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Joplin vs Obsidian
How the two compare on license, platforms and what the community thinks.
Key differences
- Joplin is open source; Obsidian is free for personal use.
| Feature | Joplin | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open source note taking with end-to-end encryption | A second brain, for you, forever |
| License | Open source | Free for personal use |
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| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Alternatives listed | 0 | 4 |
| Page views | 758 | 2K |
About Joplin
Joplin is an open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync through the service of your choice — Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud or Joplin Cloud. Notes are Markdown, imports from Evernote are painless, and clients exist for every platform.
About Obsidian
Obsidian is a knowledge base that works on local Markdown files, so your notes stay on your device and remain readable forever. Its bidirectional links and graph view turn scattered notes into a connected second brain, and 3,000+ community plugins extend it into almost anything. Free for personal use, with optional paid sync.