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Business Problems Solved

Evernote is a versatile and user-friendly tool that offers a wide range of use cases for individuals and organizations alike. Users find it incredibly convenient for on-the-go note-taking, as well as sharing and saving notes on the cloud. The ability to import documents and receipts using Evernote's web clipper or camera app makes it easy to keep all important information in one place. With robust text recognition, including handwriting, finding specific documents or words within documents becomes quick and effortless. Whether it's composing personal notes, tracking client profiles, or organizing project details, Evernote simplifies the process and ensures that information is easily accessible across devices. Users also appreciate the software's search feature, which allows them to quickly find past ideas or notes.

In an organizational context, Evernote proves to be a valuable resource for capturing industry-related articles, white papers, videos, and other educational content. It is commonly used in meetings and conferences for note-taking, organization, and sharing. Its functionality, such as handwriting and web clipping, offers features that other document-sharing applications may not provide. Additionally, Evernote helps businesses run efficiently by facilitating collaboration among team members through its note-sharing capabilities. The software's efficient updates and lack of crashes or issues contribute to its reliability.

For individual users, Evernote serves as a trustworthy tool for personal note-taking, reminders, meeting notes, lightweight asset management, and much more. Its cloud-saving feature ensures that important notes are securely stored and easily accessible from anywhere. The ability to add reminders and track to-do lists helps users stay organized and manage tasks effectively. Writers in particular value Evernote for its efficiency in note-taking and productivity enhancement.

Overall, Evernote caters to a diverse range of needs by providing a seamless experience in capturing ideas, organizing information, collaborating with others, and improving overall productivity.

Evernote Reviews

4 Reviews
InformationComputer Software3Internet1

Evernote: Your ever-patient, highly-organized, Type-A personal assistant with photographic memory.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

There are some individual employees who use Evernote, but my company does not as a whole.

At work I use it to keep track of my weekly to-do items as well as notes for upcoming and past meetings, and other random bits of information that I may need to remember.

It's great at home too:

  • I use it for my grocery list, a list with checkboxes and organized roughly by aisle at the store, so that I can add something to it anytime I think of it.
  • I keep my entire collection of recipes in a "Stack" which is organized into notebooks, and then organized further by tag.
  • I love to do crafts so I use Evernote to keep all of my project ideas handy.

Pros

  • Keeps track of information seamlessly across devices and platforms. For example, I use the Windows Desktop app, the Mac Desktop app, and the Android Mobile app. And, if all else fails, there's a web interface too!
  • LOTS of different and interesting ways to create new notes when in a hurry - send a Tweet or an email, clip from your web browser, or use your trusty mobile widget, to name a few.
  • My information stays private - they'll never use my notes content to serve me ads.

Cons

  • Lists with checkboxes could really use some work. It's gotten tons better but going between desktop and mobile still really screws with the line spacing. It's not a deal-breaker, just a minor annoyance.
  • Would be nice if the Windows and Mac interfaces were more similar. It works well in both environments but still looks like two different programs.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you really know what you want Evernote to do for you, i.e. you have a specific use case in mind, then you're an ideal user. If you don't really know how you want to use it, then it could take some time to figure out how to best structure your notes, notebooks, and stacks to suit your needs. But, once you've gotten your structure worked out, it will be your best friend for life.
VU
Verified User
Analyst in Research & Development (Internet company, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Evernote
3 years of experience

Evernote Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used Evernote to make notes. That's important. I almost use it everyday. It's used by the department. Some colleagues use it. Even when I went to WWDC this year, I found most programmers use Evernote to take notes.

The business problems it addresses are 1. It makes it easy to take notes on different platforms, including iPad and iPhone. 2. It is easy to search the data, even on PDF.

Pros

  • Easy to take notes on iPad.
  • It is able to save Audios.
  • Nice to organize attached files.

Cons

  • I use Evernote mostly for my individual notes. I don't think Evernote is very good for note sharing. It's so difficult to share the note in Evernote. For those who don't use Evernote, it is not easy for them to read and edit the note.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for WWDC, or any conferences (It looks really cool on the iPad). It is less appropriate to use as a web platform. (I don't like UI Design in the web.)
I think the key question in the selection process is "How easy is it to take notes"? Different platforms have different elements. iPads and others tablets are totally different. So they should design Evernote differently. That's what I think. It must be very easy to use in different scenarios.
YQ
Yi Qin
iOS Developer in Engineering at Purdue University (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Evernote
2 years of experience

Easy!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Pros

  • It's great for searching/finding keywords in documents.

Cons

  • Organize the documents in a controlled way. The benefit of Evernote is it is more like Google - no structure just use search. The downside is if you don't know the right words to search for you might not find what you are looking for. If you are used to a Windows folder metaphor, it takes a bit of getting used to.

Likelihood to Recommend

DL
Diana Lustenader
Sales Engineer in Sales at Apttus (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Evernote
3 years of experience

Great free productivity tool.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Pros

  • Great for taking and saving notes.

Cons

  • Bookmarking

Likelihood to Recommend

They also have some good plugins for things like Skitch, which allows you to save drawings and screenshots.
VU
Verified User
Manager in Marketing (Computer Software company, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review