# Install joplin-cli with Homebrew, Nix, chocolatey, scoop, winget Note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities. Version 3.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:joplin-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install joplin-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#joplin-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/joplin-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install joplin ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: joplin from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','jetbrains-rider' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/joplin ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/joplin.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Joplin.Joplin -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Joplin.Joplin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:joplin-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.6.2 - **Source summary:** Note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:50-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - joplin (cli) - joplin (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - glib - node - sqlite - terminal-notifier - vips ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.6.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://joplinapp.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/joplin/keymap.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** joplin-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - joplin-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/joplin-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - joplin: installed executable or alias match | Chocolatey community package catalog: joplin from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','jetbrains-rider' - Scoop - extras/joplin: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/joplin.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Joplin.Joplin: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: Joplin.Joplin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [terminal-notifier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terminal-notifier/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [vips](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vips/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ekphos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ekphos/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [jot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [mdzk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mdzk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [cherrytree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cherrytree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [dnote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [eureka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eureka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [evernote-backup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evernote-backup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [evernote2md](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evernote2md/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/joplin-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/joplin-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph