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Evernote was still decent enough before the ditched the native app for a dreadful Electron webframe.

pbowyer 4y ago
In some ways the Electron app is better because there's more formatting options (code blocks, finally!) but most ways not. On my systems it's so slow to startup, and I don't have that complaint about other Electron apps.
- smcleod 4y ago
  Yeah I completely brought my quite powerful machine to a halt at the time, it would eat up resources like all Electron apps do - and I'd hate to think of the potential security exploits with a Electron / unsandboxed chrome that formats clipped websites and attachments etc... - not good.
_lqaf 4y ago
Ugh. Note taking apps need to be instant. I care far less about the feature set than I do getting the whatever written down and out of my head. If you make we wait while you load a website's worth of js or phone home with surveillance data or whatever, I'm just going to delete you. I'd rather use a 1995-era Textedit or Notepad - they're instantly functional. Just to make sure I maintain my curmudgeon's rep, I'll add - advertise AI and I'm also gone. I have zero need for assistance from a tripping robot to type in my work life.
- Pxtl 4y ago
  Yup. This is actually why I dropped Evernote so many years ago -- the distance from "thought" to "blank screen to start writing in" was too much. I just use Google Keep. It has some weaknesses, but it's good enough for my use case and is snappy.
- ponkipo 4y ago
  Notion seems to be planning to add some kind of AI-based tool for their app, by the way - https://www.notion.so/product/ai https://www.notion.so/product/ai
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bighi 4y ago
Not only decent, Evernote was great before they ditched their native apps.
randerson 4y ago
Agree. But you can still download the legacy native apps. https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Install-an-older-version-of-Evernote https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Ins...
- chkaloon 4y ago
  Yes, still use the older Android version. There are still show-stopping search bugs in the newer versions that haven't been fixed in 3+ years.
- kerrsclyde 4y ago
  Once these legacy apps are discontinued I’m out. My concern is that this takeover will hasten that. Evernote has ran my brain for 12 years but I can’t cope with new Electron app - no tabs?!

In some ways the Electron app is better because there's more formatting options (code blocks, finally!) but most ways not. On my systems it's so slow to startup, and I don't have that complaint about other Electron apps.

smcleod 4y ago
Yeah I completely brought my quite powerful machine to a halt at the time, it would eat up resources like all Electron apps do - and I'd hate to think of the potential security exploits with a Electron / unsandboxed chrome that formats clipped websites and attachments etc... - not good.

_lqaf 4y ago

Ugh. Note taking apps need to be instant. I care far less about the feature set than I do getting the whatever written down and out of my head. If you make we wait while you load a website's worth of js or phone home with surveillance data or whatever, I'm just going to delete you. I'd rather use a 1995-era Textedit or Notepad - they're instantly functional. Just to make sure I maintain my curmudgeon's rep, I'll add - advertise AI and I'm also gone. I have zero need for assistance from a tripping robot to type in my work life.

Pxtl 4y ago
Yup. This is actually why I dropped Evernote so many years ago -- the distance from "thought" to "blank screen to start writing in" was too much. I just use Google Keep. It has some weaknesses, but it's good enough for my use case and is snappy.
ponkipo 4y ago
Notion seems to be planning to add some kind of AI-based tool for their app, by the way - https://www.notion.so/product/ai https://www.notion.so/product/ai
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bighi 4y ago

Not only decent, Evernote was great before they ditched their native apps.

randerson 4y ago

Agree. But you can still download the legacy native apps. https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Install-an-older-version-of-Evernote https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Ins...

chkaloon 4y ago
Yes, still use the older Android version. There are still show-stopping search bugs in the newer versions that haven't been fixed in 3+ years.
kerrsclyde 4y ago
Once these legacy apps are discontinued I’m out. My concern is that this takeover will hasten that. Evernote has ran my brain for 12 years but I can’t cope with new Electron app - no tabs?!