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+<h3>Warning</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Note: As of Dec 2018, Joplin does not support password/pin protection for the application itself or individual notes/notebooks. Data is still encrypted in transit and at sync location using your master key. See <a href='https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289'>open issue</a>.</li>
+</ul>
+
 <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
 <ul>
     <li><a href="http://paperwork.rocks/">Paperwork</a> - Open source and self-hosted solution. For PHP / MySQL servers.</li>