Trilium Notes Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation for Trilium Notes - a hierarchical note-taking application with a focus on building large personal knowledge bases.

What is Trilium Notes?

Trilium Notes is a powerful, feature-rich note-taking application designed for building and managing extensive personal knowledge bases. It offers:

• Hierarchical organization with unlimited nesting of notes
• Rich text editing with markdown support
• Powerful search capabilities
• Note relations and attributes for semantic connections
• Scripting support for automation and customization
• Synchronization between devices
• Encryption for sensitive notes
• Web clipper for saving web content

Quick Links

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• :material-rocket-launch-outline: Quick Start Guide

  Get up and running with Trilium in minutes

• :material-download: Desktop Installation

  Download and install Trilium on your desktop

• :material-server: Server Installation

  Deploy Trilium as a server

• :material-book-open-variant: User Guide

  Comprehensive guide to all features

• :material-code-braces: Script API

  Automate and extend Trilium with scripting

• :material-wrench: Developer Guide

  Contributing and development documentation

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Features Overview

Note Organization

• Create unlimited hierarchical note structures
• Clone notes to appear in multiple locations
• Use attributes and relations for metadata
• Template system for consistent note creation

Content Types

• Text notes with rich formatting
• Code notes with syntax highlighting
• Canvas notes for drawing and diagrams
• File attachments of any type
• Web view for embedded content
• Mermaid diagrams support

Advanced Features

• Full-text search with advanced operators
• Note map visualization
• Day notes for journaling
• Book notes for long-form content
• Protected notes with encryption
• Note versioning and history

Automation & Integration

• JavaScript-based scripting
• Custom widgets and themes
• REST API for external integrations
• Web clipper browser extension
• Import/export in multiple formats

Getting Help

• FAQ - Frequently asked questions
• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
• Community Forum - Ask questions and share tips
• Issue Tracker - Report bugs and request features

Contributing

Trilium is open-source and welcomes contributions! Check out our GitHub repository to get started.

License

Trilium Notes is licensed under AGPL-3.0.