kuku vs TriliumNext Notes

Comparing two open source alternatives to Obsidian and Evernote and Notion. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

kuku

MIT

Open-source local-first Markdown workspace for macOS with wiki, AI editing, and encrypted sync.

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TriliumNext Notes

AGPL-3.0

Hierarchical personal knowledge base with powerful note-taking, rich text editing, and scripting capabilities.

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Side-by-side comparison

	kuku	TriliumNext Notes
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	233	38,819
Forks	41	2,625
Open Issues	3	603
Last Commit	Oct 18, 2026	Nov 10, 2026
First Released	Jan 28, 2026	May 23, 2017
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Wiki Software	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#markdown #note taking #wiki #local-first #ai	#note taking #knowledge-management #markdown

GitHub stars over time

kuku

TriliumNext Notes38,819

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