{
  "slug": "joplin",
  "category": "notes",
  "name": "Joplin",
  "description": "Open source note-taking and to-do app for desktop, mobile and terminal, using Markdown notes organised in notebooks. Supports end-to-end encrypted sync through Joplin Cloud, Nextcloud, WebDAV, Dropbox, OneDrive or S3.",
  "website": "https://joplinapp.org",
  "source": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 50,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Joplin scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the notes criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/notes/joplin/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/notes/joplin/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/LICENSE",
      "note": "All code is public. The apps are AGPL-3.0, and Joplin Server, which runs Joplin Cloud, uses the source-available Joplin Server Personal Use License, which is not OSI-approved."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The website loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. The apps have no trackers according to Exodus."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://joplinapp.org/donate/",
      "note": "Funded by donations and paid Joplin Cloud plans, with no ads in the apps."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:05.375Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}