Evernote - powerful note taking software for desktop, web, and mobile
We just discovered Evernote, a very slick and powerful note application that offers terrific features including a mobile interface for your iPhone or iPod touch. Evernote has downloadable client software for your desktop that automatically syncs your notes to your Evernote web account. To access or edit your notes, you point mobile Safari to Evernote and sign in, or use the IMAP interface. Of course, you need to be on EDGE or Wi-fi to use Evernote on your mobile device, but if you go between a desktop app and your iPhone, and use your iPhone camera to capture things you want to remember, then EverNote will blow your socks off. We started using Evernote last week and we can tell you that we are absolutely hooked on it. Unfortunately, Evernote is only currently availabe as a invite-only beta, but lucky you, we happen to be sitting on a pile of invites. Read on to find out how you can be one of the first people to get your hands on Evernote.
Evernote provides a ubiquitous note capturing system that is accessible from mobile, desktop, or web. It’ll capture web clips, digital pictures, text, emails, or to-do lists. The Evernote client software is available for Mac OS X (Leopard) and Windows XP or Vista. The client application is not required to use Evernote but you will certainly want to use it if you find that you do most of your writing from your desktop computer. This is especially true of the Mac client which takes advantage of Leopard’s core animation to provide some serious eye candy. Likewise, you can opt to use the client software exclusively without using the web interface at all, but if you think you’ll need to access your notes from other computers or even your iPhone or iPod touch, then you’ll want the client to auto sync to the web for you.
Evernote’s web account comes with a unique email address that you can use to email notes or pictures to. These notes will sync back to your client next time you open it up so you can have access to all of your notes and pictures, even the ones you captured on your iPhone or iPod touch. Every note can be tagged, and you can sort your notes by tag or other attributes such as created date or last modified date, among others. And whenever you capture a clip from the web, Evernote preserves all the links and also annotates the note citing the source URL. This makes Evernote a must-have for bloggers doing research.
Evernote’s most powerful feature is text extraction from images, and it must be seen to be believed. Evernote will quickly, and very accurately, show you images that contain text when you search your notes. This makes it easy to capture notes from whiteboard sessions, or documents, or anything, just by using your iPhone’s camera to snap a picture and send it to your Evernote account. Then you can search on any key words or key phrases to find the image containing that text. Imagine using this to create a database of business cards, purchase receipts, recipes from magazines or cards, concert tickets, or just about anything.
For a beta, Evernote is pretty solid and well worth a closer look for anyone interested in a powerful way to capture information. We do have ten invites to share so if you want one, please leave a comment on this post and be sure to use your real email address. We don’t display your email address so please don’t put it in the body of the comment, just include it in the email field when you submit. The invites are first come, first serve.
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This sounds really cool… Any way I can get an invite?? That would be awesome…
I’m a little unclear on this. Does it sync the iPhone/iPod Touch’s Notes app with a desktop client?
When you write that “you can opt to use the client software exclusively without using the web interface at all,” does it mean you can sync notes via the USB cable?
Very cool! Would love an invite!
The text extraction from the picture is great. I snap pics with my iPhone to remember things now. I would like to get an invite, please.
@Scott - Evernote does not sync the iPhone/Ipod touch Notes.app, it is a standalone application. To create notes with Evernote using your iPhone or iPod touch, you can use the mobile interface at http://preview.evernote.com/m after you sign up for an account. there is also an IMAP interface for the iPhone that you can set up in your Mail.app settings. The instructions are on the Evernote site. I do all my authoring of notes on my desktop but like to reference them from my iPhone. When I mentioned using the client software exclusively, I meant that the Evernote desktop client makes a darn fine note application on its own for users that don’t care about the web syncing.
This sounds like an awesome tool to use. I’d love to give it a try.
was in a meeting today. This would have been great. Please send along an invite. Thanks.
Sounds very cool! May I have an invite? Thank you.
Sounds exactly like what I’ve been looking for to keep all my notes in a centralized place and to be accessible from my iPhone without hacking it. I’d love to try it out!
