User Guide

Trilium is an open-source solution for note-taking and organizing a personal knowledge base. Use it locally on your desktop, or sync it with your self-hosted server to keep your notes everywhere you go.

[!TIP] The same documentation can be accessed locally from within the Trilium Notes application by pressing F1.

Getting started

1. See <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Quick%20Start.md">Quick Start</a>.
2. Go through <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Basic%20Concepts%20and%20Features">Basic Concepts and Features</a>.
3. Understand <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Basic%20Concepts%20and%20Features/Notes.md">Notes</a>.
4. Browse through <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Collections.md">Collections</a>.

Quick links

• <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Installation%20%26%20Setup/Desktop%20Installation.md">Desktop Installation</a>
• <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Installation%20%26%20Setup/Server%20Installation.md">Server Installation</a>
• <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Scripting/Script%20API/Frontend%20API">Frontend API</a> or <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Scripting/Script%20API/Backend%20API.dat">Backend API</a>
• ETAPI reference

External links

• The Trilium Notes website, for a quick presentation of the application.
• Developer Guide, to understand the architecture and processes behind the development of Trilium Notes.
• GitHub Repository (TriliumNext/Trilium)