The Joplin Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Joplin in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Joplin
The Insider’s Guide
Open source Markdown notes with sync through a service you choose
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among note-taking apps, read from Joplin’s own pages.
Made by Laurent Cozic · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05After you payGetting your money back, getting out, and getting help
- 06The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 07Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Joplin’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Joplin’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.6
GPA, above 144 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade
Joplin is a free, open source note-taking and to-do app for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. Notes are written in Markdown or a rich text editor, kept on the device first, and synchronized through a service of your choice such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud or the paid Joplin Cloud, with optional end-to-end encryption. Joplin Cloud adds note publishing, shared notebooks and a browser-based web app.
To get you started, here are 10 things to know about Joplin, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for free, open source notes synced your own way
The web app and notebook sharing need Joplin Cloud, priced in euros.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $2.69 a month
As its pricing page puts it: 2.40€ per month, billed yearly at 28.69€ (Joplin Cloud Basic).
- 3
There is a free plan
The Joplin apps are free and open source, and can sync through your own Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV or S3 storage. Joplin Cloud is an optional paid service.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Markdown notes and to-dos
Notes and to-dos are written in Markdown or a rich text editor, organized into notebooks with tags, and found through full-text search on every platform.
- 6
Multimedia, math and diagrams
Notes can hold images, videos, PDFs and audio files, and math expressions and diagrams are created inside the app.
- 7
Sync through a service you choose
Notes synchronize through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV, S3 or the local file system, and switching from one service to another is supported.
- 8
Refunds: no set window
The apps are free, so this is all about Joplin Cloud, and Joplin's answer on refunds is unusually blunt: use the 14-day trial, because after that no money comes back and there will be no exception. It still earns a C rather than worse, because you cancel yourself from your profile, the plan runs to the end of the cycle you paid for and the help page tells you all of this before you hand over a card.
- 9
A 3.6 GPA, above 144 of 147
That is against the other note-taking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 10
Keep it
The plain part of Joplin you could make: notes, Markdown and web clipper. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Joplin at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from 2.40€ per month, billed yearly at 28.69€ (Joplin Cloud Basic)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of the paid plans; cancel during the trial and you are not charged.
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Laurent Cozic
- Category
- Note-Taking Apps
- Our grade
- 3.6 GPA, excellent
- Store rating
- 4.1 on the App Store, 478 ratings
The report card
Best for free, open source notes synced your own way
Joplin is a free, open source notes app where you decide where your notes live: you write in Markdown or rich text and sync through your own Dropbox, OneDrive or Nextcloud. The trade is that you set up sync yourself, encryption stays off until you turn it on, a lost encryption password can't be recovered, and the iPhone app sits at 4.1. The web app and notebook sharing need Joplin Cloud, priced in euros.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The apps are free and open source and sync through storage you already pay for, in a category whose middle plan is $6 a month. If you want Joplin to host it, Cloud Basic is 2.40€ a month billed yearly, and students and teachers get half off. |
| Free plan and trial | A | Free outright: the desktop, mobile and terminal apps, with no cap on notes, syncing through your own Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV or S3. Joplin Cloud is optional, and only the browser web app, publishing and shared notebooks need it. |
| Features | A | Markdown or rich text, notebooks, tags, full-text search everywhere, images, PDFs, audio, math, diagrams, a web clipper, optional end-to-end encryption, plugins, and Evernote exports that import with their attachments. And it does what rivals don't: you pick the storage it syncs to, and you can switch later. |
| Ease of use | C | 4.1 from about 480 App Store ratings, squarely in C territory. You also choose and connect a sync service yourself, encryption stays off until you turn it on on one device, and a forgotten encryption password can't be recovered. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android, a terminal app and clippers for Chrome and Firefox, plus Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV, S3 and an extension API. The browser web app is the one piece that comes only with Joplin Cloud. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Joplin is for
- Fits if you want your notes in open source apps and on storage you control
- Works for people leaving Evernote, as its export files come in with formatting and attachments
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want sync that works the minute you install, because you connect a storage service yourself
- Not for you if you'd forget a password, since encryption is off by default and a lost encryption password can't be recovered
- Tight if you want to share notebooks, as Cloud Basic can only join them and sharing or Email to Note needs Pro at 5.99€ a month
- Watch out: Cloud prices are in euros, Teams needs at least 2 users, and the web app and Cloud AI need a Cloud plan
- Watch out: the iPhone app sits at 4.1 from about 480 App Store ratings
Good to know
Good for
- People who want open source notes synced through their own storage
- Privacy-minded users who want end-to-end encrypted sync
- Leaving Evernote: its export files import with formatting and attachments
- Markdown writers who work across Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile
Worth knowing
- End-to-end encryption is not on by default, and a forgotten encryption password cannot be recovered.
