--- title: Install Joplin on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Joplin for on elementary OS - A free, private note taking and to-do app! url: https://snapcraft.io/install/joplin-desktop/elementary --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Joplin on **elementary OS** # Joplin (joplin-desktop) [James Carroll (james-carroll)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/james-carroll "View all snaps from James Carroll (james-carroll)") * [James Carroll (james-carroll)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/james-carroll "View all snaps from James Carroll (james-carroll)") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/joplin-desktop/elementary#install) #### A free, private note taking and to-do app! **The quick details** Joplin is an open source, **free** note taking application. **Privacy** is an actively prioritised aspect of the design. Functionality is mostly comparable to Evernote, of which Joplin can import from and is designed to replace. Joplin supports synchronising your data with a file host of your choice with **end to end encryption**. **Is there a cost?** No, all functionality is capable of being used for free on publically available platforms like OneDrive or Dropbox's free tiers. And to be clear, you don't have to use online services at all. You can turn off the network access permissions in the system settings. Features such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) function offline. **Core details** * Notes are formatted in Markdown * Swap to using the exclusive Rich Text Editor mode to hide the clutter, if you don't want Markdown * HTML can be used for additional flair * PDF's can be attached to notes with built-in, offline OCR * Tables * Pictures * Mermaid diagrams * Katex * Handwritten notes via touchscreen on mobile and desktop * Optical Character Recognition * These core features are supported across all platforms, everything is still free, use as many devices with as many notes as your host allows **Some special highlights** * Reminders * Web Browser clipper extension, to import content from Firefox, Chrome, etc * Plugins! **Use cases** * A highly efficient shopping list, with attached receipts * Technical documentation for your internal network * Collection of topics on your university thesis * A to-do list that can set reminders and travel with you * Keep all your tax statements, invoices, and organised insurance documents * A cookbook * A diary * A journal * Store memes **What if I need my data?** * Your notes can be exported back to their original formats at any point, for manipulation with backup tools and such * Notes can also be reimported back into Joplin at any time * By keeping everything as Markdown internally (with some optional dashes of HTML if users insist), the Joplin format is intrinsically future proofed and capable of being used in other software **Plugins** An actively growing plugin developer community is flourishing, allowing Joplin to be customised further with community driven enhancements. * Music Sheets * Hugo Export (Joplin builds a static website!) * Themes (in addition to the built in themes) * Integration into Visual Studio Code * Kanban Boards * Templates * Bibtex Browse public plugins: Make your own plugins: **Software license** AGPL3.0 - You can distribute and use this however you like, for free, within the open source spirit. **Support the project** Users can support Joplin development by subscribing to Joplin's own Joplin Cloud product, offering a natively supported, cloud storage provider for Joplin's sync functionality, with some unique extras such as sharing notebooks online, or an email inbox that allows you to send emails and convert them directly into notes. You can also self host this at home, for free! Your support is welcome, but Joplin will always be free. **Get help** * * ### Package name * joplin-desktop --- ### License * AGPL-3.0-or-later --- ### Last updated * 20 October 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [joplinapp.org](https://joplinapp.org "https://joplinapp.org") --- ### Contact * [github.com/JGCarroll](https://github.com/JGCarroll "https://github.com/JGCarroll") --- ### Source code * [github.com/laurent22/joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin") * [github.com/JGCarroll/joplin-desktop-snap](https://github.com/JGCarroll/joplin-desktop-snap "https://github.com/JGCarroll/joplin-desktop-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/JGCarroll/joplin-desktop-snap/issues](https://github.com/JGCarroll/joplin-desktop-snap/issues "https://github.com/JGCarroll/joplin-desktop-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/joplin-desktop/elementary#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Joplin Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Joplin To install Joplin, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install joplin-desktop ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/joplin-desktop/elementary) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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