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TriliumNext Notes vs Synology Note Station Client: catalog facts
TriliumNext Notes	Synology Note Station Client
Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.	Free Free with a Synology NAS that runs the Note Station package.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	macOS, Self-hosted
Cloning puts one note in several places without copying it Rich text, code notes, canvases, Mermaid diagrams and relation maps	Notes stay on your own NAS Rich text, media embedding and attachments
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	Requires Synology NAS hardware Closed source and tied to the Synology ecosystem
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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