# Evernote

> Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search

Evernote is a note-taking app for collecting notes, web pages, scanned documents and recordings, and finding them again through search. Notes live in notebooks and shared spaces next to tasks and a calendar, and an AI assistant can search, organize and edit them from a chat. Evernote is operated by Bending Spoons, and its free plan is limited to 50 notes synced to one device.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Bending Spoons
- **Website:** https://evernote.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Evernote has a free plan. Paid plans start at $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 50 notes, 1 notebook, 5 spaces, 20 tags, 200 attachments, 1 GB of storage, 1 connected external calendar and sync on 1 device.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial of paid plans; Evernote Enterprise can be tried free for 14 days.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB of storage and sync on 1 device. |
| Starter | $99 per year ($14.99 if billed monthly) | 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 10 spaces, 5 GB of storage, 5 external calendars and sync across 3 devices. |
| Advanced | $249.99 per year ($24.99 if billed monthly) | Unlimited notes, notebooks, spaces, storage and synced devices, subject to safeguard limits against abuse. |
| Enterprise (Flexible, Unlimited) | Custom | Team plans with centralized account administration, user activity logs and single sign-on. Pricing is by quote. |

Evernote's own pricing page could not be read; these figures come from https://frontdeskreview.com/software/note-taking-apps/evernote/ on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Evernote before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **40% off Evernote Advanced for students** (Education): Eligible college students who are not already paying subscribers get 40% off a one-year Evernote Advanced subscription, with student status verified through UNiDAYS. Source: https://evernote.com/students

## Price history

- By Jan 1, 2026: **Starter and Advanced**, Personal and Professional to Starter and Advanced. The archived copy of 1 January 2026 lists Free, Starter and Advanced; the copy before it that was read, of 4 July 2025, lists Free, Personal and Professional. Neither copy prints prices in its text, so only the change of plans is recorded. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260101021114/https://evernote.com/compare-plans
- By Sep 2, 2021: **Premium**, Premium, $7.99 per month ($69.99 per year) to Personal and Professional (the archived text prints no price). The archived copy of 2 September 2021 lists Personal and Professional where the copy before it that was read, of 1 July 2021, lists Premium at $7.99 a month or $69.99 a year. The plans changed between the two. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20210902190543/https://evernote.com/compare-plans
- By Sep 2, 2021: **Teams**, Business, $14.99 per user / month to Teams (the archived text prints no price). The archived copy of 2 September 2021 names the team plan Evernote Teams; the copy before it that was read, of 1 July 2021, names it Business, at $14.99 per user a month. The plan was renamed between the two. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20210902190543/https://evernote.com/compare-plans

## App Store prices by country

"Evernote Personal", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $17.49 | |
| United Kingdom | £12.49 | about $16.51 (6% less) |
| Germany | 15,49 € | about $17.36 (about the same) |
| Canada | $22.00 | about $15.46 (12% less) |
| Australia | $22.99 | about $16.05 (8% less) |
| India | ₹ 789 | about $8.16 (53% less) |
| Brazil | R$ 54,90 | about $10.97 (37% less) |
| Mexico | $150.00 | about $8.24 (53% less) |
| Turkey | ₺359,99 | about $7.32 (58% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 154ribu | about $8.61 (51% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 380.00 | about $6.05 (65% less) |
| South Africa | R169.99 | about $10.28 (41% less) |

## Key features

- **Web Clipper and document scanning:** A browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari saves web pages into notes, and paper documents can be scanned in alongside them.
- **Advanced and semantic search:** Search supports Boolean, geographic and filtered queries, and semantic search surfaces related notes based on their content.
- **Tasks and calendar:** Tasks take due dates, reminders and assignees. Google and Microsoft calendars can be connected: 1 on the Free plan and 5 on paid plans.
- **AI Assistant:** A chat assistant searches, organizes and enriches notes, with monthly and per-chat usage limits. AI Edit writes, summarizes, tidies and translates notes.
- **AI Transcribe:** Records meetings and conversations, then produces a transcript and summary inside a note.
- **Collaboration and MCP:** Shared notes support real-time editing, comments and task assignment. An MCP connector lets Claude, ChatGPT and other compatible AI tools use your notes.

## Good for

- People who save web pages, scans and documents and need to search across them
- Keeping notes, tasks and calendar events in a single app
- Teams that want shared notes with central administration and single sign-on

## Worth knowing

- The Free plan is limited to 50 notes, 1 notebook and sync on a single device.
- Starter is capped at 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 5 GB of storage and 3 synced devices.
- There is no Linux app; the desktop apps are for Mac and Windows only.
- In-note encryption is offered only in the Mac and Windows apps, and AI Cleanup only on mobile.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 77,858 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id281796108

Often praised:

- People with years of saved notes say that searching and quickly retrieving them is what they rely on it for. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id281796108, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49023617)
- Some long-time users say the app has improved under its current owner, pointing to additions such as tasks, calendar integration and real-time collaboration. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id281796108, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48851750)
- People describe using it as a catch-all for web clippings, emailed items, PDFs and scanned paperwork. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id281796108, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48851750)

Often criticised:

- Users and former users say the paid plans have become more expensive and the free plan more limited, and several give this as their reason for leaving. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id281796108, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46708519, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49673194)
- Reviews spanning several years report crashes, freezes or unsaved edits in the iPhone and iPad app, sometimes after a major update. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id281796108)

Based on 10 App Store reviews, four of them more than three years old, and 16 Hacker News comments from November 2025 to September 2026. These are themes summarised from public reviews and discussions, not ToolGPA's own verdict.

## Works with

Google Calendar, Google Drive, Gmail, Slack, Microsoft Outlook, Claude, ChatGPT

**Tags:** Notes, Web clipper, Tasks, Calendar, AI features, Templates, Real-time collaboration

## Alternatives

- [Notion](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notion): Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/evernote-vs-notion)
- [Obsidian](https://toolgpa.com/tools/obsidian): Markdown note-taking app that keeps your files on your device. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/evernote-vs-obsidian)
- [Bear](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bear): Markdown notes app for Mac, iPhone and iPad with tags and links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bear-vs-evernote)
- [Craft](https://toolgpa.com/tools/craft): Notes and documents app with tasks, daily notes and whiteboards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/craft-vs-evernote)
- [Capacities](https://toolgpa.com/tools/capacities): Object-based note-taking app with daily notes and backlinks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capacities-vs-evernote)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://evernote.com
- https://evernote.com/compare-plans
- https://evernote.com/download
- https://evernote.com/students
- https://evernote.com/enterprise
- https://evernote.com/features/ai-features
- https://evernote.com/integrations
- https://evernote.com/whats-new
- https://frontdeskreview.com/software/note-taking-apps/evernote/
- https://checkthat.ai/brands/evernote/pricing
- https://www.costbench.com/software/note-taking/evernote/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evernote-notes-organizer/id281796108

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