# Free alternatives to Evernote

> Evernote (Starter) costs $99 a year. Free alternatives: Joplin and Trilium Notes. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/evernote/
- Category: Notes & Docs (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/notes-and-docs/)
- Vendor: Evernote
- Plan: Starter
- Price: $8.25/month, $99/year
- Billing: billed yearly ($99/yr)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Starter $8.25 / month Pay $99.00 / year"
- Price source: https://evernote.com/compare-plans (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Joplin

- Website: https://joplinapp.org
- Repository: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin (56,731 stars, last push 2026-10-14)
- License: AGPL-3.0-or-later (server dir separate)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: AUR: joplin-desktop; Flathub: net.cozic.joplin_desktop
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `yay -S joplin-desktop`, `flatpak install flathub net.cozic.joplin_desktop`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/joplin/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Trilium Notes

- Website: https://triliumnotes.org
- Repository: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium (38,275 stars, last push 2026-10-11)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Flathub: org.triliumnotes.Trilium
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `flatpak install flathub org.triliumnotes.Trilium`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/trilium-notes/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Evernote?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Joplin (open source, AGPL-3.0-or-later) and Trilium Notes (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does Evernote cost?

Evernote's Starter plan costs $8.25 a month, which is $99 a year (billed yearly ($99/yr)). Source: the official pricing page at evernote.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Evernote alternatives run on Linux?

Joplin (AUR: joplin-desktop; Flathub: net.cozic.joplin_desktop) and Trilium Notes (Flathub: org.triliumnotes.Trilium).

### Can you self-host a Evernote alternative?

Joplin and Trilium Notes are desktop apps that run on your own machine, so there's nothing to host.

### Are these Evernote alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Joplin (AGPL-3.0-or-later) and Trilium Notes (AGPL-3.0).

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