Ultimate Evernote Review: Full Walkthrough & Beginner's Guide

⏰ TIME STAMPS

00:00 - What's up with Evernote?
01:02 - Evernote Pricing 2024
02:45 - Evernote Home
03:43 - Creating Notes
04:50 - Adding Media & Note Components
06:20 - Evernote AI Edit
07:02 - Text Formatting Options
08:12 - PDF Annotation in Evernote
09:10 - Task Management
10:01 - Calendar Management
11:10 - File Management
12:10 - Sketching in Evernote
13:03 - Evernote Home Widgets
13:30 - Evernote review overview
14:30 - Should I go back to Evernote? Or consider it in 2024?

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[elizabethmckenzie]

Premium user since 2009. Evernote sent me a survey asking what requirements would keep me using Evernote. I listed a local version (gone), keep the web clipper at least as great as it was (half of them are now blank except for the title), being able to get rid of the distractions like widgets on the homepage (now even worse), never losing my notes (not quite as bad as it was maybe), and a reasonable price ( not even close). I can do all the new features more reliably and quickly on Google Keep and Calendar. I don't want or need AI pilfering through my notes. I certainly don't need an app that deigns to decide what's important for me today. So no, I don't see any use case for the new, improved Evernote at one-quarter of the price they're charging. Not that things were good under Ian, either, but I agreed to give Bending Spoons a chance. They're driving me away faster than ever.

[you]

This has been an unexpected but very welcome change to the old workhorse Evernote. I'm in too deep to ever quit it. So it's nice to finally see an update that didn't include more bad than good.

[retrobob]

I had already cancelled my renewal in April but was impressed with all the improvements, with a lot of communication and transparency from the team. Made it worth paying for, for me.

[DangHDinh]

I do love the new speed of development now. I have been trying to look for other alternatives, but somehow I keep returning to Evernote for its feature and simplicity. I hope that when they are done laying out the foundation, they will incorporate new features that make Evernote great again.

[localkels]

I'm really appreciating the increased transparency in general about what exactly they're up to. It feels like Evernote has been too quiet for too long. Hopefully things will only get better from here.

[ericsierka]

Evernote's superpower is it's search capability. Everything in Evernote is full text indexed and its easy to find everything. I have essentially eliminated paper files from my life by scanning everything into Evernote. Nothing comes close to Evernote to being a virtual file cabinet. Even text in photos and attached documents is indexed making finding things very easy. It's cross platform capability means that you always have access to all of your files and documents from anywhere you have Internet access. Lots of apps can handle note taking but Evernote's super power is the note/file storage and retrieval capability. Now if they would just respond to customers better and stop screwing up the Gmail web clipper, that would be heaven. I like the new features but storage/search/retrieval is still why I love Evernote and cannot live without. I don't know why they don't emphasize this more.

[zilingc]

I think Evernote is the balanced note-taking app between Notion (too complicated and without offline mode), google keep/apple note(too simple without task management) and Craft (good note taking app but no task managements).

After bending spoon speeds up the development, I’m quite satisfied with the change and the operating speed of the app. It’s still the easiest note-taking app for me. Hope bending spoon can keep going like this. Good thing is that they will tell you what’s the next function they are going to launch which provides me something to expect for.

As to the price, I’m in an annual subscription plan when they provide a special discount on the official website quite some time ago. The price is good for me.

[firesoul]

I can't imagine ever going back to evernote at the current price.

[OneChordWonders]

I love Evernote and appreciate the new features!

[rickhunter]

It's difficult to abandon Evernote after you built all your digital life around it

[sorwerk]

What Bending Spoons did for Evernote is beyond amazing, now in 2024 it's fast, useful and easy to use

[stephenzeoli]

I reluctantly resubscribed to Evernote a few days ago. I think it does all the note-managing tasks I need, even though none of it is brilliant. I am optimistic that it will continue to get better.

[theolotter]

Paying option is fine because you have a more reliable app with regular new features because developers are being paid properly.

[codemaclife]

Adding their own calendar is a step in the right direction. The redesign of the app is appreciated. I hope they can build on making Evernote more stable than it is right now.

[cherylclack]

Great video. Thanks! What are the pros and cons of linking Google or Apple calendar to Evernote. (long time user)

[rebeccaw]

I re-downloaded the app it's looking beautiful... looked at personal plan of $17.00 per month (Australian)... deleted app. I just can't justify the price per month in Australia.

[Daniel-zehn]

I went back to Evernote. There’s simply no better place to collect everything.

[musicjunkie]

I can't see the web clipper mentioned? It's by far it's best feature.

[brittanyalleyne]

Before Bending Spoons took over, people were paying for Evernote when there were too many issues such as syncing problems and extended loading times to open the note. Now that Bending Spoons fixed these core issues and improved the user experience people are saying they dont want to pay at all. Thats crazy!

[mauricioflores]

It’s worth it for those that are getting revenue from it from jobs and no for normal note takers.
Their high price is insane for normal note takers.