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<h2 id="notebook" class="anchor"><a href="#notebook"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> Digital Notebook</h2>

<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
  <strong>If you are currently using an application like Evernote, Google Keep, or Microsoft OneNote, you should pick an alternative here.</strong>
</div>

{% 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://apps.apple.com/app/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 <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/standard-notes/security/Report-SN-Audit.pdf">independently audited (PDF)</a>.'
  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://apps.apple.com/app/id1285392450"
  googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.standardnotes"
  web="https://app.standardnotes.org/"
%}

<h3>Warning</h3>

<ul>
  <li>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 <a href='https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289'>open issue</a>.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://www.etesync.com/">EteSync</a> - Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and privacy respecting sync for your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.</li>
  <li><a href="https://paperwork.cloud/">Paperwork</a> - An open-source and self-hosted solution. For PHP / MySQL servers.</li>
  <li><a href="https://orgmode.org">Org-mode</a> - 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. </li>
</ul>