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Joplin

ApplicationLaurent Cozic

Dem still dey call am joplin app, joplin notes

Laurent CozicProductivity

Open-source notes app with Markdown and optional encryption. The process na Joplin.exe. E no be Obsidian.

Wetin you need know

Joplin na notebook wey fit do encryption. Obsidian na Markdown vault.

Joplin.exe dey keep notes for im own store and fit encrypt sync. Obsidian dey read folder of files. To install one no dey open the other one library.

Wetin e be?
Notes
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If Joplin.exe no gree sync, I go check the sync target and the encryption password. I no go dey find Obsidian.exe. Dat vault na different product.

Wetin be Joplin?

Joplin na open-source note app. Joplin.exe na the Windows client. Notes fit sync through Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, Joplin Cloud, or file target. Obsidian dey open folder of .md files directly.

If you never use am before

If you want local Markdown notes wey you fit encrypt and sync go place wey you choose, dis na Joplin, no be Obsidian. Download am from joplinapp.org. Obsidian na paid-company vault of Markdown files with different plugin economy. Joplin dey store notes inside im own database and fit export Markdown. E also no be OneNote.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Markdown notes and notebooks

Notebooks inside Joplin store. Obsidian dey use raw vault folder instead.

Optional end-to-end encryption

Joplin fit encrypt the sync target. Dat flag na Joplin feature wey Obsidian no implement the same way.

Web clipper

Browser clipper dey save pages inside Joplin. Dat one no be Evernote clipper and no be Send to OneNote.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey want open-source notes with encryption
  • Users wey already dey sync Joplin go Nextcloud or Joplin Cloud
  • Anybody wey no suppose open Obsidian vault and expect Joplin notebooks

Current status

Dem dey actively develop am. Dis article na about the Windows desktop app, no be Joplin Cloud admin.

How old e be?

Laurent Cozic start Joplin for 2017, around the same time Obsidian later vault idea spread. Joplin na the open-source notebook with optional E2E sync. Obsidian (2019 public) na different vendor. Page wey dey treat dem as one "Markdown app" don fail the sibling-swap test.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Desktop
Mobile
Joplin Cloud

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Joplin.exe Windows desktop app

Startup components

Joplin fit start with Windows from im own setting. Dat no be Obsidian startup option.

File locations

Common Joplin locations
Typical install C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\Joplin\Joplin.exe

File formats

Markdown exportJEXENEX importPDF

Common wahala dem

Sync target conflict

Two PC wey dey write without sync to finish fit duplicate notes. Na Joplin sync bi dat, no be Obsidian vault merge.

People dey drop .md folder for Joplin come dey expect vault

Import Markdown if you need am. Di default store no be Obsidian folder.

How to get unstuck

Confirm Joplin.exe under di Joplin install folder

Obsidian.exe na di sibling wey people dey confuse am with. Open file location if dem install di two.

Install from joplinapp.org or di GitHub releases wey di site link

One "Joplin notes" search ad na wrong file.

Write down di encryption password before you enable E2E

Joplin no fit recover dat password. Dat no be Obsidian plugin setting.

Alternatives

Obsidian, OneNote, and Notion dey overlap. Obsidian na di Markdown-vault sibling. Notion na cloud workspace.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download joplinapp.org/ Official installer or vendor page
Help joplinapp.org/help/ Vendor support
Official site joplinapp.org/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Local notes light. Notebook wey get big attachment dey find disk space pass GPU.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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