Best European Alternatives to Google Keep (2026)
Google Keep is a simple, fast notes app, but like all Google products it connects your jottings to your ad profile. Notes about your health, finances, or personal life sit on Google's servers where they can be used to inform ad targeting. European note-taking apps keep your notes private by design, funded by subscriptions rather than advertising.
Replace Google Keep with a private, EU-based note-taking app. Compare Joplin, Anytype, CryptPad. All GDPR-compliant, operated under EU 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
