Evernote 4 for Windows is here!


    Evernote for Windows is the most popular of our applications, and today we are pleased to announce the large-scale evolution of the client for Windows. Meet Evernote 4 !

    Install Evernote 4 ”

    Below we will explain why it seems to us that this version can be called the best in history.


    Start all over again


    Evernote 4 is fundamentally different from Evernote 3.5 in all respects. Although version 3.5 added a lot of great new features, we ran into a number of problems that could not be easily fixed: blurry font, long boot time, high memory consumption and poor graphics card support. All this was due to the specifics of the technologies underlying 3.5 (Windows .NET and WPF), which we could not influence in any way. In the end, we slipped into the fight against platform bugs instead of working on new features that users asked us to.

    In the end, we decided to start from scratch, using only C ++, of which we were sure. As you will see for yourself, the result is simply amazing. This new version will lay the foundation for faster development of the Windows client.

    Speed


    Evernote 4 should ensure convenient operation on any computer, whether it be a netbook, an old computer with Windows XP or a top model running Windows 7.

    During testing with hardware, we found that Evernote 4 starts five times faster and uses half as much memory than Evernote 3.5.

    Appearance


    We redesigned every element of the user interface. The new look lets you focus on your notes, not on the buttons and scroll bars. The new version works much better on different types of displays, with any aspect ratio and with various input devices. So whether you use a mouse, keyboard or touch screen to interact with your computer, working with Evernote 4 will be convenient for you.



    Here are some of our favorite interface enhancements:
    • Save space: Toolbar and system menu are now combined and take up less space on the screen. But you can always switch to the classic menu in the settings dialog.
    • Response speed: Switching between notes, displaying search results, opening the Evernote window and almost all other actions have become much faster.
    • Simplified note creation: We have added a combined “New note”, which allows you to choose the type of note to be created (text, handwriting or webcam image). Next time, the program will already remember your choice.
    • New position of the search string: Search by notes and description of the conditions of the current search are now located directly above the list of notes, which is more logical. You can view the description of the current search and the number of results found by clicking on the small arrow at the end of the search line. The ability to hide this description frees up space for displaying the notes themselves.
    • Clearer information about the note: The note information panel has become clearer and more understandable, with the name of the note, notepad and a link to the source right at the top of the panel. As with the search bar, you can open more detailed information about the note. Navigating through the information panel and labeling using the keyboard have become much faster and more efficient.
    • More interaction options: Evernote 4 supports multi-touch and many keyboard shortcuts.

    And that's not all…


    First of all, Evernote 4 was created in order to provide a new convenient way to work with the service and become a powerful platform for a huge number of new functions that will be implemented in the coming months. But we decided to add some interesting features from the very beginning.

    Improved copying
    Copied snippets of web pages is the most popular type of notes in Evernote. Therefore, in Evernote 4, we decided to significantly update the copy process. Now, when you save content from Internet Explorer, Outlook and Firefox, you will see a note creation pop-up window that allows you to add tags and select a notebook, without leaving the window of the current application. You can skip this dialog by holding the Shift key.

    Microsoft Outlook users should enjoy the opportunity to copy messages, attachments, and even several letters to their Evernote account. When copying from Internet Explorer and Firefox, more style and formatting elements are now saved, and the clipper works more reliably.

    Improved editing
    We have spent the last 9 months improving the editing capabilities of notes, and now we can boast a number of new great additions, such as:
    • editing tables (including adding columns and rows);
    • more convenient work with bulleted and numbered lists;
    • Improved support for copying and pasting rich text from Internet Explorer, Office, and other applications.
    • Also, the note editor toolbar now gives you access to a choice of more colors and looks more neat.

    Smart Headers
    Evernote now has a smarter approach to automatically generating note headers based on the type of content being saved. For example, this may be the first line of text or the title of a web page for the copied web fragment. Of course, you can edit the title of the note at any time.

    Flexible print settings



    When you print one or more notes, you can click the Settings button from the print dialog and select which note information you would like to include in the print.

    Windows 7: Jump Lists
    In addition to customizing the look and feel of Windows 7, we also included support for a number of new features in Windows 7, including transition lists that let you pin Evernote to the taskbar and gain quick access to Evernote’s basic functions (synchronization, search, and creation) notes) even if Evernote is not running.

    Windows 7: Auto-
    Locating Evernote 4 also supports most of the new geolocation features of Windows 7. You can now easily assign location data to notes. Click on the text “Click to set the location ...” in the note information panel, and your computer will find out your location and add it to the note.

    Concealment of unnecessary data
    In order to make better use of the screen space, we made some elements of the interface hidden until they are needed.
    • Information about the note: Click on the chevron near the title of the note to see information about it.
    • Description of search terms: Click on the chevron next to the search bar to view and edit the search terms.
    • Zoom: To resize thumbnails in the corresponding view, hold the mouse cursor to the bottom of the notes list. A zoom control slider will appear there.
    • Synchronization Status: Each time Evernote 4 synchronizes changes, the corresponding status bar temporarily appears in the lower right edge of the screen, without taking up much unnecessary space.

    Install Evernote 4


    Evernote 4 can be downloaded right now!

    Please note that installing Evernote 4 will remove the existing version of Evernote 3.5.

    In the coming weeks, we will add the ability to automatically update the client for those who do not want to download and install the Evernote 4 distribution manually.

    If you use a Firefox browser , check for add-on updates to get a fresh and compatible version of the extension for your browser with Evernote 4.

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