Turn off Import Complete notification

[adamcp 0]

I get it. "Evernote has placed your imported note into a notebook called General."

I DO NOT NEED TO SEE THIS EVERY IMPORT. (And therefore have to click Okay EVERY SINGLE IMPORT).

How do I turn off this workflow killing "feature"?

[adamcp 0]

After some trial and error, it look like I can just keep scanning without having to click OK every time, but it is still nonsense that after dozens of imported notes, it still feels it has to tell me where it has imported the note to. Please let me know if there is a way to disable (or Evernote, please fix this).

[gazumped 12,634]

Hi.  It might help us to know your device,  OS and Evernote version?

[adamcp 0]

Thanks and sorry for the intensity of the frustration of the original post.

On PC. Win10.

Recent Evernote update at prompting from Evernote.

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[gazumped 12,634]

8 minutes ago, adamcp said:

sorry for the intensity of the frustration of the original post

No problem - I'm wondering why you're getting so many notifications myself...  How are you capturing your scans?  Are these going through something like a Fujitsu scan manager to get to your PC?  Have you checked that software to see if there's a 'silent' (or at least less annoying) option?

[adamcp 0]

Thanks. Yes, I am using Fujitsu ScanSnap. It has it's own dialogue box to tell a scan to go to Evernote (or somewhere else, but I send to Evernote 95% of the time).

The new "notification" (and the need to click "Ok" to make it go away) appears to be Evernote (it mentions Evernote and uses a green button the same shade as all the Evernote logos). I attached a screenshot.

I have been an Evernote Premium user since 2011 and have never had to interrupt the flow of scans to grab the mouse and click OK between scans before. Any help would be appreciated.

[gazumped 12,634]

Well,  as a short-term workaround,  you could scan to a folder on your desktop while working,  then use office automation (or old fashioned brain power) to bulk move the files created there into an Import Folder to be bulk-vacuumed into Evernote.  See Create import folders if that's a new idea for you.

I'm pretty certain that SS Mgr includes a variety of notifications after a scan - though I agree that's an Evernote window.  I'm not near a testbed I can use for the moment,  but I'll look further into  that later...

[adamcp 0]

I have used import folders before and will look into that. I just get frustrated when things that were working perfectly fine are "fixed" to work less well. 

As I mentioned, I can keep scanning multiple documents while leaving the dialogue box open, but eventually do need to click ok to get that dialogue box to leave.

It just is a dialogue box that 1) has never been there before for over 10 years, and 2) is unnecessary since I know quite well which folder the scanned documents are being put in.

I very much appreciate any opportunity you may have to look into it further. Thanks again.

 

[agsteele 3,134]

I use ScanSnap too. You will get less, or at least different, interruption if, instead of using the Evernote button, you create an import folder for Evernote and then use the save to folder option in ScanSnap.

[Blackjack2525 0]

Evernote PLEASE give us an option to turn this off!

[agreen 0]

It is very annoying to get this dialogue every time I scan a document into Evernote which I never had before, please give an option to get rid of it and simply get rid of it all together!

You can see the new note has been created anyway

[gazumped 12,634]

Hi.  Can you explain exactly how and where you are scanning?  We might be able to suggest some alternatives like using the Import Folder which does not generate that dialogue.

[eman188 8]

I too find this extremely annoying and it interrupts workflow.  I've been using evernote and loved it for 10 years. I kept using evernote legacy until i was forced to upgrade in march.   i've found that there are several things "fixed" that weren't broken and changes how I work for the worse. would you please have an option to turn this "feature" off?

[PinkElephant 9,253]

Would you please post your OS if you want advise here ?

On the Mac it is my decision whether to turn „Notifications“ for an app on or off, in System Settings. There are more options for fine tuning it there as well.

Problem solved.

[eman188 8]

Hi. I’m using a PC windows 11

[PinkElephant 9,253]

The try Windows notifications. I am sure they are there, somewhere in system settings. Notifications on the computer level are an OS function, not one of the app.

[Jon/t 1,990]

There's a three dot menu in the notification bubble that Win 11 generates... you can turn them off from there.

Its part of the operating system so click the alarm icon at the bottom right of the task bar.

[chuckkahn 4]

The OP clearly demonstrated that this is an Evernote-generated notification, not a Windows system notification, by providing a screenshot showing the pop-up inside Evernote. The notification uses Evernote branding and requires manual dismissal within the app.

While Windows and macOS allow users to disable system-level notifications, that solution does not apply here, as this pop-up is entirely within Evernote. The real issue is that Evernote does not provide an option to disable this confirmation message, disrupting workflow.

If anyone has found a way to suppress this within Evernote itself, that would be the most helpful input.

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[PinkElephant 9,253]

Not sure about Windows. On the Mac I can control the notifications of every single app, down to details how they should show, with or without a sound etc. and if I want them immediately or grouped together twice a day. If I want to go into such detail I can even decide for each Focus Mode separately how notifications of an app should be handled.

Personally I like the Import notification, because it shows without checking the actual notes that the Import function has done it‘s job. Often when I decide to import a file I am not actively in EN. I don’t need to interrupt my other workflow just to stay in touch with the import process. I had a few occasions where the Import folder had been detached through an update.

[gazumped 12,634]

The OP posted 3 years ago and there have been a few app changes since then...  why is this such an issue now?  If you check the Clipper settings there are a few notification options - what have you chosen?

[chuckkahn 4]

This isn’t about system-level notifications in macOS or Windows. The Import Complete notification is generated by Evernote itself, and the issue is that there is no setting within Evernote v10 to disable it.

PinkElephant: I understand that some users find the notification useful, but for those of us scanning large volumes of documents during the tax season, it becomes a workflow killer. A notification that requires manual dismissal after every single scan is disruptive, and the fact that Evernote used to function perfectly fine without this extra step makes it all the more frustrating.

gazumped: The OP’s original post may be older, but the problem still exists in Evernote v10, and newer versions have not addressed it. This isn’t about Evernote Clipper settings—this is about Evernote’s handling of scan imports, which lacks a simple toggle to disable unnecessary confirmations.

The main request here is simple:
Evernote should provide an option to disable the Import Complete notification for users who don’t need it.

[PinkElephant 9,253]

I can control and disable any apps notifications on the Mac in the Mac’s system settings.

Of every single app by itself, or even separately for an app with respect to different environments (like Work, Time for Myself, Sleep, Driving or self created Focus Modes). 

Second there is no need to dismiss the notification even if it pops up. It removes itself after a few seconds, or is overlayed by the next one. Since I can decide to group notifications by apps (or app groups), they don’t clog or clutter other notifications.

Maybe the notifications handling on the Mac is simply better prepared than on Windows - I have no clue. I am against adding a ton of control buttons to app settings. It just blows up the settings, and bloats the software a lot without creating real value by new features or better code.