Apartment 1371

Last Edit: 2026-02-03 02:43

I'm not sure if you have a solution for storing information down. If you do, great! You don't need to change your system if it works for you.

Although, if you want change to another system, I would recommend having Trilium Notes. Why?

I think I will start with something in favor of Trilium Notes:

• It's a free solution, you only need to download the application to start.
• It supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux. I believe it can also support moving between OSs.
• It starts with a rich text editor that support markdown. There a lot of stuff for that editor, but use only what you need to use.
• It's local first. You only need the internet to:
  • Update your Trilium Notes instance (It has a setting to stop checking if a new version is up),
  • Sync with your other device,
  • Sharing your note (if you want to, of course), or
  • Some script that required to use the internet.
• You can extend a lot with scripts if you want, or, more likely, download scripts written by others.¹
• Open source and in development: It did go into hiatus when I just started using this, but there are now new developers into this project that it will keep moving on.
  • And, maybe one day it will stop being developed. Maybe, but the stuff you keep will always on your drive, and you can export all your stuff into HTML or Markdown to import to the next solution.
• Similar to the last point, it won't kidnap your data [^maybe-1].

And, well, some that still need improvement:

• Mobile side isn't that great. You can either:
  • Use your browser to connect as a webpage (which requires more setup), or
  • Use the Android app. Personally, it's fine to get information out of, but putting information back in isn't that great.
  • (I don't aware if there is a iOS app for that.)
• It is a bit heavy in my experience (although I am a kind of person to keep dozens of tabs open).

Actually, other than that, I don't have too much to say about its downside. Lack of reference point, I suppose.

Additional information point:

• Trilium Notes uses a database. It is a fundamental aspect of the application that, if you want to use file system instead, Trilium Notes won't be for you.
  • You still can access the information (Trilium Notes use SQLite) if you know how, but I wouldn't say that everyone can use SQLite like everyone learns filesystem.
  • Personally, I like it:
    • Despite also have a tree structure, you can make the same notes appear at different location ².
    • You can have explicit order without directly putting into the title.

I'm not sure if I can write a series about Trilium Notes, but I leave some possibility for that:

1. Database

Some Footnotes: (I really like them)