The best note-taking apps for collecting your thoughts and data
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Summary
In recent years, Evernote has inconsistently backed its free plan, ultimately ending it in December 2023 with a limit of 50 notes and a single notebook, essentially making it unusable for all but the lightest users as a trial product.
The paid versions of Evernote remain useful, but the company’s history of privacy issues, increased fees, and a sometimes bloated interface have many users looking at alternatives.
This article looks at a number of those alternatives, including well-known apps such as OneNote, Bear, Joplin, UpNote, Notion, Obsidian, and Notesnook.
Each one is evaluated on its cost, features, and user experience, with the major takeaway being that the right app depends on each individual user’s personal needs.