Evernote Reviews 2,057

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.6

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Review summary

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Looking at 1,156 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many users find the application to be a powerful and helpful tool for organizing notes, data, and various aspects of their lives across multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone. Customers appreciate its ability to sync notes across devices, the ease of searching for information, and the overall reliability of the platform for storing important documents and ideas. The interface and note appearance are often described as modern and well-executed, with some finding recent improvements have made it indispensable. However, some people mentioned significant dissatisfaction with the pricing, stating that it has become very expensive and continues to increase, leading many to seek alternatives. There are also concerns about the app's performance, with reports of it being slow to start, unresponsive, crashing, and having erratic or poor search functionality. Additionally, some users feel the app has become clunky and bloated with unnecessary features, making it less efficient than previous versions, and note issues with certain features not working as expected.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Cool app for cross-platform (Win, Mac, Android, iPhone) notes that is more structures than OneNote and easier to use. Biggest complaints are that the search is a bit psychotic at times, and there a... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The app has become more useful, especially with its ability to link notes. However, all of its AI features are not usable in Hong Kong, probably due to its being ChatGPT-based. Only Gemini is accessib... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Evernote has finally made its product more useful again. After using the old Evernote platform years ago, they had an update that rendered the platform useless to me for about 3 years. But with thousa... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great app which I have been using since 2008. Tasks doesn't work for me, it's too limited, especially no integration with calender. But despite that I am still a very happy user.


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3.6

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My go-to for

Evernote has been my go-to note taking software for over 12 years. What has consistently kept me is the ease of the interface and the quick search speed. The constant feature updates have only made it better. I'm a big fan of the templates and the outlook integration.

24 June 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just go away !

Since the bought from bending spoon...this great software became a true piece of...
Go away. I'm searching how to export efficiently all my 15 000 notes (I was one of the first customers more than 13 years ago) and I'm going away. Period.

26 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

literally love this app

literally love this app. I used it back in 2010 for my first undergraduate and now using it for my graduate degree in a health science field. It does so much and may take some time to learn the little things, but very worth it. I take notes faster and can actually study neat notes. It has embedded links, ability to create various notebooks, and a type of ai technology i use to look up definitions or concepts.

24 June 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Powerful core, but bloated and overpriced

Evernote remains the gold standard when it comes to note organization, tagging, and search. The way you can structure and retrieve information is genuinely unmatched, and that keeps me coming back despite my frustrations.

But those frustrations are real. Over the years, Evernote has piled on features that have nothing to do with note-taking, like task management, and more recently a wave of AI functionality that I didn't ask for. Each addition seems to come with a higher price tag, making this one of the most expensive note-taking tools on the market. It no longer feels like a focused product.

What also baffles me is the lack of native Windows on ARM support. If you're running an ARM-based laptop, you're stuck with the standard x86 version running through emulation, which is noticeably slow. For a premium product at a premium price, this is simply not good enough.

The bitter irony is that I know there are cheaper, leaner alternatives out there that would actually run better on my hardware. The only thing keeping me from switching is vendor lock-in. Years of notes, tags, and organizational structure are not easy to migrate. Evernote knows this, and I can't help feeling that their pricing strategy reflects it.

24 June 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

This program is incredibly useful but…

This program is incredibly useful but also has loads of glitches that they could easily fix. Instead they are trying to make constant changes and "improvements" that, for me at least, aren't improvements. I'd rather have software that works every time and never changes than glitchy software.

24 June 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I miss the legacy version

I miss the legacy version!
dicontinued sometimes around 2023 and it was definitelly better in:
* Quick notetaking, better work with taggs
* Better quick search, comfortable and reliable UI
* A faster and more reliable mobile app
* Better offline performance
* Less fancy but more more practical controls

Yes, now the interface and note appearance look more modern. Nice typefaces etc... BUT I cant enjoy it when the mentioned troubles suck me!

Migrating to another app is also very difficult. I have more than 13,000 notes.

Give me the Lagacy BACK

24 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unique

Unique. Probably the only app I could not live without. Hundreds of notes (my entire life) for work, home, projects, ideas, etc. Folders make it so easy to organize, and it gets better every month. Thank you, thank you

24 June 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I use it everyday to organize my…

I use it everyday to organize my thoughts, track to-dos, and to record personal knowledge. I don't ever want to lose it! It is so useful to be able to search all of my notes and figure out if I've already solved a problem before.

24 June 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been using Evernote for over a…

I’ve been using Evernote for over a decade, and I’ve always loved it. It’s clear that Evernote has been making great efforts to keep up with the AI era through continuous updates and improvements, and I truly appreciate that.

24 June 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

There are far too many updates

There are far too many updates. While security updates are necessary, I wish you wouldn't push frequent updates just to add new features. I use this software for work. Having new features introduce bugs that require repeated follow-up updates just gets in the way of my work. It is absolutely disastrous when a bug renders the software unusable. I understand the desire to roll out the latest features quickly, but please reconsider your release strategy. You should make early releases available for those who want to test new features, while providing a stable version—one that has undergone bug fixes, proven stable over time, and passed code reviews—for those who simply need reliability.
A simple solution would be to offer a choice—similar to Windows Update—regarding whether or not to receive early release versions.
Let me say this again: I only need a stable version. Stop using ordinary users for debugging.

24 June 2026
Unprompted review

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