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TinderboxTriliumNext Notes
Paid

Paid app that can be downloaded and tried before ordering.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Visual map views for arranging notes
  • Documents can organize themselves with rules
  • Cloning puts one note in several places without copying it
  • Rich text, code notes, canvases, Mermaid diagrams and relation maps
  • Mac only
  • Paid
  • 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 Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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