install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install joplin-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#joplin-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/jo/joplin-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install joplin

Chocolatey community package catalog · joplin · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/joplin

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/joplin.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Joplin.Joplin -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Joplin.Joplin · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities

Project links

Commands and aliases

joplin

history

Project history and usage

Joplin CLI is the terminal front end of Joplin, Laurent Cozic's open source note-taking and to-do system with Markdown storage, synchronization, and end-to-end encryption. The command-line package matters because Joplin began partly as a terminal-friendly answer to closed note applications, then grew into a family of desktop, mobile, web clipper, server, cloud, and terminal clients.

Project history

Laurent Cozic described starting work in 2016 after finding that commercial note applications made notes, attachments, and tags hard to export or manipulate with other tools. He first built a simple mobile and terminal application with sync capabilities, and the desktop application followed as the project expanded.

The public repository was created on GitHub in January 2017 and the project site identifies Joplin as open source software with apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and a terminal application. The terminal documentation presents the CLI as a full note and to-do application able to import Evernote ENEX data, use Markdown, and synchronize through file-system, Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, and other targets.

Adoption history

Joplin's adoption is unusually broad for a CLI-associated note tool: by July 1, 2026 the same upstream project served graphical users, mobile users, web clipper users, Joplin Cloud users, and terminal users. Homebrew packages the terminal client separately as joplin-cli, while other package managers in the input record expose either the terminal app or the broader Joplin application family.

The terminal client also has package-nerd appeal because it keeps personal notes scriptable. It lets Unix users combine encrypted synchronized notes with external editors, backups, shell workflows, and plain-file inspection rather than locking all usage behind a desktop UI.

How it is used

The documented installation path for the terminal app is an npm global install that exposes the joplin command. Typical use is managing notebooks, notes, tags, synchronization, import/export, and editing note bodies from a preferred text editor.

Why package nerds care

Joplin CLI sits at the intersection of tools-for-thought culture and Unix packaging culture: it is a serious cross-platform note system that still exposes a first-class terminal workflow. For package maintainers, the split Homebrew formula is significant because it lets users install the lighter command-line client without treating the Electron desktop app as the only official surface.

Timeline

2016: Laurent Cozic began building Joplin after evaluating commercial note applications.
2017: The laurent22/joplin repository was created on GitHub.
2021: Joplin Cloud and Joplin Server broadened the sync and sharing story beyond third-party sync targets.
2026-07-01: The project site described Joplin as available on desktop, mobile, and terminal platforms.

Related projects

Joplin's related surfaces include the Joplin desktop and mobile apps, the browser web clipper, Joplin Server, and Joplin Cloud. Its import path from Evernote ENEX and its Markdown storage model also make it part of the broader migration ecosystem around Evernote alternatives, Markdown note vaults, and self-hosted sync.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:sync

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/joplin/keymap.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`joplin`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.6.2

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://joplinapp.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://joplinapp.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:joplin-cli
Version	3.6.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/joplin-cli
Homepage	https://joplinapp.org/
Repository	https://github.com/laurent22/joplin
Upstream docs	https://joplinapp.org/help
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/joplin/-/joplin-3.6.2.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:50-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	gettext, glib, node, sqlite, terminal-notifier, vips
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	joplin-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

joplin-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#joplin-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Joplin Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/joplin-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Chocolatey92%

joplin

choco install joplin

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Joplin

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: joplin from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','jetbrains-rider'

Scoop92%

extras/joplin

scoop install extras/joplin

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Joplin

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/joplin.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

Joplin.Joplin

winget install --id Joplin.Joplin -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Joplin

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Joplin.Joplin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/joplin-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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