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# Trilium Notes

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Trilium Notes is a free and open-source, cross-platform hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.

<img src="./app.png" alt="Trilium Screenshot" width="1000">

## ⏬ Download
- [Latest release](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/latest) – stable version, recommended for most users.
- [Nightly build](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/tag/nightly) – unstable development version, updated daily with the latest features and fixes.

## 📚 Documentation

**Visit our comprehensive documentation at [docs.triliumnotes.org](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/)**

Our documentation is available in multiple formats:
- **Online Documentation**: Browse the full documentation at [docs.triliumnotes.org](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/)
- **In-App Help**: Press `F1` within Trilium to access the same documentation directly in the application
- **GitHub**: Navigate through the [User Guide](./User%20Guide/User%20Guide/) in this repository

### Quick Links
- [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/)
- [Installation Instructions](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup)
- [Docker Setup](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/server/installation/docker)
- [Upgrading TriliumNext](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/upgrading)
- [Basic Concepts and Features](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/notes)
- [Patterns of Personal Knowledge Base](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/misc/patterns-of-personal-knowledge)

## 🎁 Features

* Notes can be arranged into arbitrarily deep tree. Single note can be placed into multiple places in the tree (see [cloning](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/notes/cloning))
* Rich WYSIWYG note editor including e.g. tables, images and [math](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/note-types/text) with markdown [autoformat](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/note-types/text/markdown-formatting)
* Support for editing [notes with source code](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/note-types/code), including syntax highlighting
* Fast and easy [navigation between notes](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/navigation/note-navigation), full text search and [note hoisting](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/navigation/note-hoisting)
* Seamless [note versioning](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/notes/note-revisions)
* Note [attributes](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/advanced-usage/attributes) can be used for note organization, querying and advanced [scripting](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/scripts)
* UI available in English, German, Spanish, French, Romanian, and Chinese (simplified and traditional)
* Direct [OpenID and TOTP integration](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/server/mfa) for more secure login
* [Synchronization](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/synchronization) with self-hosted sync server
  * there are [3rd party services for hosting synchronisation server](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/server/cloud-hosting)
* [Sharing](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/advanced-usage/sharing) (publishing) notes to public internet
* Strong [note encryption](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/notes/protected-notes) with per-note granularity
* Sketching diagrams, based on [Excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com/) (note type "canvas")
* [Relation maps](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/note-types/relation-map) and [note/link maps](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/note-types/note-map) for visualizing notes and their relations
* Mind maps, based on [Mind Elixir](https://docs.mind-elixir.com/)
* [Geo maps](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/collections/geomap) with location pins and GPX tracks
* [Scripting](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/scripts) - see [Advanced showcases](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/advanced-usage/advanced-showcases)
* [REST API](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/advanced-usage/etapi) for automation
* Scales well in both usability and performance upwards of 100 000 notes
* Touch optimized [mobile frontend](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/mobile-frontend) for smartphones and tablets
* Built-in [dark theme](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/themes), support for user themes
* [Evernote](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/import-export/evernote) and [Markdown import & export](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/import-export/markdown)
* [Web Clipper](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/web-clipper) for easy saving of web content
* Customizable UI (sidebar buttons, user-defined widgets, ...)
* [Metrics](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/advanced-usage/metrics), along with a Grafana Dashboard.

✨ Check out the following third-party resources/communities for more TriliumNext related goodies:

- [awesome-trilium](https://github.com/Nriver/awesome-trilium) for 3rd party themes, scripts, plugins and more.
- [TriliumRocks!](https://trilium.rocks/) for tutorials, guides, and much more.

## ❓Why TriliumNext?

The original Trilium developer ([Zadam](https://github.com/zadam)) has graciously given the Trilium repository to the community project which resides at https://github.com/TriliumNext

### ⬆️Migrating from Zadam/Trilium?

There are no special migration steps to migrate from a zadam/Trilium instance to a TriliumNext/Trilium instance. Simply [install TriliumNext/Trilium](#-installation) as usual and it will use your existing database.

Versions up to and including [v0.90.4](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/tag/v0.90.4) are compatible with the latest zadam/trilium version of [v0.63.7](https://github.com/zadam/trilium/releases/tag/v0.63.7). Any later versions of TriliumNext/Trilium have their sync versions incremented which prevents direct migration.

## 💬 Discuss with us

Feel free to join our official conversations. We would love to hear what features, suggestions, or issues you may have!

- [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#triliumnext:matrix.org) (For synchronous discussions.)
  - The `General` Matrix room is also bridged to [XMPP](xmpp:discuss@trilium.thisgreat.party?join)
- [Github Discussions](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/discussions) (For asynchronous discussions.)
- [Github Issues](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/issues) (For bug reports and feature requests.)

