EvernoteNote-taking
European Alternatives to Evernote
Evernote is a note-taking app now owned by a Bending Spoons (Italian company). Notes are stored in the cloud without end-to-end encryption, and the company has a history of controversial data access policies.
1 EU alternative · avg. privacy score 90 · 1 free
Why switch from Evernote?
- –Notes stored without end-to-end encryption — provider can read them
- –Controversial privacy policy changes allowing employee note access
- –Significant price increases after ownership change
- –Limited export options make migrating away difficult
1 European Alternative
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#1 Top Pick🇬🇧
Joplin
Open-source note-taking with encryption. Markdown-based, cross-platform.
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| Tool | Score | Privacy | Pricing | OSS | EU Data | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1Joplin Open-source note-taking with encryption. Markdown-based, cross-platform. High Trust | 84 | 90 | Free | ✓ | ✓ | 🇬🇧 |
Open-source note-taking with encryption. Markdown-based, cross-platform.
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84Score
Frequently Asked Questions
Joplin (UK/France open-source community) is the most feature-compatible replacement — it supports notebooks, tags, search, and markdown, with optional E2E encryption. Standard Notes (UK, now part of Proton) is more minimal but highly secure.