Flashnote vs Trilium Notes

Flashnote — Flashnote is a free, open-source note taking and flashcard app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. It allows users to create notes, flashcards and quizzes to help study any topic. Key features i

Trilium Notes — Trilium Notes is an open-source hierarchical note taking application focused on building large personal knowledge bases. It has a tree-structured notes system allowing easy organization of ideas and s

Flashnote offers typing notes, recording audio notes, adding images, formatting text, organizing notes in notebooks, while Trilium Notes provides Hierarchical tree-structured notes, Rich text notes with markdown support, Note linking and embedding, Media attachments, Tagging and full-text search.

Flashnote stands out for free, open-source, cross-platform; Trilium Notes is known for Open source and self-hosted, Very flexible organization, Strong linking and embedding.

Feature	Flashnote	Trilium Notes
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Education & Reference	Office & Productivity
Pricing	Open Source	Open Source

Product Overview

Flashnote

Description: Flashnote is a free, open-source note taking and flashcard app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. It allows users to create notes, flashcards and quizzes to help study any topic. Key features include typing notes, recording audio notes, adding images, formatting text, organizing notes in notebooks, creating flashcards with formatting, quiz modes for flashcards and more.

Trilium Notes

Description: Trilium Notes is an open-source hierarchical note taking application focused on building large personal knowledge bases. It has a tree-structured notes system allowing easy organization of ideas and supports features like linking between notes, embedding media, tagging, encryption, etc.

Key Features Comparison

Flashnote Features

• typing notes
• recording audio notes
• adding images
• formatting text
• organizing notes in notebooks
• creating flashcards
• quiz modes for flashcards

Trilium Notes Features

• Hierarchical tree-structured notes
• Rich text notes with markdown support
• Note linking and embedding
• Media attachments
• Tagging and full-text search
• Note encryption
• Sync through Git and WebDAV

Pros & Cons Analysis

Flashnote

Pros

• free
• open-source
• cross-platform
• good for studying
• flashcards
• quizzes
• notes
• audio notes
• images

Cons

• no collaboration features
• no web version
• limited formatting
• no diagrams/charts

Trilium Notes

Pros

• Open source and self-hosted
• Very flexible organization
• Strong linking and embedding
• Good for large personal knowledge bases

Cons

• No mobile apps
• Steep learning curve
• Formatting options limited compared to Evernote/OneNote

Pricing Comparison

Flashnote

• Open Source

Trilium Notes

• Open Source