Thanks for all the cool info. Posting from my new iPod touh 32gb.
Would love an invite.
Thanks,
rich
Sounds awesome — could I get an invite, please?
Thanks!
Look’s very nice, love to have an invite if you still got some.
If the invites are still available, I’d love one. I’ve been using mindmaps, and wiki’s to achieve similar results, but they always come up short.
Would LOVE an invite…it sounds like what I’ve been needing. I love my iPod touch.
Send me an email and I will send anyone an invite. I have 10. mazurbrain @ gmail.com
this sounds like something I must have
Pleeeeze invite!!!
can I get an invite? I’m about to start at my first pick university, and I think this will make my transition SOOOO MUCH EASIER!!!!
Looks like I’m a day late and a dollar short. All invites gone? Shucks.
We still have plenty of invites. Let me know if you would like one.
I would love to try it, invite please
Boy this sounds wonderful. Could I please get an invitation to the beta? Thanks!
love it please invite
This sounds intriguing, I’ve always thought that OCR needed better applications. Thanks for an invite
This would come in handy in so many situations. It sounds great! I would love an invite if you still have any. Thanks.
Im probably to late for an invite but if you get any more then id love one
Sounds like a really cool app, would love to give it a go.
If there are any left, I’d much appreciate an invite! Thanks!
Dying to try Evernote!! Please, please send an invite if they’re not gone. Thanks so much!
Its awesome! Hope there’s some invites left for me.
Thanks!
Just what I’ve been looking for. May I have an invite?
Yeah this looks real sweet, what are the chances of getting an invite?
i hope there’s still invites left. I’ld love one!
best regards
If there’s any chance you still have one, I’d love it. Thanks!
I don’t know if I am to late. But I was hoping that I can have an invite. I am wanting to put my notes onto my dekstop because I use it a lot. I have notes from my bible study class, church, and my time in the bible. The Ipod touch is amazing to have around you have great music and a handy little pda.
Hello! Are there any invites left? I would really appreciate one! Thank you!
We still have invites left to give away. Keep the requests coming.
Hi! Been looking for an invite to Evernote for a while! I have the Evernote Portable edition, doesn’t have all the great Evernote 2 stuff yet, but I love it. An invite would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
- Tony
Got any left? Thanks.
I have 10 invites for Evernote send me an email to bigbeck1 at gmail.com.
Michael B
Hope you received some new invites. Would love to try Evernote.
Thx
S
Would be happy to receive an invite so I could check this out. Thanks in advance!
Sounds awesome. Any more invites?
Just saw the Evernote video… Sounds great.
Do I still have a shot at an invite?
i’d be interested in an invite too
If invites are available, I’d love to try it.
Very cool, can i please have an invite?
I know you only had ten invites but please may I have one if you have any spares?
Thanks in advance!
Allie
Please send me an invite! Thanks guys, you’re great!
-Adam
Any Evernote invites left?
Thanks,
AJ
Any invites still available? I’d love to have one. Touchtip is awesome!
I know it’s a bit late, do you guys have ome more invite for me :)?
Thanks anyway
Please send me a evernote invite if you still have some left. Touchtip is great
Please send me an invite if you have some left.
please send me an invite if any left as well.
Thanks,
Please send me an invite, I’d love to try this!
I’d love to try this app! Please send me an invite. The current Notes app on iPod Touch is extremely limited & won’t let you edit by selecting a certain date.
Would love an invite!
are you still offering invites? I would like one
I would love an invite-sounds useful!
Very good review
I would like an invitation too!
Thank you very much!
Still have any invites left? I sure would like one. Thanks
I realize that it is very late, but I’d like an invite if there are any left. Thanks!
has anybody noticed the font size of the note and also on the first line of typing a note, only half the line is visible which is an error that needs to be resolved
INVITE MEEEEEEEEEEE
A New Mac and ipod touch user used to using a jornada and missing the notes sync. Would appreciate a invite for the evernote beta.
Thanks