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Trilium NotesvsYT Zero

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

Trilium NotesYT Zero
Score83/10052/100
Rank in category#2 of 42 in Knowledge Management#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars38 608669
Stars, last 30 days+633+0
Stable releases, 12 months149
Latest releasev0.106.1 · 23 Oct 20262026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Unlicense
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

Trilium Notes ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for YT Zero.

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

Trilium Notes is growing faster right now (+633 stars in 30 days).

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