Trilium Notes vs Craft
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Trilium Notes
Powerful self-hosted hierarchical knowledge base
4.5
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.5
vs4.6
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
free
vsfreemium
Feature
Trilium Notes
Craft
Hierarchical notes
Rich text editor
Note relations and maps
Full-text search
Web clipper
Encrypted notes
Rich Documents
Real-Time Collaboration
Backlinks
Daily Notes
Offline Access
Export Options
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
Craft Pros
- Stunningly beautiful native app design
- Fast and responsive even with large documents
- Excellent offline support on all Apple devices
- Great for creating shareable documents
- Inline backlinks and page references
- Powerful daily notes feature
Craft Cons
- Best experience is on Apple platforms only
- Web and Windows apps are less polished
- Block limit on free plan
- Smaller plugin and integration ecosystem
- No API for third-party automation
- Less flexible than Notion for databases