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Trilium Notes: the best Open Source alternative to Evernote in 2026

Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note-taking app with encryption, versioning and its own scripting, built for large personal knowledge bases in the style of Evernote or OneNote.

License AGPL-3.0 37.6k stars liveUpdated hoyWebsite GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: AGPL-3.0
Category: Productivity
Replaces: Evernote, OneNote
Tech stack: Node.jsSQLite

Preview

Public image provided by Trilium Notes on its own website.

Key features

Unlimited hierarchical notes
Encryption for sensitive notes
Own scripting and automations

Trilium Notes vs. Evernote

Pros

Excellent for huge personal knowledge bases

Things to consider

Less friendly interface for non-technical teams

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  trilium:
    image: zadam/trilium:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - trilium_data:/home/node/trilium-data
volumes:
  trilium_data: