Joplin vs kuku

Comparing two open source alternatives to Evernote and Obsidian and Google Keep. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Joplin

Privacy-focused, open-source note-taking and to-do app with end-to-end encryption and multi-device sync.

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kuku

MIT

Open-source local-first Markdown workspace for macOS with wiki, AI editing, and encrypted sync.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Joplin	kuku
License	—	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	56,485	224
Forks	6,304	44
Open Issues	636	7
Last Commit	Sep 26, 2026	Sep 6, 2026
First Released	Jan 16, 2017	Jan 28, 2026
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Wiki Software
Tags	#note taking #markdown #encryption #self hosted	#markdown #note taking #wiki #local-first #ai

GitHub stars over time

Joplin56,485

kuku

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