Choose Joplin if you need
- CLI or Chrome extension. We haven't found them on Simplenote's website.
At a glance
- Simplenote has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Joplin.
- Joplin offers a free trial (14 days). We haven't confirmed one for Simplenote.
- Both are available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web.
- Only Joplin lists CLI and Chrome extension.
- Joplin lists GDPR. We haven't confirmed any of these for Simplenote.
- Joplin can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Simplenote.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Simplenote if you need
No checked fact sets Simplenote apart from Joplin yet.
Joplin
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Simplenote
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Review SimplenoteThe facts
- What it does
- JoplinAn open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device
- SimplenoteThe simplest way to keep notes, light, clean, and free.
- Free plan
- JoplinNot confirmed
- SimplenoteYes
- Pricing
- JoplinNot confirmed
- SimplenoteFree
- Paid plans from
- Joplin
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- iOS
- Web
Only Joplin
- CLI
- Chrome extension
Only SimplenoteNothing else listed
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Joplin and Simplenote yet.
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