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Joplin vs TriliumNext Notes: catalog facts
Joplin	TriliumNext Notes
Free The applications are free and open source. Joplin Cloud is an optional paid sync service…	Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Offline first: all data stays on the device, so notes work without a connection End-to-end encrypted sync through Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, S3 or Joplin Cloud	Cloning puts one note in several places without copying it Rich text, code notes, canvases, Mermaid diagrams and relation maps
The editor and interface feel less polished than commercial note apps Setting up sync and encryption takes a few steps the first time	Notes live in a database, not plain files, so lock-in is real The interface is dense and takes a while to get comfortable with
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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