# User Guide
Trilium is an open-source solution for note-taking and organizing a personal knowledge base. Use it locally on your desktop, or sync it with your self-hosted server to keep your notes everywhere you go.

> [!TIP]
> The same documentation can be accessed locally from within the Trilium Notes application by pressing <kbd>F1</kbd>.

## Getting started

1.  See <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Quick%20Start.md">Quick Start</a>.
2.  Go through <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Basic%20Concepts%20and%20Features">Basic Concepts and Features</a>.
3.  Understand <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Basic%20Concepts%20and%20Features/Notes.md">Notes</a>.
4.  Browse through <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Collections.md">Collections</a>.

## Quick links

*   <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Installation%20%26%20Setup/Desktop%20Installation.md">Desktop Installation</a>
*   <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Installation%20%26%20Setup/Server%20Installation.md">Server Installation</a>
*   <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Scripting/Script%20API/Frontend%20API">Frontend API</a> or <a class="reference-link" href="User%20Guide/Scripting/Script%20API/Backend%20API.dat">Backend API</a>
*   [ETAPI reference](User%20Guide/Advanced%20Usage/ETAPI%20\(REST%20API\)/API%20Reference.dat)

## External links

*   The [Trilium Notes website](https://triliumnotes.org/), for a quick presentation of the application.
*   [Developer Guide](https://docs.triliumnotes.org/developer-guide/), to understand the architecture and processes behind the development of Trilium Notes.
*   [GitHub Repository (TriliumNext/Trilium)](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/)