There are many advantages of plain text over a proprietary format like Evernotes. http://www.macworld.com/article/161549/2011/08/forget_fancy_formatting_why_pla

There are many advantages of plain text over a proprietary format like Evernotes. http://www.macworld.com/article/161549/2011/08/forget_fancy_formatting_why_plain_text_is_best.html http://www.macworld.com/article/161549/2011/08/forget_fancy_... is a good start. Using plain text is supremely portable, lightweight and robust.