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Komga vs Trilium Notes
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Komga and Trilium Notes — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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Komga vs Trilium Notes: at a glance
What is Komga?
Komga's NextUI beta keeps gaining features while the old UI gets only translations.
Komga ships every one to two weeks, and almost all feature work lands in NextUI, the rewritten web interface served at /next. The third NextUI beta in 1.28.0 added contextual navigation, such as moving between books in a series or read list, and 1.29.0 added Notable Entities metadata that only NextUI shows. The latest patches fix page counts and KOReader hashes and carry dependency and translation updates.
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.
Komga vs Trilium Notes: editorial side-by-side
Komga
5.0COLLAB
Komga's NextUI beta keeps gaining features while the old UI gets only translations.
◆ Current state
Komga ships every one to two weeks, and almost all feature work lands in NextUI, the rewritten web interface served at /next. The third NextUI beta in 1.28.0 added contextual navigation, such as moving between books in a series or read list, and 1.29.0 added Notable Entities metadata that only NextUI shows. The latest patches fix page counts and KOReader hashes and carry dependency and translation updates.
◆ Where it's heading
NextUI is moving from preview to the main interface: each minor release adds features exclusive to it, and the old web UI now receives only translations and dependency bumps. The server side keeps adding API checks and Kobo sync fixes underneath.
◆ Prediction
Expect further NextUI betas with editing and navigation features, and eventually a release that makes NextUI the default; the entries don't give a date.
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.
Alternatives to Komga and Trilium Notes
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Recent activity from Komga and Trilium Notes
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 5d agoKomgaPage count and KOReader hash fixes
- 9d agoTrilium Notes0.106.1 patches a pre-auth Node.js flaw in server images
- 19d agoKomgaRelease 1.29.1
- 20d agoTrilium NotesWeb clipper 1.2 RC adds a preview card and PDF clipping
- 21d agoKomgaRelease 1.29.0
- 1mo agoKomgaNextUI login, sorting and search fixes
- 1mo agoKomgaThird NextUI beta adds contextual navigation
- 1mo agoTrilium Notes0.106.0 rebuilds the kanban board for project tracking
- 1mo agoKomgaAPI restriction checks and a Kobo re-download fix
- 2mo agoTrilium NotesBackups become restorable and the database becomes manageable ⚡
- 3mo agoTrilium NotesLLM providers become dynamic; OneNote import hardened
- 3mo agoTrilium NotesRelease-preparation tag for v0.104.0
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Komga and Trilium Notes?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. Komga and Trilium Notes are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Komga better than Trilium Notes?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Komga and Trilium Notes are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Komga?
Top Komga alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Komga alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/komga 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.