TriliumNext Notes vs Obsidian: catalog facts
 TriliumNext Notes |  Obsidian |
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Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. |
Free Free for everyone, including commercial use, in the vendor’s own words. Obsidian Sync and… |
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension |
- Cloning puts one note in several places without copying it
- Rich text, code notes, canvases, Mermaid diagrams and relation maps
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- Notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you control, readable without the app
- Linking, backlinks, tags, graph view and fast search across the vault
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- 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
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- The application is not open source, only the plugin ecosystem and the releases repository
- Syncing between devices means paying for Obsidian Sync or wiring up your own sync tool
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Downloadable app, Self-hosted |
Downloadable app, Browser extension |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: AGPL-3.0 |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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