Joplin vs Notyra

Joplin is an open-source note-taking app with offline access and support for notes containing images, videos, PDFs and audio. It runs on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, with a Chrome extension and API also listed. A web clipper for Chrome and Firefox saves pages or screenshots as notes. Notes can sync through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, S3, WebDAV or a local filesystem. Joplin uses end-to-end encryption, and shared notebooks can be set to editable or read-only. Basic costs €2.99 a month, with 2 GB of storage and a 10 MB limit per note or attachment. Pro costs €5.99 a month for 30 GB and a 200 MB per-note or attachment limit; Pro 100 GB costs €9.99 a month. Teams costs €7.99 a month per user, with a minimum of two users, and includes 50 GB of storage. Plans include a 14-day free trial. Students and teachers can receive a 50% discount for one year, renewable while in education.

Notyra is note-taking software designed for offline use and local storage. The app works fully offline, with data kept on the user's machine. The site describes its encryption as zero-knowledge and says AES-256 encryption takes place entirely on the device. Optional cloud sync is encrypted and also described as zero-knowledge, so sync is not required for use. The editor supports Markdown, code blocks, and checklists. Notyra is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The site says every line of code is auditable and that no account is required to begin. Its plan is free forever at free. The listed capabilities focus on note creation, offline access, device-based storage, encryption, and optional sync.