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fosscordvsTrilium Notes

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

fosscordTrilium Notes
Score63/10083/100
Rank in category#15 of 110 in Chat#2 of 42 in Knowledge Management
GitHub stars6 72038 600
Stars, last 30 days+9+644
Stable releases, 12 months014
Latest release—v0.106.1 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main language—Typescript

Which one should you pick?

Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 63/100 for fosscord, so it is the safer default.

Trilium Notes ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for fosscord.

If you want the quickest setup, Trilium Notes is easier to run; fosscord needs more configuration.

Trilium Notes is growing faster right now (+644 stars in 30 days).

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