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Trilium Notes

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Open-source hierarchical note-taking application for building knowledge bases.

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Trilium narrows scope — dropping LLM integration while adding spreadsheets and OCR.

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◆Current state
Trilium (Trilium Notes / TriliumNext) is a self-hosted, hierarchical note-taking application released on GitHub. The recent arc is defined by deliberate scope decisions: it removed its built-in LLM integration citing maintenance burden, then later added a spreadsheet note type and OCR. Security is a recurring theme, with at least one release flagged as an urgent upgrade.
◆Where it's heading
Trilium is choosing depth over breadth, and notably running counter to the industry's add-AI-to-everything reflex — it pulled LLM integration out rather than expand it. New capabilities lean toward document handling (spreadsheets, OCR) that fit a personal-knowledge-base tool. As a small, largely single-maintainer project, releases prioritize what can be sustainably maintained.
◆Prediction
Expect continued document-and-editor capabilities plus security maintenance, with feature decisions gated by maintainability. Community-requested items like a mobile app or multi-user support remain contingent on funding, per the release notes.

◆Recent moves

  1. 6d ago

    v0.104.0

    A version bump whose feed entry carries only the release-prep chore message and no substantive notes. The actual changelog, if any, isn't captured in the crawled content.

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  2. 2mo ago

    Spreadsheet note type and OCR arrive in v0.103.0

    Introduces a spreadsheet note type and an OCR feature, requiring a database and sync-version migration. A meaningful expansion of what Trilium can hold, fitting its document-handling direction.

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  3. 3mo ago

    Security fixes — v0.102.2, upgrade recommended

    An important security release addressing content-handling and desktop-app vulnerabilities, with users strongly urged to update immediately. Security maintenance rather than a feature change.

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  4. 4mo ago

    v0.102.1

    A point release whose crawled notes contain only donation and community-support boilerplate, with no described changes. Effectively a no-signal entry.

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  5. 4mo ago

    LLM integration removed to cut maintenance burden

    Removes the built-in LLM integration outright, citing the complexity of maintaining it, and requires a database migration (downgrades need a backup restore). A deliberate scope-narrowing move that runs against the prevailing add-AI trend.

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  6. 5mo ago

    Web Clipper v1.1.0

    Web Clipper add-on fixes — Chrome extension not working, an options-menu cutoff, spacing and typo fixes, and permission warnings. Small companion-tool maintenance.

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