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The Joplin media kit

Joplin in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Joplin.

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ToolGPAMedia kit · October 2026
The company behind
Joplin

Joplin

Media kit

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 in
France
Ownership
Privately held

Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Joplin’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Joplin. toolgpa.com

Part 01 · Company

The company

Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it

In a sentence

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.

In a paragraph

Joplin was based in France. It was founded by Laurent Cozic.

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Fact sheet

Company
Joplin
Based in
France
Website
joplinapp.org
Products we list
Joplin
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.

Leadership

  • Laurent Cozic

    Founder and owner

    GitHub

What they make

Joplin, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.

Joplin

Open source Markdown notes with sync through a service you choose

Note-Taking AppsFrom 2.40€ per month, billed yearly at 28.69€Free plan4.1 on the App Store

3.6GPA

Best for free, open source notes synced your own way. Joplin is the free, open source notes app for people who want to decide where their notes live.

  • AValue
  • AFree
  • AFeatures
  • CEase
  • APlatforms
Joplin: 3.6 GPA on ToolGPA3.6GPAExcellentGraded by ToolGPA

Joplin’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.

Part 03 · News

News and contacts

What they have announced lately, and every official channel

4

Announcements since Feb 23, 2026

Lately

  1. Sep 14, 2026Your notes and AI: privacy first
  2. Aug 31, 2026What's new in Joplin 3.7
  3. May 5, 2026What's new in Joplin 3.6
  4. Feb 23, 2026Introducing our Warrant Canary

Official channels

Only accounts Joplin’s own site links to. No personal addresses.

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This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Joplin’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Joplin, and Joplin’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Joplin’s own, from its website and app-store listings.