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

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

Get up and running with Trilium in minutes
:material-download: Installation

Download and install Trilium on your platform
:material-docker: Docker Setup

Deploy Trilium using Docker containers
: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

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 Contributing Guide to get started.

License

Trilium Notes is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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