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Evernote is a and application developed by the Evernote Corporation. Evernote was founded in 2007 by Russian entrepreneur . The company released the first public version of the Evernote web application on June 24, 2008. The service gained popularity for its ability to synchronize notes across multiple devices and platforms, allowing users to capture and organize information such as text, images, and web content.


History
In 2010, Evernote raised $20 million in funding led by DoCoMo Capital and Morgenthaler Ventures as the service continued to expand its user base.

In 2012, Evernote launched Evernote Business, a version of the service for teams that enabled users to share notes and collaborate within an organization.

Evernote was acquired by the Italian technology company in November 2022.


Usage
Evernote is used for creating and managing textual notes, with the ability to embed photos, audio, and saved web content.

Notes are stored in virtual "notebooks" which can be arranged hierarchically, and can be tagged, , edited, searched, and exported.


Data entry
In addition to textual notes, Evernote supports image capture from cameras on supported devices and voice note recording. In some situations, text that appears in captured images can be recognized using optical character recognition (OCR) and .

Evernote supports touch and tablet screens with handwriting recognition and the ability to e-mail notes to the service, allowing for automated note entry via email rules or filters.Westfall, Jonathan. Scan Directly from your Office to Evernote JonWestfall.com, September 28, 2010. (Accessed July 18, 2011)

Where suitable hardware is available, Evernote can automatically add tags to notes.


Data storage and access
Users with internet access and an Evernote account will have their notes automatically synchronized with a master copy held on Evernote's servers.

This approach gives a user access to edit their data across multiple machines and operating system platforms from anywhere, but still view, input, and edit data when an internet connection is not available. Offline changes will only be saved as a draft until internet connection is established.

Evernote uses industry standard security to encrypt and protect users information.

Where Evernote client software is not available, online account holders can access their note archives via a web interface or through a media device. The service also allows selected files to be shared for viewing and editing by other users.


Accounts
Evernote has various account options, including free and paid tiers.

, Evernote has a free plan of 50 notes (of a maximum size of 200 MB) and 1 notebook, syncing to 1 device. Paid plans include Personal, Professional and Teams offerings. Enterprise services are also available upon request.

Accounts on the Professional tier have a 20 GB upload limit per month, can export notes as PDF files, and can forward emails directly into Evernote, which includes a 20% discount on .

The free service, meanwhile, does not make files available offline on iOS and Android devices; while sometimes they are available from cache, editing these files can cause conflicts when synchronizing.


Supported platforms
Evernote clients are available for Android, (, , and previously, ), , Microsoft Windows, and Web.

Additionally, portable versions of Evernote are available for and U3 drives. There are no officially supported native clients for BSD or , but the company provides an API for external Linux clients.

There is substantial variation in supported features on different platforms. For example, it is possible to edit Rich Text Format and sketches on Windows, while on it is possible to edit rich text, but only view sketches.

Web clipping support is installed by default on the Internet Explorer and Safari browsers when the Evernote software is installed on Windows or macOS.

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Apps

Everton Scannable
Everton Scannable is an iOS app that captures content on paper quickly, transforming it into high-quality scans ready to save or share.


Skitch
Skitch is a free screenshot editing and sharing utility for , iOS, Windows, and Android.

The app permits the user to add shapes and text to an image, and then share it online. Images can also be exported to various image formats.

Originally developed by , Skitch was acquired by Evernote on August 18, 2011.

Evernote discontinued Skitch for Windows, Windows Touch, iOS, and Android in January 2016. Evernote continues to offer Skitch for Mac.


Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a simple browser extension that lets a user capture full-page articles, images, selected text, important emails, and any for use in Evernote's software. The plugin is available for , , Opera, and .


Integrations
As of November 2018, Evernote Pro integrates directly with , Microsoft Outlook, , and Slack, and Evernote Pro adds an integration with Salesforce. All versions of Evernote also support integrations through and .

In 2013, Evernote discontinued its direct integration with , recommending IFTTT and Zapier as alternatives.


Partnerships

Blinkist
The book-summarizing service offers members the ability to synchronize their highlighted text passages to Evernote.

This happens in notes for each book with the title of the book as the note title.


Deutsche Telekom
On March 25, 2013, Evernote announced a partnership with to provide German customers with free access to Evernote Premium for one year.

In January 2014 the partnership was expanded to additional European and Asian markets.


Moleskine
In August 2012, partnered with Evernote to produce a digital-friendly notebook with specially designed pages and stickers for smartphone syncing.


Samsung
All Samsung Galaxy Note 3 included a free one-year subscription to Evernote Premium.


Telefónica Digital
On August 13, 2013, The New York Times reported that Telefónica Digital and Evernote entered into a global partnership agreement, giving Brazilian customers free access to Evernote Premium for one year.Quentin Hardy, "The Developing World Gets Unlimited Digital Storage" , The New York Times, August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

Under this global deal, Telefónica users in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, the UK, and Spain were also offered the promotion. "Los usuarios de Movistar tendrán un año gratis del servicio premium de Evernote" , El Economista, December 11, 2013, retrieved February 28, 2014


Incidents

Data loss
The service has experienced several cases of losing customer data.


Denial-of-service attacks
On June 11, 2014, Evernote suffered a distributed denial-of-service attack that prevented customers from accessing their information. The attackers demanded a ransom, which Evernote refused to pay.

A denial-of-service attack on August 8, 2014, resulted in a brief period of downtime for evernote.com; service was quickly restored.


Security breach
On March 2, 2013, Evernote revealed that hackers gained access to their network and accessed user information, including usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords. All users were asked to reset their passwords.

In the wake of this, Evernote accelerated plans to implement an optional two-factor authentication for all users.


Controversies

Privacy policy
In December 2016, Evernote announced its would be changing in January 2017, leading to claims the policy allowed employees of the firm to access users' content in some situations.

In response to the concerns, Evernote apologized and announced the policy would not be implemented, and that its employees would not have access to users' content unless users opted in.


Evernote v10
In late 2020, Evernote released Evernote v10, written from scratch in the Electron framework, to replace older versions on multiple platforms.

Some users noted the new app was much slower than the previous Windows and iOS versions, had many features removed, and did not work with some default keyboard layouts, including Turkish, Latvian, and Polish, due to a conflict of hardcoded key bindings. Hate the new Evernote ( Https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/129590-hate-the-new-evernote/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Archived)

This was later changed to allow customization of keyboard shortcuts and some of the previous features were added again.


Drastic reduction of free edition
In June 2016, Evernote introduced a new limitation to just 2 devices on the free plan (previously unlimited) and increased the price of their paid plans.

From early April 2018, Evernote Plus was no longer available for purchase; However, users who had the Plus subscription can maintain it as long as their subscription is remains active. In July 2024 these users received email saying that their next renewal would automatically upgrade them to the Personal plan.

In December 2023, Evernote reduced its free plan drastically (to a maximum of 50 editable notes), taking effect the same day. This change and the lack of transition period have been considered unfavorable to free users who have used Evernote for years.

In August 2024, Evernote further reduced its free plan to allow only one connected device at a time, with a maximum of two "desyncs" per month.


See also
  • Comparison of note-taking software
  • List of personal information managers


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