# Evernote 10 Hacker News commenters recommended Evernote and 68 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 8 years (9 owners). **Verdict:** People recommend Evernote for web clipping and long-term note storage, and many have kept it for years. The most common caveat is that recent price increases have pushed longtime subscribers to cancel. ## Why people recommend it - Web clipping and long-term note storage (4 comments): "Back in 2012 I switched almost entirely from bookmarking to web clipping into Evernote, which has been great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49796701)) "It's what keeps me using that app, even though I cringe every time I open it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46567391)) "And Evernote, to an extent, before that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46935076)) - Mature platform with steady improvements (2 comments): "I'm quite happy with how they've managed a mature platform." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48851750)) "steady improvements in Evernote" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172598)) ## What people warn about - Large price increases after Bending Spoons acquisition (7 comments): "they raised the price too much for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451347)) "tried to cancel and then Bending Spoons (BS for short) tried to charge me several times at a subscription 5 times the cost" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49645181)) "BS charged me when they shouldn't have (5x the former price, annual), won't refund, and turned off the account anyway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48853190)) - Charges continuing after cancellation (3 comments): "tried to cancel and then Bending Spoons (BS for short) tried to charge me several times at a subscription 5 times the cost" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49645181)) "BS charged me when they shouldn't have (5x the former price, annual), won't refund, and turned off the account anyway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48853190)) "Evernote just charged my credit card after 2 'successful' cancellations of my subscription" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48864688)) - Feature bloat confusing existing users (3 comments): "Adding more features just to chase new user growth often comes at the expense of confusing the existing user base" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47263920)) "Like Evernote, they keep adding more and more features and functionality to the core product." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48460180)) "i presume it's literally only feature release announcements and MAU-farming zero-party ads" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49676272)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Obsidian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian.md): 447 recommend - [Org mode](https://hackerapproved.com/p/org-mode.md): 175 recommend - [Notion](https://hackerapproved.com/p/notion.md): 91 recommend - [Logseq](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logseq.md): 52 recommend - [Apple Notes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-notes.md): 39 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://evernote.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Evernote", https://hackerapproved.com/p/evernote/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).