Capacities vs Trilium Notes

Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs

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Capacities

Your second brain for object-based note-taking

4.5
Editorial Rating
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Trilium Notes

Powerful self-hosted hierarchical knowledge base

4.5
Editorial Rating

Quick Comparison

Rating

4.5
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4.5

Starting Price

Free
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Free

Pricing Model

freemium
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free
Feature
Capacities
Trilium Notes
Object-Based Notes
Custom Types
Daily Notes
Bi-Directional Links
Graph View
Media Management
Hierarchical notes
Rich text editor
Note relations and maps
Full-text search
Web clipper
Encrypted notes

Capacities Pros

  • Unique object-based approach to knowledge management
  • Beautiful and thoughtful interface design
  • Great daily notes and journaling workflow
  • Typed objects create structured knowledge bases
  • Good graph view for visualizing connections
  • Active development with frequent updates

Capacities Cons

  • Newer tool with a small community
  • No collaboration features yet
  • Limited integrations and API
  • No offline access currently
  • Mobile apps are still early
  • Export options are limited

Trilium Notes Pros

  • Powerful hierarchical organization
  • Relation maps for knowledge graphing
  • Desktop and server modes
  • Code block syntax highlighting
  • Excellent search
  • Web clipper for research

Trilium Notes Cons

  • UI looks dated compared to modern note apps
  • Mobile experience via browser is limited
  • Single developer project
  • Learning curve for power features
  • No native mobile app

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