag significantly behind the official release which can be an issue when a timely update is needed. It may be less secure because the app might have a known security vulnerability for several days, even if the official app has been patched. It does not have camera capabilities nor location functions. Issues with this version might be raised on for user @muelli Joplin is a note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in Markdown format.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Joplin from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Joplin?
Joplin is a free, open-source notes app for Android and iOS. A note taking and to-do app with sync between Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile. It has 56,630 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Joplin free and open source?
Yes. Joplin's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Joplin?
You can install Joplin from F-Droid (package net.cozic.joplin); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.7.21).
Is Joplin still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 11, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.