# Joplin on Windows and Linux

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-on-windows-and-linux/45090>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 April 2025 06:35 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-on-windows-and-linux/45090 "2025-04-28T06:35:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/steph/32/17080_2.png) [@Steph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Steph)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2025 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-on-windows-and-linux/45090/6 "2025-05-02T10:12:31Z")

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> [@mrjo118](#):
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> the difficulty would be that Joplin on linux does not have a portable version, while windows does.

About a possible Linux portable version :

> [@Portable Joplin Appimage](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/portable-joplin-appimage/6937/13):
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> Now, I have no idea if this thread can be marked as Solved or not.

> [@Current Best Practices for Using Portable AppImage on Linux?](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/current-best-practices-for-using-portable-appimage-on-linux/33810):
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> Operating system Linux Joplin version 2.12.19 Desktop version info Sync target Nextcloud Editor Markdown Editor What issue do you have? I have a chromebook I have corebooted and replaced with Arch Linux. One limitation is that it has only a total of 16GB storage and there is no possibility of expansion as the storage is an MMC soldered directly to the motherboard. I was thinking about using Joplin as an AppImage on a USB drive, and I was interested in the best practices for how to do this i…

> [@Create a portable version of Joplin under Ubuntu](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/create-a-portable-version-of-joplin-under-ubuntu/30939/5):
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> Re First of all , I discover Joplin, I am not a developer and I don't speak English very well. If I understand correctly there is no uservoice to give an opinion/vote on the requests? If not I just tried again by rereading your post and it works. In a Joplin file, I put Joplin.AppImage Joplin.AppImage.home I must have made a mistake by trying to copy a folder under .config and renaming the others. I recognize that not all developers have adopted the standards because I am switching appIma…

> [@AppImage 2.11.9 (prod, linux) migration issue](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/appimage-2-11-9-prod-linux-migration-issue/31789):
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> Hello I started using your app when I was able to set up its portable appimage app : \Joplin |- Joplin.AppImage.home |- Joplin.AppImage I first downloaded the version from the website ([Joplin - an open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities](https://joplinapp.org/help/#desktop-applications)) then I tried a 2nd time by clicking on the software update button to get to ([Release v2.12.7 · laurent22/joplin · GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v2.12.7)) I then renamed the appimage file to Joplin.AppImageEX and the new file uploaded as Joplin.AppI…

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