Mark Text vs Trilium Notes
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted notes & knowledge base options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Mark Text with
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Compare Trilium Notes with
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Feature Mark Text Trilium Notes Category Notes & Knowledge Base Notes & Knowledge Base License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language TypeScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 256 MB Deployment source docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 59,781 ★ 37,298 First released 2017 2017 Replaces Typora Evernote, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose Mark Text if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 59.8k GitHub stars Written in TypeScript Mark Text details Choose Trilium Notes if… Powerful for big knowledge bases Flexible structure Scriptable Trilium Notes details
Frequently asked questions Is Mark Text or Trilium Notes better? Neither is universally better. Mark Text has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Mark Text and Trilium Notes free and open-source? Yes. Mark Text is licensed under MIT and Trilium Notes under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Mark Text and Trilium Notes with Docker? Mark Text: check the project docs for container support. Trilium Notes: yes.