Category: Notes & Tasks
8 European alternatives to Joplin — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
French open-source note-taking app with sync and encryption
Facts
- Headquarters
- FR (EU)
- Category
- Notes & Tasks
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Joplin
- Anytype↗
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.
CH · commercial
- Nextcloud Tasks↗
Task management integrated into Nextcloud with CalDAV synchronisation
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Joplin?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Joplin include Anytype, Bear and Carnet. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Joplin?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Joplin include Carnet, CryptPad, HedgeDoc, Nextcloud Notes and Nextcloud Tasks. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Joplin GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Joplin is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Joplin an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.