You have to start using it to realize why it gained cult-like following. I tried pasting images and data and YouTube videos in it, but I find that insulting for the tool. With its bi-directional links and a simple interface, it’s just made for writing. If Evernote is for storing, Roam Research is for thinking. So while Anne-Laure refers to Evernote as a tool for librarians, I call it my digital dumpster and just keep throwing stuff in there. This is its killer feature than no other tool has mastered yet. On the other hand, Evernote will index everything you throw into it - including my terrible handwriting - and make it searchable. It’s stupid, and a big resentment towards Evernote. You have to make sure to click Done frequently, otherwise, you may lose whatever you’ve written from the last save, in case iPad’s screen locks. The interface is nice, but it has one major flaw: it doesn’t auto-save. Send by e-mail is another awesome feature of Evernote.Įvernote is also great for capturing handwritten notes with the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil. And whatever digital document I receive in an email, I make sure to forward it to Evernote’s email address.
Nowadays, whenever a paper document crosses my path, I scan it, including any forms I’d sign anywhere, receipts, stubs, whatever. It used to be a weekly errand, and after a couple of years, the iPhone replaced the scanner, which made the whole process even smoother. It became a habit that any document which entered my life went through that scanner. Everything went through the scanner and into a PDF, which Evernote’s dwarfs indexed and made it searchable. A premium Evernote subscription came with the scanner, and I’ve never looked back. I purchased a Fujitsu scanner and started scanning all my paperwork - contracts, legal documents, everything. Around 2010 I realized that I can digitize my life by storing all the data in it.
Evernote was my first real tool for note-taking and storing information.
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