- Joplin Cloud and Joplin Server Business prices are listed in euros.
- On Joplin Cloud Basic you can join a shared notebook but not share your own; that and Email to Note need Pro.
- The browser-based web app and Joplin Cloud AI (beta) are available only with a Joplin Cloud subscription.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$2.69
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Joplin has a free plan. Paid plans start at 2.40€ per month, billed yearly at 28.69€ (Joplin Cloud Basic).
Joplin Cloud is optional, and only the browser web app, publishing and shared notebooks need it.
Joplin app
Free
The open source desktop, mobile and terminal apps, with sync through third-party storage and optional end-to-end encryption.
Joplin Cloud Basic
2.99€
per month, or 28.69€ per year (2.40€ / month)
2 GB of storage and 10 MB per note or attachment, with note publishing, the web app and Joplin Cloud AI (beta). Can join shared notebooks only.
Joplin Cloud Pro
5.99€
per month, or 57.48€ per year (4.79€ / month)
30 GB of storage and 200 MB per note or attachment, plus sharing notebooks, Email to Note and a custom publishing banner.
Joplin Cloud Pro 100 GB
9.99€
per month, or 95.88€ per year (7.99€ / month)
Everything in Pro with 100 GB of storage space.
Joplin Cloud Teams
7.99€
per user / month, or 80.28€ per user / year; minimum 2 users
50 GB of storage, with multi-user management, consolidated billing, share permissions and priority support.
Joplin Server Business
3.33€
per user / month for 2-10 users, billed annually (40.00€)
Self-hosted server with source code available and no storage or attachment limits. 2.92€ per user for 11-50 users, 2.50€ beyond that.
The free plan
The Joplin apps are free and open source, and can sync through your own Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV or S3 storage. Joplin Cloud is an optional paid service.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of the paid plans; cancel during the trial and you are not charged.
Read from joplinapp.org on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Roughly 16% to 20% lower price when paying yearly
Basic works out to 2.40€ a month on yearly billing against 2.99€ monthly, Pro to 4.79€ against 5.99€, and Teams to 6.69€ per user against 7.99€.
Stated on joplinapp.orgEducation
50% Education Discount for students and teachers
Students and teachers who write in from a school or university email address get 50% off Joplin Cloud for a year, renewable for as long as they remain in education.
Stated on joplinapp.org
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Open source Markdown notes with sync through a service you choose. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, works offline, end-to-end encrypted, notes, Markdown, web clipper.
And it does what rivals don't: you pick the storage it syncs to, and you can switch later.
- Markdown notes and to-dos
- Notes and to-dos are written in Markdown or a rich text editor, organized into notebooks with tags, and found through full-text search on every platform.
- Multimedia, math and diagrams
- Notes can hold images, videos, PDFs and audio files, and math expressions and diagrams are created inside the app.
- Sync through a service you choose
- Notes synchronize through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV, S3 or the local file system, and switching from one service to another is supported.
- End-to-end encryption
- Synchronized notes can be end-to-end encrypted so that the sync service cannot read them. It is off by default and has to be enabled on one device first.
- Web clipper
- Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox save web pages and screenshots as notes.
- Plugins, themes and publishing
- Plugins, custom themes and an extension API change how the app works. With Joplin Cloud, a note can be published to a URL and notebooks shared for collaboration.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- Nextcloud
- WebDAV
- S3
- Evernote
Who makes Joplin
Joplin is an open source note-taking app written by Laurent Cozic with outside contributors. A French company called Joplin, which he owns, runs the paid side: Joplin Cloud subscriptions and a server businesses can host themselves, alongside donations and sponsorships.
