What Index lacks in features, it makes up for in efficiency.

We should start there, because there are a few of you out there that still believe it’s worth stomaching Evernote’s bloat for the two times a year you might use that one feature. It’s a nightmare-ish hellscape where dreams (and pitches) go to die. Evernote has a nice reminders feature at both the free and paid levels.Smart move, avoiding my inbox. Evernote also has better features at the premium, paid, level – such as searching within attached files and business card scanning. So why choose Evernote?Įvernote has a better visual interface, especially on the Mac, with the ability to create notebook “stacks”. You can also install the mobile apps on iOS/Android. I recommend downloading and installing the full-featured desktop version of OneNote 2016. If you have Windows 10, then you have a version of OneNote built in, but it’s a “light” version. OneNote syncs across platforms, allows you to attach files, clip web pages, and to send emails into notebooks, just like Evernote. Here’s a template for taking class notes: I can edit this template and save it as a custom template. Here’s a screenshot of a “Project Overview” template. What I love about OneNote are the editing features and the templates. OneNote has notebook “sections” with a tabbed interface. Like Evernote, OneNote keeps the concept of “Notebooks”. It has many of the same features as Evernote but it’s a better editor. Microsoft’s OneNote 2016 has become a fierce competitor to Evernote. You can read more about Evernote here: Use Evernote for a New Level of Organization. It runs on all platforms and syncs between your devices. Evernote is the most popular digital note-taking tool. It’s the best way to search and find notes. A digital note-taking tool is great for organizing your notes and other information. And even when I hand-write notes, I copy them into a digital note taking tool later, or take a picture and add to the tool. Writing your notes can slow the process down so that your mind has time to absorb the information.īut typing notes on a laptop or a tablet is more efficient.

Evernote competitors 2017