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CryptPad vs Trilium Notes
A side-by-side editorial comparison of CryptPad and Trilium Notes — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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CryptPad vs Trilium Notes: at a glance
What is CryptPad?
CryptPad rewrote its server and swapped OnlyOffice for Euro-Office in one release.
CryptPad's Autumn 2026.10.0 is the largest release in this window. The server is fully rewritten for scalability and published as its own cryptpad-server npm package, office documents gain a 'linked documents' data model for reliability, and the office apps move from OnlyOffice to Euro-Office 9.3, a compatible fork. A long list of drive, team, accessibility and form fixes rides along, and admins are told to read the upgrade notes because the new server changes deployment.
What is Trilium Notes?
Trilium rebuilt its kanban board, then shipped an urgent server security fix.
Trilium 0.106.0 rebuilt the kanban board with column icons, limits, collapsing, archiving, an inbox column, card templates, regrouping, sorting and filtering, and arrived on Flathub. 0.106.1 is a security release for server and Docker images, updating Node.js for a Brotli decoder flaw reachable before authentication and the revoked eMudhra certificate authorities. A web clipper 1.2.0 candidate adds a preview card and per-mode clipping, partly dependent on the unreleased 0.107.
CryptPad vs Trilium Notes: editorial side-by-side
CryptPad
2.5COLLAB
CryptPad rewrote its server and swapped OnlyOffice for Euro-Office in one release.
◆ Current state
CryptPad's Autumn 2026.10.0 is the largest release in this window. The server is fully rewritten for scalability and published as its own cryptpad-server npm package, office documents gain a 'linked documents' data model for reliability, and the office apps move from OnlyOffice to Euro-Office 9.3, a compatible fork. A long list of drive, team, accessibility and form fixes rides along, and admins are told to read the upgrade notes because the new server changes deployment.
◆ Where it's heading
Earlier releases moved CryptPad forward mainly by bumping the editors it wraps. This one changes its own core and its office supplier, and the Euro-Office switch fits the integration direction seen in the opendesk build: CryptPad as one component of a European sovereign workplace stack. Shipping the server as a separate package also makes it easier to embed and operate on its own.
◆ Prediction
Expect a fix release on the Autumn line soon, as every seasonal release in this window has had one or two, and a server rewrite raises the odds of upgrade issues.
Trilium Notes
5.0COLLAB
Trilium rebuilt its kanban board, then shipped an urgent server security fix.
◆ Current state
Trilium 0.106.0 rebuilt the kanban board with column icons, limits, collapsing, archiving, an inbox column, card templates, regrouping, sorting and filtering, and arrived on Flathub. 0.106.1 is a security release for server and Docker images, updating Node.js for a Brotli decoder flaw reachable before authentication and the revoked eMudhra certificate authorities. A web clipper 1.2.0 candidate adds a preview card and per-mode clipping, partly dependent on the unreleased 0.107.
◆ Where it's heading
After 0.105 made the database restorable and manageable, Trilium is back to deepening note types, with the board turning into a light project tracker. The clipper work shows capture from the browser becoming a first-class input.
◆ Prediction
0.107.0 is the next release, since the clipper already depends on it; PDF saving from the clipper is one confirmed feature.
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Recent activity from CryptPad and Trilium Notes
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 9d agoTrilium Notes0.106.1 patches a pre-auth Node.js flaw in server images
- 11d agoCryptPadAutumn 2026.10: new server, Euro-Office replaces OnlyOffice
- 20d agoTrilium NotesWeb clipper 1.2 RC adds a preview card and PDF clipping
- 1mo agoTrilium Notes0.106.0 rebuilds the kanban board for project tracking
- 2mo agoTrilium NotesBackups become restorable and the database becomes manageable ⚡
- 3mo agoCryptPadopendesk build suppresses donation prompts
- 3mo agoTrilium NotesLLM providers become dynamic; OneNote import hardened
- 3mo agoTrilium NotesRelease-preparation tag for v0.104.0
- 5mo agoCryptPadFix release repairs office app corruption and SSO plugin
- 5mo agoCryptPadDiagram app moves to Drawio 29 with a sketch-mode default
- 7mo agoCryptPadPatch fixes office history loading and a version misnumber
- 7mo agoCryptPadPatch closes websocket leaks and a shared-folder drive bug
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between CryptPad and Trilium Notes?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. Trilium Notes is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is CryptPad better than Trilium Notes?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Trilium Notes is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to CryptPad?
Top CryptPad alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "CryptPad alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cryptpad for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Trilium Notes?
Top Trilium Notes alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Trilium Notes alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/trilium for the full list with editorial commentary on each.