How to Install Trilium Notes on Windows 10

Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note-taking application built on top of Electron and is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install Trilium Notes on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Windows 10 operating system (64-bit)

Step 1: Download Trilium Notes

Visit the Trilium Notes Github page at https://github.com/zadam/trilium and click on the green “Code” button. From the dropdown menu, select “Download ZIP” to download the Trilium Notes source code.

Step 2: Extract the Trilium Notes ZIP file

Once the download is complete, extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice. You can extract the ZIP file by right-clicking on the file and selecting “Extract All” from the context menu.

Step 3: Install Node.js and NPM

Trilium Notes requires Node.js and NPM to be installed on your system. If you don't have them already installed, follow the steps below to install them:

  1. Visit Node.js's website at https://nodejs.org/en/download/ and select the appropriate installer for your system.

  2. Download the installer and run it.

  3. Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation.

Step 4: Install Trilium Notes Dependencies

Before we can start Trilium Notes, we need to install its dependencies. To do so, open a command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the Trilium Notes ZIP file.

Then, run the following command to install its dependencies: 

npm install

Step 5: Start Trilium Notes

Once the dependencies have been installed, we can start Trilium Notes. To do so, run the following command in the command prompt:

npm start

Trilium Notes will now launch, and the application window will open.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed Trilium Notes on your Windows 10 system. You can now start using Trilium Notes as a hierarchical note-taking application. If you encounter any issues during the installation, refer to the official Trilium Notes documentation for further support.