- Based
- Francejoplinapp.org
- Ownership
- Privately held. Privately held. A news post of 12 October 2022 says a French company called Joplin, still owned by Laurent Cozic, took over the commercial side from a UK single-person limited company, while the apps stay open source.joplinapp.org
- Founders and leaders
- Laurent Cozic, Founder and ownerjoplinapp.org
- Lately
- Your notes and AI: privacy first · Sep 14, 2026
- What's new in Joplin 3.7 · Aug 31, 2026
- What's new in Joplin 3.6 · May 5, 2026
- Introducing our Warrant Canary · Feb 23, 2026
Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
144/147
Other note-taking apps it is graded above
Joplin's GPA of 3.6 is higher than 144 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on features (A, above 135 of 147) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at about $2.69 a month, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 17 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 148 note-taking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Joplin’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 62 of 147
- AFree plan and trialAbove 100 of 147
- AFeaturesAbove 135 of 147
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 147
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 128 of 147
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 note-taking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Joplin is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Joplin you could make: notes, Markdown and web clipper. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.6 is higher than 144 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade. It costs $32.27 a year. Joplin is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Notes, Markdown and web clipper: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Dropbox, OneDrive and Nextcloud among them.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Joplin’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Refunds
After you pay
Getting your money back, getting out, and getting help
What happens once you have paid: whether you can get your money back, how to leave, and how to reach a person when something goes wrong. Each is graded from Joplin’s own terms and help pages.
Refunds and cancelling
Ordinary · checked Oct 18, 2026
The apps are free, so this is all about Joplin Cloud, and Joplin's answer on refunds is unusually blunt: use the 14-day trial, because after that no money comes back and there will be no exception. It still earns a C rather than worse, because you cancel yourself from your profile, the plan runs to the end of the cycle you paid for and the help page tells you all of this before you hand over a card.
- Refund window
- No set window
- How you cancel
- Yourself, in settings
- Getting your money back
The Joplin Cloud help page says a 14-day trial starts the subscription so you can evaluate the service, and that cancelling in that window means no charge. After it, billing starts and it says it will not be possible to issue a refund, with no exception. It recommends starting monthly if you are unsure, because the yearly discount assumes a year's commitment.
Stated on joplincloud.com- How to cancel Joplin
You open your Joplin Cloud profile, scroll down and click Manage subscription, which cancels the subscription so you are not charged for what would have been the next period. The help page says Joplin does not cancel accounts by email because it cannot verify who is asking, though it will help if something goes wrong. Cancellation takes effect from the next billing cycle.
- Open your profile from the button in the top right corner of Joplin Cloud
- Scroll down and click Manage subscription
- What you keep afterwards
The help page says a disabled account, which is one whose subscription has been cancelled by the user or automatically, is deleted 99 days later, and that deletion removes all notes, notebooks, tags and attachments permanently. Joplin will not delete data on request: to clear it sooner you delete the notes in the app and synchronise.
Stated on joplincloud.com- Renewals
The help page's billing section says a renewal issues an invoice, that cancelling afterwards does not cancel that invoice, and that payment reminders will follow. It promises one reminder of its own: an email before the 14-day trial ends. Nothing on the pages read says a reminder is sent before a yearly renewal, and the page suggests setting your own reminder at 14 days.
Stated on joplincloud.com
In your favour
- The Joplin apps themselves are free and open source: only the cloud sync is paid for.
- A 14-day trial comes first, and Joplin emails you before it ends.
- You cancel from your own profile in two clicks, with nobody to write to.
- The no-refund rule is stated plainly in the help pages, not buried in terms.
Watch out for
- After the trial there are no refunds at all, and Joplin says there will be no exception.
- A yearly plan is a year's commitment, so Joplin itself suggests starting monthly.
- An invoice already issued stays due even after you cancel.
- Once the account is disabled, everything in it is deleted 99 days later.
Customer support
Ordinary · checked Oct 18, 2026
This is support the open-source way: thorough documentation, a busy forum and a public issue tracker, and that is most of what you get. Priority support is ticked only for Teams and Joplin Server Business, so a Basic or Pro subscriber joins the same queue as everyone else. No hours, no reply time, no chat, no phone. Ordinary for a project like this, so a C.
Ways to get help
Email
The plans FAQ asks you to write in for an education or bulk discount, and the Cloud help page says to contact Joplin if you need more storage than the cap. The address is published as an image rather than a link, so there is no form to fill in.
Stated on joplinapp.orgHelp centre
Two sets of written documentation: the Joplin help site covering installation, syncing, encryption and the apps, and a Joplin Cloud help page covering accounts, billing, cancelling and data retention.
Stated on joplinapp.orgCommunity or forum
The Joplin support forum, linked from the Joplin Cloud help page as further information, where users and the project's developers answer questions. A public GitHub repository takes bug reports as well.
Stated on discourse.joplinapp.org
Not listed on Joplin’s pages: live chat, phone.
- When people answer
Its pages do not say.
