# First place for Evernote alternative on It's FOSS

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [1 November 2019 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139 "2019-11-01T13:25:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139/1 "2019-11-01T13:25:26Z")

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Nice to see Joplin got the top spot as an open source alternative to Evernote:

> **[Top 6 Best Evernote Alternatives for Linux in 2019](https://itsfoss.com/5-evernote-alternatives-linux/)**
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> Evernote is not available for Linux officially. If you want to use Evernote in Linux, here are the best Evernote alternatives for Linux.

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**Author:** ![mic704b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@mic704b](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/mic704b)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2019 01:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139/2 "2019-11-02T01:11:19Z")

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Congratulations and well deserved!

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**Author:** ![roneyfraga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roneyfraga/32/236_2.png) [@roneyfraga](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roneyfraga)\
**Post date:** [5 November 2019 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139/3 "2019-11-05T12:24:02Z")

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Congratulations and thanks for Joplin, which is a key tool in my workflow.

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**Author:** ![McStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@McStar](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/McStar)\
**Post date:** [6 November 2019 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139/4 "2019-11-06T08:25:59Z")

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Why only for linux? Windows too! 🙂

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**Author:** ![guy-rouillier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/guy-rouillier/32/15581_2.png) [@guy-rouillier](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/guy-rouillier)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2019 04:00 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/first-place-for-evernote-alternative-on-its-foss/4139/5 "2019-11-07T04:00:40Z")

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Thanks for a great note-taking app. I compared a bunch, and Joplin came out on top. I appreciate your efforts.