Memo app 'Evernote' announces that free accounts will be limited to a maximum of 50 notes and a maximum of 1 notebook

Evernote, a note-taking app, has announced that starting December 4, 2023, free users will only be able to own up to 50 notes and one notebook per account. This restriction applies to new free users as well as existing free users.

Update: Evernote Free accounts will have fifty notes and one notebook

https://evernote.com/blog/evernote-free-note-limits

It's official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes | TechCrunch
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The memo app Evernote has four plans : FREE (free per month), PERSONAL (1100 yen per month), PROFESSIONAL (1550 yen per month), and EVERNOTE TEAMS (2100 yen per month). At the beginning of the service, even FREE plan users could create an unlimited number of notes and notebooks (a function that allows you to categorize notes by yourself), but at the time of writing this article, FREE plan users had a monthly upload limit. There is a limit of ``60MB'' and a maximum size of a single note of ``25MB.''

This restriction will be updated on December 4, 2023, and it has been revealed that FREE plan users will be limited to a maximum of 50 notes and 1 notebook. Up until now, Evernote has only limited the size of notes that can be uploaded per month, but has not imposed a limit on notes or notebooks that you already own. However, after December 4th, the number of notebooks and notebooks will be limited, which will significantly reduce usability for FREE plan users.

Regarding the changes to the limits of the FREE plan, Evernote said, ``Evernote's FREE plan is a plan that is used by users who want to try Evernote and users who are satisfied with the basic functions of FREE. We set the new limits because the majority of users are below the 50 notes/1 notebook threshold, so most FREE plan users will not be affected.'

In addition, Evernote stated, ``FREE plan users who own 50 or more notes or one or more notebooks will need to reconsider how they interact with Evernote due to the changed limits. We hope we can meet your needs, but if you are interested in exploring Evernote's full potential and supporting future development, we encourage you to consider a paid plan.' did.

If you are an existing FREE plan user and have 50 or more notes, you will be able to export your notes and notebooks. New restrictions will be imposed on the FREE plan on December 4th, but it is unclear whether plan contents and prices will change for paid plans other than FREE at this time.

Evernote was acquired by Bending Spoons , a major European IT company, in November 2022, and laid off 129 employees in February 2023 and almost all American employees in July 2023. I am. Bending Spoons explained to TechCrunch that the large-scale layoffs are because ``Evernote has not been profitable for years and the situation is unsustainable in the long term.''

In addition, TechCrunch lists Notion, Microsoft OneNote, and Zoho Notebook as alternative memo apps to replace Evernote.

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