17 European Notes & Tasks vendors.
Notes & Tasks: Note-taking apps and task management — write, organise, sync. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
31 vendors in total: 17 European, 8 American, 6 other; 19 open source. Last checked: 4 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
Notes and task apps often hold personal notes and sometimes passwords or sensitive ideas, so the provider's access and hosting country matter under GDPR. Check whether end-to-end encryption is available, where synchronisation happens, and whether local storage or self-hosting is an option.
European vendors
- AnytypeEU sovereign
Personal knowledge and productivity tool with end-to-end encryption and local-first storage. The protocol layer (any-sync, any-block) is MIT-licensed open source, but the client applications (desktop, mobile) and middleware (anytype-heart) are released under the proprietary Any Source Available License 1.0, which prohibits commercial use without permission. Not fully open source.
Germany
- BearEU sovereign
Italian note-taking app by Shiny Frog from Milan for Apple platforms
Italy
- CapacitiesEU sovereign
German object-based notes and knowledge app.
Belgium
- CarnetSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source note-taking app with synchronisation via Nextcloud
France · open-source
- CryptPadEU sovereign
French encrypted collaborative editing platform
France · open-source
- HedgeDocSelf-hosted / open source
Collaborative Markdown editor for real-time collaboration on notes
Germany · open-source
- JoplinEU sovereign
French open-source note-taking app with sync and encryption
France · open-source
- Nextcloud NotesSelf-hosted / open source
Notes app for Nextcloud; self-hostable in EU
Germany · open-source
- Nextcloud TasksSelf-hosted / open source
Task management integrated into Nextcloud with CalDAV synchronisation
Germany · open-source
- NotefoxEU sovereign
Italian privacy-friendly note-taking app.
Italy
- OpenProject TasksEU sovereign
Task module by OpenProject for structured task management
Germany · open-source
- smasiEU sovereign
Swiss notes and task app with EU hosting.
Switzerland
- Super ProductivitySelf-hosted / open source
Austrian open-source task and time management tool with Jira integration
Austria · open-source
- TaskwarriorSelf-hosted / open source
Powerful open-source CLI task manager with synchronisation server
Germany · open-source
- Trilium Notes (TriliumNext)Self-hosted / open source
Self-hosted hierarchical note-taking app
European Union (distributed) · open-source
- VikunjaEU sovereign
Open-source task management; self-hostable
Germany · open-source
- ZettlrSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source Markdown editor for academic writing and notes
Germany · open-source
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorAppFlowySingapore · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorApple NotesUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorEvernoteUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGoodnotesHong Kong SAR China · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGoogle KeepUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceLogseqSingapore · 4 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMicrosoft OneNoteUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNotesnookPakistan · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorObsidianAustralia · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSimplenoteUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSiYuanChina · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorStandard NotesUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorTodoistUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorTurtlUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European Notes & Tasks vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 17 European Notes & Tasks vendors, including Anytype, Bear, Capacities and Carnet. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for Notes & Tasks?
Yes. Open-source Notes & Tasks software from Europe includes Carnet, CryptPad, HedgeDoc and Joplin; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.