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Trilium Notes privacy rating

Open source hierarchical note-taking app for building a personal knowledge base, with rich text, code, diagrams, scripting and per-note encryption. Runs on the desktop or syncs with a self-hosted server. Maintained by the TriliumNext community.

License: AGPL-3.0Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux · Web

Summary

Trilium Notes scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the notes criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • Yes

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    AGPL-3.0.

    github.com

  • Yes

    No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3

    Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

    No third-party trackers, and the app has no telemetry. The website's Cloudflare Web Analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only.

    triliumnotes.org

  • Yes

    No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

    Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

    Free community project with no paid tiers, accounts or ads.

    triliumnotes.org

  • No

    Independent audit Weight 2 of 3

    Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

    No independent audit is published.

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