Getting Started
What is Evernote?
Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes everything accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere. Use Evernote to capture your ideas, snapshots, voice memos, things you see online, and just about anything else that you want to remember.
The best part: Evernote is always within arm's reach. There are versions of Evernote for Windows, Mac, the Web, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other mobile devices. Each of these versions of Evernote is always synchronized, so any information added in one place is instantly available everywhere else.
Things to put into Evernote
- Notes and research
- Web pages clips
- Tasks and to-dos
- Photos of whiteboards and blackboards
- Business card snapshots
- Ink scribbles in a notepad
- Camera phone snapshots
- Wine labels and menus
Evernote also has the ability to recognize printed and handwritten text within snapshots and images. Try it. Take a photo of a street sign, wine label, or business card. Add it to your Evernote account, give it a few minutes to process, then search for the text.
How do I sign up?
You first need to create a FREE Evernote account. Once you complete the registration process, you can begin using Evernote.
Register now. It only takes a minute!
If you like Evernote, then you'll love Evernote Premium. Evernote Premium users get additional features, such as file synchronization, increased monthly upload allowance, enhanced security, premium support, and more.
Am I required to download anything in order to use Evernote?
The short answer: No. You can access your Evernote account using our web interface and mobile-optimized web interface. In addition, the web clipper can be installed into most web browsers to clip web page content directly into Evernote.
What are the advantages of using a downloadable version of Evernote?
We strongly recommend using one of the downloadable versions of Evernote, which are available for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and SanDisk U3 USB drives.
The desktop (Windows and Mac) versions are fast, easy to use, and include a number of great features: drag and drop, Live Update functionality, note content encryption, and local notebooks. In addition, you can create and search through notes even when you don't have a network connection.
The mobile versions are designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of each mobile platform, including touch screens, digital ink, keypads, and more.
How is information organized within Evernote?
Once you have created your account, you can begin capturing and organizing information that you wish to remember.
Notes: Everything added to Evernote is saved as a note. You can have as many notes as you like. Each notes can contain text, images, audio, PDFs, digital ink, and attached files (Evernote Premium only).
Notebooks: Notes are organized within notebooks. New accounts start with a single notebook. You can create as many notebooks as you like.
Tags: Tags are keywords, or labels, that you manually associate with a note. Notes can have multiple tags. Assign the same tags to notes on similar topics, and you will be able to quickly filter your notes later using those tags.
Attributes: Attributes are auto-generated information about notes. These include creation dates; note contents, such as file attachments and to-do checkboxes; and information on the source of the note –whether it was emailed in or clipped from the web.
Saved Search: If you find yourself performing the same search over and over, you should create a Saved Search. Put in all your search criteria, then save it. Now you can repeat the search without having to re-enter the criteria. A Saved Search may contain any combination of keywords, tags, and other filters.
Please refer to client-specific documentation for more detailed instructions on how to manage your notes, notebooks, tags and saved searches, and how to perform search:
Can I install Evernote onto a USB flash drive?
Yes. To install Evernote onto your flash drive, first install Evernote for Windows onto your computer. Then, launch Evernote for Windows and go to Tools > Install Evernote Portable.
Owners of SanDisk U3 drives should install the U3 version of Evernote.