Best European Alternatives to Google Keep (2026)
Google Keep is a simple, fast notes app. But your notes about your health, money or personal life are stored with Google under US law and tied to your Google account. European note-taking apps keep your notes private by design, funded by subscriptions rather than advertising.
Replace Google Keep with a private note-taking app based in Europe. Compare Joplin, Anytype, CryptPad, all operated under European privacy law.
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Joplin (France)
Free open-source note-taking app that syncs across your devices. Your notes can be encrypted and stored wherever you choose.
✓ Open source ✓ Free tier ✓ No account needed -
Anytype (Switzerland)
A beautiful note-taking and knowledge app that stores everything on your device first. Works offline and syncs encrypted.
✓ Open source ✓ Free tier -
CryptPad (France)
Write documents and collaborate in real time. Everything is encrypted, so only you and your collaborators can ever read it.
✓ Open source ✓ Audited 2022 ✓ Free tier
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