Joplin
Unverified France
Open-source notes with end-to-end encrypted sync to a target you choose.
Notes and collaboration
11 listings, 7 verified and 4 marked Unverified. Every card opens a detail page with the ownership structure and hosting.
Verified 7 ยท Unverified 4
Standard Notes
Verified Switzerland
Encrypted notes app, acquired by Proton and kept as a separate product.
Notesnook
Verified Pakistan
Encrypted notes with a local-first editor and paid sync.
Anytype
Verified Switzerland
Local-first workspace that syncs peer to peer without a central server.
HedgeDoc
Verified Germany (project origin)
Self-hosted collaborative markdown pads for teams.
Etherpad
Unverified Unverified
Self-hosted real-time collaborative editor, one of the oldest open options.
Trilium Notes
Verified Czechia (project origin)
Hierarchical personal knowledge base with scripting and sync server options.
Logseq
Unverified Unverified
Outline-based knowledge tool storing notes as local markdown files.
Affine
Unverified Singapore
Notion-style workspace with local-first storage and self-hosting.
Non-European company. Included because self-hosting keeps content on your own machine.
XWiki
Verified France
Enterprise wiki and collaboration platform with structured pages.
Element
Verified United Kingdom
Matrix-based team chat with end-to-end encryption and self-hosting options.
Listed under notes and collaboration because most teams adopt it as their shared workspace chat.