Joplin - a simple and convenient application for taking notes in Markdown
Web Services / / December 24, 2019
Joplin clearly created with an eye on the famous zametochnik. However, it has at least one distinct advantage: it is completely free, and even has an open source code. In addition, Joplin has clients not only for Windows and MacOS, but also for Linux.
The application also supports the import Evernote notes, so if you have been looking for "elephant" alternative- perhaps this is it.
Interface
Joplin looks very simple - there are not confused. Developers do not have to invent anything extraordinary. Appearance is quite usual for zametochnika: Left-shift panel with notebooks and tags, just right - a list of notes in the notepad and open the editor area.
Clicking on the View button, you can switch between editing, reading and two-pane view. In Joplin configuration has a dark theme for those who want to work with the text in the night.
And even for geeks there is a special version of the application that runs directly in terminal.
text editor
Joplin supports Markdown markup - we have wrote this syntax. Normal, bold and italic text, headings, tables, and images - has everything to create human-readable notes.
Format text, you can manually inserting symbols of Markdown's, or use the convenient toolbar at the top. Any note if you wish, you can open a third-party editor that supports the MD format. To do this, simply click on the Edit in external editor button.
In addition to the simple format, there are a couple of goodies in the editor. Firstly, it links to other notes - a good thing, if you create something like a file cabinet. Second - support for mathematical symbols, which will be useful to students, leading notes.
Organize notes
Organize your notes in Joplin possible through notebooks and tags - both in the same Evernote. That's only in Joplin notebooks have unlimited nesting level.
Those who keep so many notes that can no longer understand them, handy built-in search. He looks for words and phrases like notes by title and contents of them. Is that the text in the picture does not recognize.
Finally, Joplin allows you to create to-do lists and reminders. Add a note to any date and time when you need to execute it and the program will show you a notification. Reminders work even in the desktop and mobile versions, so Joplin can be used even in an task manager.
Web Clipper
Very nice that there Joplin Web Clipper, similar to that in Evernote and OneNote. And I must say that it works very well. Clipper can make web pages up in four different ways: save only the text in Markdown's formatting on it, save the entire page to capture the selection or take a screenshot.
When Joplin makes a copy of a web page into a text file Markdown's, it fully retains its formatting - font, links, headlines, and even images. Thus obtained notes very well look, and easy to read.
Clipper is available for Chrome and Firefox browsers.
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Price: Free
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Import and Export
Joplin support importing notes from Evernote. To do this, save your database ENEX format, and then open the application menu File → Import → ENEX - Evernote Export File. When you import saved notes, tags, attachments, tables, and even geodata and metadata (create, save time editing notes).
Using export to ENEX, you can transfer the collection notes not only because of Evernote, but also of all the applications that support this format. For example, OneNote, Tomboy and NixNote.
There Joplin and import notes from text Markdown files, with transfer can be individual files or entire folders. A copied items can be quickly saved as in MD format or as a PDF.
Mobile applications
There are mobile versions of Joplin for Android and iOS. They are synchronized with your desktop client through the clouds, and using them is quite easy to create as small lists and voluminous notes.
Mobile customers, as well as a desktop application that supports insert photos, images and attachments. Joplin Notes can be synchronized between different platforms through Dropbox, OneDrive, NextCloud and WebDAV.
Price: Free
Price: Free
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see also🧐
- Laverna - free zametochny service synchronization and Desktop Clients
- Notin - simple notes in the curtain notifications
- How to work effectively in zametochnike Bear