Microsoft OneNote vs Joplin : Which is Better?

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Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a digital note taking and sharing app from Microsoft. Developed by Microsoft

License: Freemium

Categories: Office & Productivity

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Windows RT

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Joplin

Joplin is an open-source free note taking and to-do application.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone

Microsoft OneNote VS Joplin Feature comparision

Feature Microsoft OneNote Joplin
Hierarchical structure
IFTTT integration
Support for styluses
Audio Recording
Auto adjusting tables
Auto-saving
Automatic Tagging
Better formatting
Cloud sync
Cross-platform
Data Import and Export
Drawing
Dynamic typing
Embedded media
File-sync
Folder Hierarchy
Freehand Writing
Handwriting recognition
Handwritten Notes
Hyperlinks
Insert images
Integrated Search
Knowledge Management
Latex Math
Legacy Firefox Addon
Linking capability
Multiple Account support
No dependencies
Notetaking
Works Offline
OneLogin integration
Protected by Password
PDF OCR
Photo Import
Real-Time Synchronization
Screenshot OCR
Search by tags
Sections
Sketching
Subtasks
Tabbed interface
Text formatting
Todos
Unicode Math Support
Visual Organization
Voice recognition
Web clipper
WYSIWYG Support
Drag n drop
Wiki-like interface
Export to HTML
Export to LaTeX
File Versioning
Sync between devices
MarkDown support
End-to-End Encryption
Encrypted Notes
Infinite hierarchical depth
Tree structure
Support for Android Things
Database
Visual bookmarks
Custom templates
Privacy focused
Share notes
Photo notes
Sync on many devices
Ad-free
Alarm
Android App
Android Sync
Automatic Backup
Built-in Terminal
Google Chrome Extensions
Command Line support
Cross-device syncing
Customer support
Data-encryption
Data export/import
Data Importing/Exporting
Decentralized storage
Sync with Dropbox
E2e encryption
Encryption
Evernote import
File-organization
File Searching
File Tagging
Firefox Extensions
Folder sync
Fountain support
Full text search
Knowledge base
Knowledge Base structuring
Lightweight
Linux
Local Storage
Minimalistic UI
Multiple languages
Multi-platform support
Multiplatform
Multiple cloud drive sync
Nested Notebooks
Nextcloud integration
Night mode/Dark Theme
No Internet required
Note Manager
Note organization
Sync with Onedrive
Periodic reminders
Possibility to attach files
Image Preview
Save as Markdown
Export to PDF
Security & Privacy
Side-by-side markup view
Support for NodeJS
Sync with Nextcloud
Sync with WebDav
Syntax Highlighting
Table creation
Tags Support
Terminal-based
To-Do management
Support for WebDAV
Write files in markdown
Live Preview
Support for LaTeX
Test automation
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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