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Evernote

Overview

What is Evernote?

Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can…

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Evernote is a versatile and user-friendly tool that offers a wide range of use cases for individuals and organizations alike. Users find …
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Simple and easy to use

6 out of 10
November 15, 2021
I used it for basic note-taking and project management needs. I could easily sync across devices and access it wherever I needed to.
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Evernote overview

9 out of 10
June 01, 2021
Incentivized
The organisation uses the Evernote Business with shared workspace and centralised billing under a single organisation account. In the time …
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Evernote for everyone

9 out of 10
May 29, 2021
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Evernote is being used by many students across my organization. It provides a system through which teachers and students can collaborate …
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Pricing

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Premium

$7.99

Cloud
per month

Business

$14.99

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $7.99 per month
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Product Demos

Dotto Demo - Introduction to Evernote

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Evernote app - iPhone App Demo by iPhoneAppDemos.tv

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Gmail and Evernote Integration with Powerbot

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Scanning Business Cards to Evernote With The ScanSnap Ix500

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Evernote for Apple Watch - Demo

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Introducing Spaces for Evernote Business

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Product Details

What is Evernote?

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Evernote Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.

Evernote starts at $7.99.

Memonic and OneNote are common alternatives for Evernote.

Reviewers rate Implementation Rating highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Evernote are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

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Evernote is a versatile and user-friendly tool that offers a wide range of use cases for individuals and organizations alike. Users find it incredibly convenient for on-the-go note-taking, as well as sharing and saving notes on the cloud. The ability to import documents and receipts using Evernote's web clipper or camera app makes it easy to keep all important information in one place. With robust text recognition, including handwriting, finding specific documents or words within documents becomes quick and effortless. Whether it's composing personal notes, tracking client profiles, or organizing project details, Evernote simplifies the process and ensures that information is easily accessible across devices. Users also appreciate the software's search feature, which allows them to quickly find past ideas or notes.

In an organizational context, Evernote proves to be a valuable resource for capturing industry-related articles, white papers, videos, and other educational content. It is commonly used in meetings and conferences for note-taking, organization, and sharing. Its functionality, such as handwriting and web clipping, offers features that other document-sharing applications may not provide. Additionally, Evernote helps businesses run efficiently by facilitating collaboration among team members through its note-sharing capabilities. The software's efficient updates and lack of crashes or issues contribute to its reliability.

For individual users, Evernote serves as a trustworthy tool for personal note-taking, reminders, meeting notes, lightweight asset management, and much more. Its cloud-saving feature ensures that important notes are securely stored and easily accessible from anywhere. The ability to add reminders and track to-do lists helps users stay organized and manage tasks effectively. Writers in particular value Evernote for its efficiency in note-taking and productivity enhancement.

Overall, Evernote caters to a diverse range of needs by providing a seamless experience in capturing ideas, organizing information, collaborating with others, and improving overall productivity.

Users commonly recommend exploring all the features of Evernote and taking the time to learn how to use them effectively. They suggest watching tutorials and experimenting with different tools during the free trial period before subscribing to a specific level. This recommendation highlights the need for users to familiarize themselves with Evernote's functionalities to maximize its potential.

Many reviewers suggest using Evernote as a tool for organizing and retrieving information using tags instead of multiple files. This recommendation emphasizes the versatility of Evernote's tagging feature, which helps users easily categorize and locate their notes. By utilizing tags, users can efficiently navigate through their notes and find specific information when needed.

Several users recommend integrating Evernote with other software platforms to customize its functionality to suit individual needs. They encourage researching compatible applications that can enhance the user experience and productivity in conjunction with Evernote. This recommendation highlights the flexibility of Evernote as a platform that can be integrated into existing digital workflows seamlessly.

Overall, users commonly recommend exploring Evernote's features, utilizing its tagging capabilities, and integrating it with other software platforms to optimize note-taking, organization, and productivity.