- How fast it says it replies
Its pages do not say.
- What depends on your plan
The feature comparison table marks priority support with a dash for Basic, Pro and Pro 100 GB, and with a tick for Teams and for Joplin Server Business. The page does not say what priority means in practice, or what support the other plans get.
Stated on joplinapp.org
In your favour
- The documentation is detailed and the billing pages answer the hard questions directly.
- The support forum is public and the developers take part in it.
- Bugs can be filed in the open on the project's GitHub repository.
Watch out for
- Priority support is only ticked for Teams and Joplin Server Business.
- No hours and no reply time are stated anywhere we could read.
- There is no chat and no phone line, and the contact address is published as an image.
- Joplin will not cancel an account by email, so you must be able to sign in to leave.
What these two grades rest on. Read on 18 October 2026: the Joplin Cloud help page with its billing, cancellation policy and data retention sections, the Joplin Cloud terms and conditions, the Joplin Cloud plans page with its feature comparison and FAQ, the Joplin help documentation and the Joplin support forum. Nobody here cancelled a plan or contacted its support. They are graded apart from the five that make the GPA. How we grade refunds and support.
Part 06 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Obsidian, Standard Notes, Notesnook, Logseq and Evernote
The 5 tools Joplin is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.6GPA
Obsidian
Free plan · from $4/mo
Markdown note-taking app that keeps your files on your device.
- Only Joplin lists a web app.
- Joplin is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Joplin also covers web clipper.
- 2.8GPA
Standard Notes
Free plan · from $90/yr
- 3.2GPA
Notesnook
Free plan · from $1.99/mo
Open source, end-to-end encrypted notes on every platform.
- Notesnook also covers linked notes.
- 3.0GPA
Logseq
Free plan · from $5/mo
Open-source outliner for linked notes stored as local files.
- Only Joplin lists a browser extension.
- Joplin is self-hostable and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Joplin also covers web clipper.
- 2.6GPA
Evernote
Free plan · from $99/yr
Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search.
- Only Joplin lists a Linux app.
- Joplin is open source, self-hostable and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Joplin also covers Markdown.
Part 07 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Joplin free?
Joplin has a free plan. The Joplin apps are free and open source, and can sync through your own Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV or S3 storage.
How much does Joplin cost?
Joplin lists 6 plans. Joplin app: Free.
What platforms does Joplin work on?
Joplin is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Joplin offer any discounts?
Joplin publicly lists the following: Roughly 16% to 20% lower price when paying yearly; 50% Education Discount for students and teachers.
How is Joplin rated?
Joplin's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.1 out of 5 from 478 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Is Joplin open source?
Yes. Joplin is open source, according to its own site.
Is Joplin end-to-end encrypted?
Joplin describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
Does Joplin work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does Joplin integrate with?
Joplin's listing names Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV, S3 and Evernote.
Does Joplin have a student discount?
50% Education Discount for students and teachers. Students and teachers who write in from a school or university email address get 50% off Joplin Cloud for a year, renewable for as long as they remain in education.
Does Joplin have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of the paid plans; cancel during the trial and you are not charged.
Who makes Joplin?
Joplin is made by a company of the same name. Privately held.
What are the alternatives to Joplin?
The closest alternatives to Joplin in our directory are Obsidian, Standard Notes, Notesnook, Logseq and Evernote.
Does Joplin give refunds?
The Joplin Cloud help page says a 14-day trial starts the subscription so you can evaluate the service, and that cancelling in that window means no charge.
How do I cancel Joplin?
You open your Joplin Cloud profile, scroll down and click Manage subscription, which cancels the subscription so you are not charged for what would have been the next period.
What happens to my data if I cancel Joplin?
The help page says a disabled account, which is one whose subscription has been cancelled by the user or automatically, is deleted 99 days later, and that deletion removes all notes, notebooks, tags and attachments permanently.
How do I contact Joplin support?
Joplin's pages list these ways to get help: email, help centre and community or forum.
How does Joplin compare with other note-taking apps?
Joplin's GPA of 3.6 is higher than 144 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 2.
Is Joplin good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Joplin A for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $2.69 a month, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 17 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Joplin?
The plain part of Joplin you could make: notes, Markdown and web clipper.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Joplin’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Joplin's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-01.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Laurent Cozic. Prices change, so check joplinapp.org before you buy.
Part 08 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
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- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Joplin’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Joplin is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Laurent Cozic. Prices and plans change: check joplinapp.org before you buy.