Trilium Notes
Productivity
note-taking app
SHOW HN2019
328points
124comments
#87of 2,195 in 2019
Top 4%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 8 critical, out of 51 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Thorough, well-documented and feature-rich
From 3 comments
This is really impressive. I've always wanted a decent Journaling app that also mapped well to hierarchies and how I think about things. It looks incredibly fleshed out, and that…
Jarwain on HNThis looks awesome! I've been looking through the docs. I can't wait to get back to my computer to give it a whirl.
rbosinger on HNThis is an amazing project! It is extremely well documented and very well thought out! Do you have plans to build import functions to take data from OneNote and Evernote?
DarthDobber on HN
Scriptable and extensible design
From 2 comments
This looks awesome! Clearly you have put in a lot of hard work and thought into this. Ive been itching for a scriptable personal knowledge base where I can store arbitrary…
narak on HNReally liking how lightweight, extensible, and flexible this is. It feels like a mature product already!
anigbrowl on HN
Self-hosted sync server
From 1 comment
This is very interesting. It's self-hosted and therefore not reliant on someone's brittle/invasive business model. I'd consider switching over to this in a heartbeat if it could…
lvs on HN
Objections
Built on Electron, which some users dislike
From 1 comment
First of all, congrats. It looks like a nice application with good thought out features. I've esp. liked central syncing, source code capabilities and markdown. I personally use…
bayindirh on HN
No mobile app beyond web frontend
From 1 comment
Been using https://usejournal.com for last few months for taking quick notes and grabbing and tagging links. Works well enough but no mobile support still means I am not that…
monkeydust on HN
Rough edges and early bugs
From 2 comments
Quite rought around the corners. I guess in 3-5 years it can grow into something good. I assume leo editor was a inspiration for this?
PurpleRamen on HNThank you for your kind words :) Hosted web version actually serves a dual purpose - it is a full online app (for both desktop and mobile) and also acts as a central sync server…
The_Colonel on HN
Requests
Math notation (LaTeX) support
From 1 comment
Does this support maths notation? E.g. Latex code interpreted with Katex or MathJax, or WYSIWYG with MathQuill. I see there may be relevant CKEditor plugins. Could these be used?
mkl on HN
Cloud storage backends or file-based storage
From 2 comments
Looks really nice... I do wish it could use Dropbox/Google-Drive/MS-OneDrive etc as a storage engine though... or local FS in the appropriate directories. I'm also not sure about…
tracker1 on HNThanks for sharing. The cloning feature is really key. Looking to replace Notion with a more compliant solution (reg. storage of data) for quite a while and your combination of…
sesc on HN
Handwritten notes and drawing
From 1 comment
The_Colonel, could handwritten notes fit into Trilium? It's technically possible, with PointerEvents to get pressure, but I'm wondering about whether it would fit with your goals…
mkl on HN
OCR and OneNote import
From 2 comments
This is awesome! Downloaded the binary and runs with no issues on Ubuntu 18.04 x64. Two questions: 1. Any plans to support OCR processing similar to Evernote? 2. Any plans on…
jamilbk on HNThis is an amazing project! It is extremely well documented and very well thought out! Do you have plans to build import functions to take data from OneNote and Evernote?
DarthDobber on HN
Questions
Does sync use TLS and how is auth handled
From 1 comment
This is very interesting. It's self-hosted and therefore not reliant on someone's brittle/invasive business model. I'd consider switching over to this in a heartbeat if it could…
lvs on HN
Is sync available between desktop and web
From 1 comment
This is really impressive. I've always wanted a decent Journaling app that also mapped well to hierarchies and how I think about things. It looks incredibly fleshed out, and that…
Jarwain on HN
Is there a paid hosted or SaaS version
From 1 comment
do you have any plans to create a SaaS version? Maybe with some premium features, that would be great
accountforih on HN
Alternatives named
Typora
From 1 comment
I've been using Typora to make todo lists, and keep notes. It also has markdown, and I can do checkboxes with it quite easily, and add large titles, and horizontal lines. I just…
jungletime on HN
Zim
From 1 comment
First of all, congrats. It looks like a nice application with good thought out features. I've esp. liked central syncing, source code capabilities and markdown. I personally use…
bayindirh on HN
Bear
From 1 comment
Have you tried Bear (on iOS, but otherwise pretty close). I especially love how they combined tags with tree hierarchy (like you suggest).
xixixao on HN
TiddlyWiki
From 1 comment
Nicely done! Thanks for sharing. I've been using Tiddlywiki over TiddlyDesktop (used on Win and Mac Os) and it suffices most of my needs (except drag-n-drop images and web…
cygnion on HN
Leo editor and org-mode
From 1 comment
Looks like a mix of Leo and org-mode running on Electron.
MikusR on HN