## 🏗 Installation

### Windows / MacOS

Download the binary release for your platform from the [latest release page](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/latest), unzip the package and run the `trilium` executable.

### Linux

If your distribution is listed in the table below, use your distribution's package.

[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/triliumnext.svg)](https://repology.org/project/triliumnext/versions)

You may also download the binary release for your platform from the [latest release page](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/latest), unzip the package and run the `trilium` executable.

TriliumNext is also provided as a Flatpak, but not yet published on FlatHub.

### Browser (any OS)

If you use a server installation (see below), you can directly access the web interface (which is almost identical to the desktop app).

Currently only the latest versions of Chrome & Firefox are supported (and tested).

### Mobile

To use TriliumNext on a mobile device, you can use a mobile web browser to access the mobile interface of a server installation (see below).

See issue https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/issues/4962 for more information on mobile app support.

If you prefer a native Android app, you can use [TriliumDroid](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/eu.fliegendewurst.triliumdroid).
Report bugs and missing features at [their repository](https://github.com/FliegendeWurst/TriliumDroid).
Note: It is best to disable automatic updates on your server installation (see below) when using TriliumDroid since the sync version must match between Trilium and TriliumDroid.

### Server

To install TriliumNext on your own server (including via Docker from [Dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/triliumnext/trilium)) follow [the server installation docs](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/setup/server).


## 💻 Contribute

### Translations

If you are a native speaker, help us translate Trilium by heading over to our [Weblate page](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/trilium/).

Here's the language coverage we have so far:

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### Code

Download the repository, install dependencies using `pnpm` and then run the server (available at http://localhost:8080):
```shell
git clone https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium.git
cd Trilium
pnpm install
pnpm run server:start
```

### Documentation

Download the repository, install dependencies using `pnpm` and then run the environment required to edit the documentation:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium.git
cd Trilium
pnpm install
pnpm edit-docs:edit-docs
```

### Building the Executable
Download the repository, install dependencies using `pnpm` and then build the desktop app for Windows:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium.git
cd Trilium
pnpm install
pnpm run --filter desktop electron-forge:make --arch=x64 --platform=win32
```

For more details, see the [development docs](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/tree/main/docs/Developer%20Guide/Developer%20Guide).

### Developer Documentation

Please view the [documentation guide](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/main/docs/Developer%20Guide/Developer%20Guide/Environment%20Setup.md) for details. If you have more questions, feel free to reach out via the links described in the "Discuss with us" section above.

## 👏 Shoutouts

* [zadam](https://github.com/zadam) for the original concept and implementation of the application.
* [Sarah Hussein](https://github.com/Sarah-Hussein) for designing the application icon.
* [nriver](https://github.com/nriver) for his work on internationalization.
* [Thomas Frei](https://github.com/thfrei) for his original work on the Canvas.
* [antoniotejada](https://github.com/nriver) for the original syntax highlight widget.
* [Dosu](https://dosu.dev/) for providing us with the automated responses to GitHub issues and discussions.
* [Tabler Icons](https://tabler.io/icons) for the system tray icons.

Trilium would not be possible without the technologies behind it:

* [CKEditor 5](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5) - the visual editor behind text notes. We are grateful for being offered a set of the premium features.
* [CodeMirror](https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror) - code editor with support for huge amount of languages.
* [Excalidraw](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw) - the infinite whiteboard used in Canvas notes.
* [Mind Elixir](https://github.com/SSShooter/mind-elixir-core) - providing the mind map functionality.
* [Leaflet](https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet) - for rendering geographical maps.
* [Tabulator](https://github.com/olifolkerd/tabulator) - for the interactive table used in collections.
* [FancyTree](https://github.com/mar10/fancytree) - feature-rich tree library without real competition. 
* [jsPlumb](https://github.com/jsplumb/jsplumb) - visual connectivity library. Used in [relation maps](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/note-types/relation-map) and [link maps](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/advanced-usage/note-map#link-map)

## 🤝 Support

Trilium is built and maintained with [hundreds of hours of work](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/graphs/commit-activity). Your support keeps it open-source, improves features, and covers costs such as hosting.

Consider supporting the main developer ([eliandoran](https://github.com/eliandoran)) of the application via:

- [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/eliandoran)
- [PayPal](https://paypal.me/eliandoran)
- [Buy Me a Coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/eliandoran)


## 🔑 License

Copyright 2017-2025 zadam, Elian Doran, and other contributors

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.