Joplin alternatives for Mac
Joplin — Note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities — is installed 463 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask joplin to install Joplin itself.- Obsidian42.7× the installs
- Standard Notes4.7× smaller user base
- Typora2.1× the installs
- Zotero3.6× the installs
- Craft4.4× smaller user base
- bear806 installs/mo
- Anytype2.7× smaller user base
- Logseq358 installs/mo
Full comparison
| Joplin | Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 3.7.21 | 1.14.5 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 463 | 19,786 |
| Install command | brew install --cask joplin | brew install --cask obsidian |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.