Notes · Germany (DE)
Trilium Notes
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The switch
Evernote→Trilium Notesalso replaces OneNote
About
A hierarchical note-taking application with built-in rich text editor. It allows you to organize your notes in a tree structure and link them together.
Why we recommend it
- Hierarchical organization
- Self-hosted option
EU vs USA
Trilium Notes vs Evernote
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Trilium Notes
🇺🇸 Evernote
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Redwood City, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany
USA / Italy (Bending Spoons)
Data location
Self-hosted or provided server
EU
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Individual developer
Bending Spoons
Founded
2018
2008
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