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Best European alternatives to Obsidian in 2026

We found 2 EU-built alternatives to Obsidian — GDPR-native, with verified data sovereignty and transparent rankings. No pay-to-win.

2 EU-built alternatives to Obsidian

Butterfly

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EU Based

Linwood Butterfly is a free, open-source note-taking and digital painting app with an infinite canvas. It supports handwriting, PDF annotation, markdown, and cloud sync via WebDAV, running across Android, Windows, Linux, iOS, and the web.

joplin

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EU Based

Joplin is an open-source note-taking and to-do app with Markdown support, end-to-end encryption, and cross-device sync via Dropbox, OneDrive, or Nextcloud. It works offline, supports a web clipper, plugins, and runs on desktop, mobile, and terminal.

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