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jotsyvsTrilium Notes

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

jotsyTrilium Notes
Score42/10083/100
Rank in category#62 of 81 in Notes & Editors#2 of 42 in Knowledge Management
GitHub stars51438 605
Stars, last 30 days—+649
Stable releases, 12 months014
Latest release—v0.106.1 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageRustTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 42/100 for jotsy, so it is the safer default.

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

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

Trilium Notes is growing faster right now (+649 stars in 30 days).

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