Evernote is a note-taking software offering different subscriptions, at a price of 0€ to 14€ per month, depending on the uses you have for it. In fact, Evernote offers three levels of service: a free version, a premium version and a business version.
The software offers the same kind of functionality as its competitor Microsoft OneNote, which is part of the Microsoft Office package.
What are the advantages of Evernote ?
Evernote has 4 main tools that underline its usefulness and efficiency:
Evernote allows you to create notes not only with text, but also with photos, sketches, audio recordings, files and task lists.
The software offers a personal space for all your notes, ideas and important information.
Thanks to a powerful search system and keyword tags, it is easy to find the note you are looking for quickly.
Notes are synchronised so that they can be found at any time, even without an internet connection, on any device.
Here is a quick overview of Evernote :
Evernote’s features
Evernote has 8 main features :
Thanks to these 8 different main tools, Evernote allows you to tackle any project with your notes, tasks, and schedule all in one place.
Google Docs is an online word processor included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google.
Google Docs allows users to create and edit documents online, either on their own or by collaborating with other users in real time. Changes can be tracked by the user with a revision history to track document changes.
There are two versions of Google Docs: one for personal use and one for business use.
The software has various features using machine learning. For example, it is possible to find one’s note using the « Explore » function, which offers search results based on the content of a document. It is also possible to assign tasks to other users via the « Action items » function.
The main features of Google Doc are as follows :
Create documents with smart editing and layout tools. The software offers hundreds of fonts, adding links, images and drawings, all for free.
Access note taking anywhere from a phone, tablet or computer, even without an internet connection.
Work with several people at the same time on the same document.
Changes are automatically saved as you type. Revision history allows you to view older versions of a document by date and author.
The advantage of Google Docs is that it is compatible with Microsoft Word (see article).
Apple Pages is a note-taking application, available on every apple product for free. It was developed by Apple Inc in 2005 and is part of the iWork productivity suite.
Apple Pages is an easy-to-use application that allows its users to create documents on their devices. People can use it either to deal with basic editing documents or to create resumes thanks to the various existing templates. The application provides many layouts options. Each section contains a toolbar that allows users to quickly personalize each created document the way they need and like.
However, even if Apple Pages has mostly the same characteristics has Microsoft Word, one of its limits might be that there is no program that can officially view or edit a Pages file by using Windows or Linux. If you want to use a notes-taking application on a non-Apple device, we invite you to take a look at our posts about Microsoft Word, GoogleDoc, Evernote or Simplenote.
Preview of the different templates that, among other things, allow users to create their resume. Apple Pages also allows its users to make an instant translation of any selected text, as shown in this preview.Thanks to Scribble and Apple Pencil, people can turn their handwriting into typed text on Apple Pages
SIMPLENOTE is a note-taking software for businesses and professionals available on all platforms. It will allow you to save and synchronise the notes you have taken on all your devices.
Mainly used by SMEs AND VSEs
Free trial price until the end of the trial period. Afterwards the price is on request.
Allows sharing with a teamwork
Notes are saved in the cloud
Thanks to this software, you will be able to create workgroups to help your business manage files remotely.
In order to visualize better the application, here is a short presentation of the platform which is an extension of wordpress.
~USERS’ OPINIONS ~
Cristina CORDULA
If you are not using Simplenote, you are missing out.
Nikos Aliagas
If you’re looking for a cross-platform note-taking tool with just enough frills, it’s hard to look past Simplenote.
JUL
If you want a truly distraction-free environment, you can’t do better than Simplenote for your note-taking needs.
Microsoft Word is a note-taking application included in the Office 365 Pack developed by Microsoft. Its cost is about 149€ for life.
It allows you to take notes of whatever you want and provides a lot of functionalities. Moreover, it is compatible with a lot a devices : laptops, cellphones, tablet… and very easy to use.
Microsoft Word makes note-taking easier because it has various intelligent tools: microphone, dictionary, revision, various language options and automatic correction for instance.
In addition, you can create some visuals aspects thanks to the numerous options for layouts : changing fonts, text color, themes, add some figures… that makes note-taking more pleasant.
VIDEO & VISUAL
On this video you will be able to understand all the practical tips for taking notes
