Alternatives to Evernote
Long-running note app with web clipper and OCR
Evernote ranks #3 of 13 in Note-taking, with an Alt Score of 78. It is proprietary, freemium from $8.25/month and available on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS and Android. 11 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Individuals, students, and professionals who need to capture notes, research, and web content in one place and find it again later; also useful for small teams that want to share notebooks and collaborate on shared information.
A central place to write notes, clip web pages and articles via the Web Clipper browser extension, scan documents, and record audio, all organized into notebooks and searchable across text and images. Notes sync across desktop, mobile, and web. Additional features include task lists, calendar integration, and AI-assisted functions like transcription and note summarization.
You create notes (typed, clipped from the web, scanned, or recorded) and file them into notebooks, tagging or grouping related notebooks into Spaces; content syncs across your devices and you retrieve it later using Evernote's search.
Where Evernote stands out
Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.
Why people leave Evernote
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
How Evernote compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for Evernote is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Platforms Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-11
Apps for iOS, Android, Web, Windows, and Mac
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
Teaming up with Bending Spoons will speed that journey, accelerating the delivery of improvements across our Teams, Professional, Personal, and Free offerings.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
Bending Spoons (and its licensors) own all legal right, title and interest in and to the Evernote Software
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-11
Free
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Starts at $8.25/month verified 2026-07-11
$8.25/ Month
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Markdown support Partial verified 2026-07-11
Evernote supports a selection of Markdown syntax elements, allowing you to format notes quickly and efficiently.
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Sync between devices (native) Yes verified 2026-07-11
Evernote automatically saves and syncs your notes across all connected devices.
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Local-first storage Partial verified 2026-07-11
all of your synced notes and notebooks are stored on your computer in a local database
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End-to-end encryption No verified 2026-07-11
While you can encrypt the text content within a note, you cannot encrypt an entire note or notebook.
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Web clipper Yes verified 2026-07-11
Save articles, web pages, and screen captures directly to Evernote.
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Templates Yes verified 2026-07-11
Templates are pre-formatted notes that you can use and reuse.
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Tags & notebooks Yes verified 2026-07-11
Tags are a powerful way to organize your notes, making it easier to find and manage information.
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OCR of images Yes verified 2026-07-11
Instantly find text inside PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images, presentations, and scanned documents.
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Version history Yes verified 2026-07-11
Note history allows you to view and restore older versions of a note.
https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/208313858-Use-note-history-to-view-and-restore-older-versions-of-a-note -
Data export formats Yes verified 2026-07-11
You can choose to save your notes as an Evernote XML file (.enex) or as HTML files (.html).
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Offline access Yes verified 2026-07-11
all of your synced notes and notebooks are stored on your computer in a local database, so you'll always have access to them even when an internet connection is unavailable
https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/209005917-Access-notes-offline
FAQ
Yes. Amplenote, Joplin and Standard Notes have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Joplin, Standard Notes and Notesnook — every license claim links its source.