Open Source Joplin Alternatives

Turtl is a note taking application that uses high-end cryptography to protect your data. Whether you're worried about information leaks, competitive advantage, or blanket government surveillance, Turtl works hard to make sure only you, and those you choose, can see your data.

Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page.

Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work. With Standard Notes you can create, edit and manage notes with a complete encrypted app that is free and open source.

wikidPad is a Wiki-like note taking application for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information. Links in a wiki are created by typing in WikiWords. wikidPad allows you to get a better undestanding of your research and documentation and allow you to better explore and rediscover your knowledge.

Nuclino is a lightweight and collaborative wiki for all your team's knowledge, docs, and notes. Nuclino can serve as your teams collective mind. It includes features like a WYSIWYG collaborative real-time editor and a visual representation of a team's knowledge in a graph. Nuclino allows you to stay connected and effective while on the go.

Notable simple yet powerful Markdown editor that features multi-cursors, a minimap and best-in-class syntax highlighting.

MacDown is a free and open-source markdown editor for macOS. MacDown provides live preview, syntax highlighting and a minimalistic appearance for easy Markdown formatting. The editor is influenced by Mou, and I try to mimic much of its behaviour as much as possible both in UI and the logic. MacDown is loved and use by many thanks to its highly customisable Markdown rendering options, syntax highlighting in fenced code blocks, and sophisticated auto-completion.