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December 14, 2018

Notes on the go

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Coordination between multiple devices synchronizing.
  • Notes for project reporting.
  • Sharing notes.
Sam Goodwin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Web clipping, from the entire page to a simplified article.
  • Note creation and sharing with team members
  • Simplistic use
  • Some of the creation of tables inside Evernote can be challenging at times, but this has gotten better as of late
Mark Cruver, M. Ed. CSA, CEP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Organizing content from applicable articles or notes from a conference.
  • Evernote allows me to create a new note with handwritten notations when using a keyboard just doesn't make sense.
  • I visit many college campuses every year all over the country, Evernote allows me to take photos of the campus while keeping them organized by location!
  • It used to automatically capture business card information, but no longer has this feature. It's missed.
  • Allowing a platform for users to create a CRM system would be awesome!
  • Finding your notes and notebooks on the mobile version is a little muddy. Clean up the steps!
Hope Cutchins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Evernote is great for keeping organized folders of notes. You can also add "tags" to notes to further organize them.
  • In personal use, I love the web clipping function for saving recipes.
  • Simultaneous editing would be a helpful feature (score one for Google Drive).
John Readwin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • I love that I can drag and drop sites and files etc. I can have a URL, my own notes and PDF on the same note.
  • Sometimes you want something very structured, sometimes you want something more free flowing like Evernote.
  • Super fast searching with my own tags makes organizing my notes very easy.
  • Ability to easily add the same note to multiple notebooks (alias).
  • It would also be nice to have control over how many "recent notes" are shown by default.
  • Ability to resize and or markup images directly within Evernote.
Trent Sherrell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Evernote is a great place for taking and storing notes since it is available virtually anywhere, sharable, and accepts text and imagery.
  • The OCR functionality is incredible within Evernote even being able to recognize handwriting.
  • The ability to share a note via a generated URL is very helpful.
  • It is surprising Evernote doesn't make better use of Markup with its popularity in so many other software.
  • Improved functionality on how Evernote treats video would be great.
  • When using the Evernote browser extension, it can be confusing knowing into which folder a clip was saved.
Sahr Saffa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The freemium model is jam-packed with features so you can easily understand it before committing.
  • Having your documents sync on multiple devices back then was a big deal. Maybe not so much now, but Evernote was innovative in that realm.
  • You can search and save many types of note formats.
  • The user-interface can become much more simplified.
  • The expanded features cause for more confusion than a note-taking app should have.
January 17, 2018

Evernote Review

Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Ease of sharing data with teammates
  • Small footprint/installation
  • Reasonably priced
  • As your company grows the program can get a little pricey
  • Integrations with other solutions is lacking
Brad Pearce | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Text recognition
  • Searching and recovery of relevant documents
  • Organizing receipts for taxes and business expenses
  • Ease of use
  • Almost instantaneous synching and searchability
  • The ability to use across multiple devices
  • The user interface is less-than-elegant.
  • Navigating the website can be frustrating.
  • The highlighting/call out features in Evernote are not as smooth as in some other applications.
  • BE CAREFUL BEFORE DELETING A NOTE!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Easy to use application to enter notes and there is a nice type search feature.
  • Easy search function including words within images
  • Works with many other services and apps
  • Integration of mobile app with PC based application is seamless
  • Pricing on premium packages seems steep
  • There are severe limitations within the number of devices it can be used on within free versions
  • Mid tier plans (below premium) do not offer all features
Ioana Bota | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • It has a clear interface and the navigation is straightforward. I am glad that with each upgrade the user experience remains the same.
  • The integration with other platforms is great; I can easily save pages I visit directly to my Evernote for future references.
  • The implementation of a 4 digit password on mobile is a step forward to a secure App.
  • Even though it has some pre-defined sections for a better organization, I feel that it would be more practical for users to be able to create their folders with specific documents, arranged per topics.
  • While integration with other apps and web pages is great, I believe there should be an improved preview of the pages saved; depending on the webpage, this does not work properly and, in time, it fails to recognize the saved links.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • The tagging and notebook way of storing and sorting information makes this product very versatile. It allows for cross referencing when needed.
  • It is very easy to search and find and notes.
  • Evernote intagrates well with different work environments. There are desktop, web and mobile interfaces. The program integrates with email programs and there is a host of other apps that work well with Evernote.
  • With the increasing options of mobile storage and online programs, I’m seeing some of the features that made Evernote so special integrated in the programs my office requires all employees to use. Unfortunately, I find myself using Evernote less and less.
  • The biggest difficulty I’ve had explaining this program to others is the vernacular. People that are timid with technology understand files and folders. It takes longer for these people to grasp the program and understand a notebook is essentially a folder.
Natalya Lekomtseva | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Large amount of memory
  • Syncs on all devices
  • You can make almost any content
  • The program is more "easy" than the OneNote mentioned, it requires much less operational memory
  • The volume, which is provided for notes, is enough for everything, if not overload with photo and video content
  • Works on all my devices (on a smartphone, laptop, any computer where Google Chrome is installed and I can log in)
  • There is the possibility of limited access to files for other users - for general work. I tested it, but I do not use it - I just do not need it
August 15, 2016

Jerks.

