Evernote
A note-taking app that keeps notes, tasks and calendar events together, with a limited free plan.
Our verdict
What it does well
- Notes, tasks and calendar events live in one app
- One-click Web Clipper for saving web content
- Scanning, recording and transcription for capturing content
Where it falls short
- Free plan caps you at 50 notes, 1 notebook and 1 device
- Starter caps you at 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks and 3 devices
- No Linux app is listed on the Evernote site
Evernote is a note-taking and organization app. Its site describes it as a place to keep notes, tasks and schedules together, with notebooks and Spaces, search, templates, a Web Clipper, calendar links, collaboration and document scanning. It also lists AI tools such as an AI Assistant, semantic search, transcription and editing.
Evernote has a Free plan and four paid plans: Starter, Advanced, Flexible and Unlimited, plus an Enterprise option. Free allows 50 notes, 1 notebook and 1 synced device with 1 GB of storage. Starter allows 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 3 devices and 5 GB. Advanced is listed as unlimited, subject to safeguard limits.
Starter costs US$14.99 per month billed monthly or US$99 per year; Advanced costs US$24.99 per month or US$249.99 per year. Paid plans have a 7-day free trial. Flexible is signed up through an enterprise page and Unlimited goes through sales.
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Last updated 16 October 2026. Facts checked against the official site on 16 October 2026. How we make money