# \[iOS\] Store joplin notes in Cryptomator

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [1 November 2022 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044 "2022-11-01T14:34:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ctr49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ctr49/32/15363_2.png) [@ctr49](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ctr49)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2022 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/1 "2022-11-01T14:34:35Z")

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As outlined in [How to store Joplin notes in Cryptomator](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/23054) it is possible to store Joplin notes in Cryptomator. However, I have not found a method to open notes stored in Cryptomator on iOS. The selection menu for sync does not offer local folders (which may contain the local Cryptomator store) but only a few cloud services. But these are not usable, when the notes are inside a Cryptomator.

Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![anon55947162](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@anon55947162](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/anon55947162)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2022 15:43 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/2 "2022-11-01T15:43:50Z")

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If you need encryption for your notes stored in a cloud provider or file system, the best way is enabling [E2EE](https://joplinapp.org/e2ee/) on Joplin itself. See [here](https://joplinapp.org/help/#synchronisation) compatible sync services.

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**Author:** ![ctr49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ctr49/32/15363_2.png) [@ctr49](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ctr49)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2022 16:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/3 "2022-11-01T16:05:56Z")

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Thanks, Dino. I saw that possibility, but I'd like to avoid a situation where I have an encryption scheme per application. The key management and repeated verification of verification algorithms would be a nightmare in such a case. Similarly, I use Cryptomator to store plain OpenDocument files (on arbitrary storage) rather than having encrypted OpenDocument file on a plain storage.

Using the FileProvider-Framework on iOS to specify a sync-target should be straight forward. This would not only enable Cryptomator-support but also other less common Cloud storage (that also integrates into the FileProvider-Framework).

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**Author:** ![tomcolley1962](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/tomcolley1962/32/13669_2.png) [@tomcolley1962](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tomcolley1962)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2022 03:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/4 "2022-11-02T03:56:23Z")

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I'm not familiar with the limitations and command line operation of iOS, but in Linux, you can copy a Joplin profile and its notes into a Cryptomator vault, and then open it with this command:  
`Joplin-Vx.x.x.AppImage --profile /my/vault/Joplin/joplin-desktop`

I'd be surprised if a variant of this command isn't available and working in iOS - see the command manpage. Having said that, you may have difficulty with permissions (as per the thread you cited). Perhaps someone more experienced than I can clarify.

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**Author:** ![tomasz86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tomasz86](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tomasz86)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2022 11:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/5 "2022-11-02T11:22:29Z")

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> [@tomcolley1962](#):
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> I'd be surprised if a variant of this command isn't available and working in iOS - see the command manpage. Having said that, you may have difficulty with permissions (as per the thread you cited). Perhaps someone more experienced than I can clarify.

iOS is extremely locked down, i.e. you're not going to run any command line options there (unless it's a jailbroken device, but that's a completely different story).

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**Author:** ![ctr49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ctr49/32/15363_2.png) [@ctr49](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ctr49)\
**Post date:** [9 November 2022 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/6 "2022-11-09T12:04:05Z")

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Exactly - a custom invocation option doesn't work here.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2022 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/ios-store-joplin-notes-in-cryptomator/28044/7 "2022-12-09T12:04:11Z")

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Closed on 9 December 2022 12:04 UTC

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