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Komga vs Trilium Notes
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Komga and Trilium Notes — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:self-hosted
Komga vs Trilium Notes: at a glance
What is Komga?
Komga is rewriting its web UI in the open, shipping the beta alongside the old one.
Komga's release cadence is dominated by NextUI, a ground-up rewrite of the web interface that landed in beta with 1.26.0 and is served next to the existing UI at /next rather than replacing it. The three patch releases that followed within 48 hours were almost entirely NextUI shakedown work — scroll restoration, selection behavior, stylesheets failing to load under Tomcat. Underneath the interface work the server keeps widening format support, with rar5 handling in plain Java and solid rar4 archives earlier in the summer.
What is Trilium Notes?
A local-first note app hardens its imports and keeps AI optional
Trilium, now maintained as the TriliumNext community fork, is a local-first hierarchical note application on a steady monthly point-release cadence. Recent work centers on import fidelity, note-type expansion (spreadsheets and OCR in 0.103), security patches, and a pragmatic LLM stance: it removed bundled LLM integration in 0.102.0, then reintroduced a lighter, provider-backed model selector.
Komga vs Trilium Notes: editorial side-by-side
Komga
6.3COLLAB
Komga is rewriting its web UI in the open, shipping the beta alongside the old one.
◆ Current state
Komga's release cadence is dominated by NextUI, a ground-up rewrite of the web interface that landed in beta with 1.26.0 and is served next to the existing UI at /next rather than replacing it. The three patch releases that followed within 48 hours were almost entirely NextUI shakedown work — scroll restoration, selection behavior, stylesheets failing to load under Tomcat. Underneath the interface work the server keeps widening format support, with rar5 handling in plain Java and solid rar4 archives earlier in the summer.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is running a long, deliberately cautious frontend migration: both UIs ship in the same binary, the feature gap is tracked publicly in an issue, and users opt in by URL. That arrangement should persist across several minor versions before the old WebUI is retired. The parallel v2 referential API suggests the rewrite is also being used to revise the server contract rather than only restyle the client.
◆ Prediction
Near-term releases should keep closing the NextUI feature gap issue by issue, with patch releases landing within days of each other. The old WebUI is unlikely to be removed before NextUI reaches parity and browser refresh stops falling back to it.
Trilium Notes
5.0COLLAB
A local-first note app hardens its imports and keeps AI optional
◆ Current state
Trilium, now maintained as the TriliumNext community fork, is a local-first hierarchical note application on a steady monthly point-release cadence. Recent work centers on import fidelity, note-type expansion (spreadsheets and OCR in 0.103), security patches, and a pragmatic LLM stance: it removed bundled LLM integration in 0.102.0, then reintroduced a lighter, provider-backed model selector.
◆ Where it's heading
The fork is stabilizing and broadening ingest and interop — robust OneNote migration with device-code web authentication and multi-hour token refresh — while keeping AI optional and provider-driven rather than baked in. The direction is a dependable self-hosted knowledge base that reclaims data locked in other tools.
◆ Prediction
Expect continued import and format-fidelity work plus incremental, provider-dynamic LLM options rather than a bundled AI push; official mobile and multi-user remain community-demand items gated on funding.
Alternatives to Komga and Trilium Notes
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Komga or Trilium Notes.
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Teable
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Recent activity from Komga and Trilium Notes
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 7d agoKomgaTranslation updates and a release tooling fix
- 7d agoKomgaNextUI beta fixes: scroll, selection, and loading states
- 9d agoKomgaNextUI beta: a parallel rewrite of the Komga web interface ⚡
- 9d agoKomgaFix missing NextUI stylesheets when served from Tomcat
- 24d agoTrilium Notesv0.104.1
- 1mo agoTrilium Notesv0.104.0
- 1mo agoKomgaSolid RAR4 archive support
- 3mo agoTrilium Notesv0.103.0
- 3mo agoKomgaFixes for EPUB parsing, Kobo, KOReader, and OPDS2
- 4mo agoTrilium Notesv0.102.2
- 5mo agoTrilium Notesv0.102.1
- 5mo agoTrilium Notesv0.102.0
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Komga and Trilium Notes?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. Komga is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Komga better than Trilium Notes?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Komga is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Komga?
Top Komga alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Komga alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/komga for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Trilium Notes?
Top Trilium Notes alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Trilium Notes alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/trilium for the full list with editorial commentary on each.