Replace Laverna (deprecated) with Joplin #659

jonah · 2018-12-11T23:38:22Z

matsest commented

2018-12-11 23:38:22 +00:00

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Description

As Laverna is dead and several users have suggested adding Joplin to the digital notebook section, Joplin indeed seems like a valid replacement. It respects the criterias: open source, cross-platform, easy to use and privacy respecting. It's not a browser-only app like Laverna, but it offers applications for all major platforms.

It currently has 5.8k stars on GitHub and offers a fully featured, self hosted client-based application with sync through Nextcloud or similar. Their development is open and engages with users actively through GitHub and their support forum. Their apps are 100% free, so it's not like StandardNotes which is more of a freemium service. It also offers a much simpler import from Evernote notes than SN.

Details on Joplin can be found on their web site or in their repo. Their encryption spec is also described here or possible to validate in their source code.

This PR kan be kept open for discussion, since it's not thoroughly discussed through any issues here - only on Reddit.

## Description As Laverna is [dead](https://github.com/Laverna/laverna/wiki/DEAD-PROJECT-ALERT) and [several users](https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/search?q=joplin&restrict_sr=1) have suggested adding Joplin to the digital notebook section, Joplin indeed seems like a valid replacement. It respects the criterias: open source, cross-platform, easy to use and privacy respecting. It's not a browser-only app like Laverna, but it offers applications for all major platforms. It currently has 5.8k stars on GitHub and offers a fully featured, self hosted client-based application with sync through Nextcloud or similar. Their development is open and engages with users actively through GitHub and their [support forum](https://discourse.joplin.cozic.net/). Their apps are 100% free, so it's not like StandardNotes which is more of a freemium service. It also offers a much simpler import from Evernote notes than SN. Details on Joplin can be found on their [web site](https://joplin.cozic.net/) or in their [repo](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin). Their encryption spec is also described [here](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/master/readme/spec.md) or possible to validate in their source code. This PR kan be kept open for discussion, since it's not thoroughly discussed through any issues here - only on Reddit.

jonah approved these changes 2018-12-12 08:00:19 +00:00

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@Vincevrp You can merge, if you approve.

Vincevrp (Migrated from github.com) requested changes 2018-12-12 12:13:01 +00:00

Vincevrp (Migrated from github.com) left a comment

Maybe we should add a warning about this issue? Also @matsest could you losslessly compress the image? Check out the following command: optipng -o7 -f4 -strip-all -clobber file.png.

Maybe we should add a warning about [this issue](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289)? Also @matsest could you losslessly compress the image? Check out the following command: `optipng -o7 -f4 -strip-all -clobber file.png`.

matsest commented

2018-12-12 13:03:43 +00:00

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Thanks for the feedback!

I added a compressed version with the command you provided (045943f)
I added a warning about the missing password protection (62137d4)
- Note: As both the other alternatives offer this I agree that a warning is useful. For users using it on a shared device, this app is likely not the best alternative for now (may change in the future), but in general lots of apps have data accessible if a user is already logged in. But I can see that a pin protection/option to not stay logged in like SN/TurleApp has would be nice to have.

Thanks for the feedback! * I added a compressed version with the command you provided (045943f) * I added a warning about the missing password protection (62137d4) * Note: As both the other alternatives offer this I agree that a warning is useful. For users using it on a shared device, this app is likely not the best alternative for now (may change in the future), but in general lots of apps have data accessible if a user is already logged in. But I can see that a pin protection/option to not stay logged in like SN/TurleApp has would be nice to have.

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Vincevrp (Migrated from github.com) approved these changes 2018-12-12 14:36:56 +00:00

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Reference: privacyguides/privacytools.io#659