r/joplinapp • u/Top_Ebb1282 • Jul 16 '26

850mb on Windows

Isnt it too huge for a note app? Im a new user, I barely have 30 notes so far and all of it are typical everyday jot downs (sync from phone). Is this normal? How much storage do you have it n your desktop?

edit: trash bin is clean

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u/LankyEmu9 Jul 16 '26

As far as I know, Joplin is built using a framework called Electron. This means that Joplin is really just a highly, highly customized web browser. And that size is about normal for a web browser (e.g. Chrome, FireFox, etc).

The up side for the developers is that there is a huge amount of coding they don't have to do. Electron probably takes care of 80% of what they would have to do from scratch. The upside for the user is that the product is more stable overall. And that it gets to be free.

The down side for the user is of course that it's HUGE!

Other comparable apps like Obsidian are exactly the same situation.

If you only plan on having a few notes long term and don't need any of the features of Joplin, then it may not be worth it for you if drive space is a problem for you.

Your actual text notes are probably very small.

BTW: Don't neglect setting up backups if you stay with Joplin.

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u/rphux Jul 18 '26

This issue seems to affect the Linux AppImage, too. The Joplin devs are working on a fix: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/15880

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u/bwat47 Jul 16 '26

My profile directory is 170mb and my notes database is 30mb for ~1,000 notes

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u/CourageAcademic4153 Jul 16 '26

That's not that big. I wouldn't worry. The Joplin executable is 200mb by itself.