HedgeDoc vs Joplin

Comparing two open source alternatives to Evernote. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

HedgeDoc

AGPL-3.0

Real-time collaborative markdown note editor you can self-host — write together with rich formatting and seamless sharing.

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Joplin

Privacy-focused, open-source note-taking and to-do app with end-to-end encryption and multi-device sync.

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Side-by-side comparison

	HedgeDoc	Joplin
License	AGPL-3.0	—
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	7,475	56,668
Forks	605	6,329
Open Issues	277	653
Last Commit	Oct 9, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
First Released	Mar 27, 2019	Jan 16, 2017
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#markdown #collaboration #note taking	#note taking #markdown #encryption #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

HedgeDoc

Joplin56,668

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