# Improve sharing flexibility: share a single note, and enable sharing from mobile

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [12 October 2025 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531 "2025-10-12T15:18:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tiritibambix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@Tiritibambix](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Tiritibambix)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2025 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531/1 "2025-10-12T15:18:23Z")

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Hi everyone,  
First of all, I want to say how much I love Joplin. I've looked for a solution for a long time and it’s one of the rare tools that manages to be both powerful and ethical.  
That’s why I’d like to raise a few points that could make collaboration even better:

1. **Sharing a single note isn’t possible.**  
Currently, collaboration can only happen at the notebook level. To share one specific note with someone, you have to create a new notebook, move that note into it, and share the whole notebook. This feels cumbersome for something as simple as “share this note.”
2. **Creating a share requires the desktop app.**  
On mobile, I can view and edit shared notebooks once invited, but I can’t _create_ or _manage_ shares from the app. This breaks the otherwise smooth experience Joplin offers on all platforms.
3. **Practical impact.**  
For quick collaboration (for example, sharing one note with a colleague) these limitations create unnecessary friction.

**Suggestion:**

- Allow sharing of individual notes, not only notebooks.
- Add sharing management (create, accept, revoke) directly in the mobile app.  
I know Joplin’s architecture is designed around notebooks, but even a simplified per-note share (similar to “publish note,” but with authentication and optional write access) would be a huge quality-of-life improvement.  
Thanks for all the work that goes into Joplin. It’s already an amazing project, and these small additions could make it even more versatile for everyday collaboration.

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**Author:** ![Aerion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/aerion/32/27744_2.png) [@Aerion](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Aerion)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2026 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531/2 "2026-01-21T15:12:08Z")

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Another nice-to-have would be a notification when a new note has been added to a shared notebook, or when a note has been updated. The latter may be tricky due to Joplin’s autosave feature.

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**Author:** ![pretubedongit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/pretubedongit/32/29330_2.png) [@pretubedongit](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/pretubedongit)\
**Post date:** [9 May 2026 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531/3 "2026-05-09T14:25:29Z")

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Second this. Wondering what is preventing sharing function to be implemented to iOS and Android clients. I could not even check which notebooks are shared in mobile apps.

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**Author:** ![Petr0s](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/petr0s/32/18650_2.png) [@Petr0s](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Petr0s)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2026 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531/4 "2026-06-11T13:23:26Z")

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Completely agree on this point. Especially your suggest to have per-note sharing permissions: "similar to “publish note,” but with authentication and optional write access".

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**Author:** ![rafikiphoto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/rafikiphoto/32/164_2.png) [@rafikiphoto](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/rafikiphoto)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2026 06:13 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/improve-sharing-flexibility-share-a-single-note-and-enable-sharing-from-mobile/47531/5 "2026-09-15T06:13:12Z")

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This is a big wish from me and from my family. Please give us a notification as soon as a new note has been added or deleted from a shared notebook. At least let us be notified when Joplin is opened/synchronised.