Christopher Sizelove | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Note taking. It's in depth. You can even do handwriting. They support working with a lot of different apps. There's a sticky notes apps for PC that you can replace the Windows Sticky Notes application with, and this will sync back and forth with evernote. But it doesn't have a sophisticated editor.
  • This is my number one issue, regarding their premium membership. They are lacking in Business practices, supporting past users, grandfathering past users with their old prices, and not forcing old users out of their auto pay contracts so they have to pay the new price that's $25 HIGHER!!!!! The problem is that other SAAS solutions grandfather current customer into the majority of their policy changes. Evernote does not.
  • They have changed the entire original price-model and purpose of their software. Free users were allowed to sync to unlimited devices, even though they had very limited bandwidth, speed, and storage capacity. Now, they can only sync to TWO devices. So start on a computer, add your phone, but forget about your work computer or your tablet, or your traveling laptop computer.
  • No mindmap view of notebook and notes. This is a good one. Mind mapping is becoming huge. They say "You can use Mohio Mpa with us" But it's not practical. Mohio is not good because the interface is way too bouncy and even out of control. Mohio is a one-way sync with things so you can see ideas in a mind map, but you can't access them to edit them. Evernote just needs to create a "View" option in their menu for MindMap view.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Notetaking is easy and basic formatting tools are solid
  • Notes can be easily split into folders
  • The software is visually appealing
  • It could be quicker to make quick notes, unattached to a category
  • A more robust colour coding system
  • Collaboration with other members on a team
Kim Dammers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • I only use a Windows-operating laptop. Evernote stores what I select both online and on my computer.
  • I almost gave up on it. I found it hard to set things up. Instead of clear, linear instructions where I expected to find them, things were available via unlabeled icons. These icons were often opaque to me. Only when someone in an Evernote forum that i found via a Google search and not at Evernote helped me could I begin to make adequate use of Evernote.
  • Evernote touts itself as an organizer. I find it very messy.
Stephanie Nelson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Tag articles with multiple keywords
  • Save internet articles and remove ads and items in sidebars
  • Save emails
  • Search full text
  • We sometimes have problems with the sync taking too long. Most of the time when you save an article it comes up in Evernote right away, but other times it takes 5-10 minutes.
  • The ability to email an article could be improved. It puts it into the body of the email, but I would prefer it as a pdf attachment
  • We send a "table of contents" note once a day which gives a list of selected articles. It just gives the title of the item, and a link to open it in Evernote. It's sufficient, but it would be nice if it gave a preview of the first few sentences.
Abdul Hakkim | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Making quick and simple notes on any platform.
  • Real time online with all devices.
  • Sharing notes Is very simple with email, social media and web links.
  • Very useful to tranform your notes to business presentations.
  • Collect content from web with one click from the Google Chrome extention.
  • Real time discussion collabration and share thoughts with others.
  • It's finest community discussion forum giving all kinds of support to Evernote users.
  • Evernote's direct customer support Is really effective and quick for all kinds of users.
  • Finest notes collaboration ever made. Evernote is a fast and reliable productivity application online or offline.
  • Comparatively, Evernote provides very low cloud space to their basic users.
  • Evernote's mobile apps are not equipped with real-time location sharing or store location notes.
  • No integrated video sharing and embedded video sharing with platforms.
Mohammed Anzil | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Available on all major platforms.
  • Free version gives up to 60 MB, enough for a medium size user.
  • Simple and powerful.
  • Great desktop versions for Mac and Windows.
  • Give at least 100 MB monthly upload for free users.
  • Allow users to pay with their debit cards.
  • Allow users to embed videos from YouTube or Vimeo and play the videos within Evernote.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Evernote Web Clipper in Google Chrome. Saving web pages and links is simple to do with this browser.
  • Notebooks are helpful for sorting notes by category.
  • Tags can be used to sort note within notebooks.
  • Synching the account online and on hard drives. Makes Evernote easy to access.
  • Evernote Web Clipper on Mozilla Firefox. I would prefer to use Google Chrome's fancier clipper, but the browser hogs too much memory on my computer. However, the basic functions are available on Firefox.
Chad Ross | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Cloud storage - the documents are accessible anywhere at anytime from any device.
  • Sharing - the documents can be shared easily and securely to the users
  • Real time - adding content in Evernote appears in real time to all users
  • Let's give the desktop a modern tiled look which allows me to change the colors of the tiles.
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