(Archived) Help us organize!

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The more I use Evernote the more I miss hierarchy. Many people have asked for subnotebooks and that would be a huge help. I don't understand why Evernote seems resistant to the idea. I'd upgrade to premium for that but as it is I'm limiting my usage simply because the more content I put in the more awkward the interface becomes.

Given that you believe we don't need subfolders, at least change the sidebar to make it easier to use lots of tags and lots of (non-nested) folders. The simplest thing I can think of is to have each list (notebooks, tags, etc.) reformatted to multiple columns. give us a way to set that (preferred) or do it automatically when the sidebar is dragged out wider. This would be so much better than having to scroll all the time to pick folders and tags. The trend in displays is towards shorter/wider formats which works against the single column layout. And please tighten up the header, there's a lot of wasted space up there. I'm willing to try organizing things your way but it needs to be more ergonomic.

The current interface design makes a nice first impression but is hard to live with on a daily basis. I think you can accommodate both casual and regular users with a few small adjustments.