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It's been a little over a month for me and I did the same thing that @adorno's gray did. I moved everything to DevonThink Pro Office Edition (One time fee plus I had some coupon codes). It has a higher learning curve and I had to really separate "what I think it had to look due to EN influence", but I've practically replicated my EN experience. Are there some issues? Yes, but not as big as my complaints that I had with EN. Will EN be around, will it get better? I still have almost 5-6 months of my subscription remaining, I am keeping a parallel system, just in case as a precaution. If things get better with EN, then maybe, but with my new workflow. I am leaning more towards downgrading my Premium account to Free. Then using EN for the non-essentials, the filler stuff, while using DevonThink for the more private notes that need the encryption. This isn't a plug for anything, just sharing my experience. I am also a mac user only. I left Windows about 6 years ago after being an adamant Windows only user.

Like many of you, I have often strayed to search out other solutions that could compare to EN. I have never found anything that comes close. Only lesser, more buggy solutions, or overly-complicated web apps that claim to be simple but baffle expert users--like me. I switched to a Mac back in 2013 and never looked back. What I realized immediately is that the Evernote team at that time must definitely all work on Macs. The interface was much slicker (although less customizable), and the cursor and lag bugs of Windows were gone. In fact, just this past year, when I booted up my old PC with Windows 10, my Evernote experience was so bad that I literally had to delete the program to prevent that instance from ***** up my data. First off, the interface still looked clunky and out of date. The lag--oh the lag--was still there (which their tech people claimed is a problem with the Windows file system on a spinning drive, which I partially agree with). The jumping cursor was still there. But the thing that sent me running for Uninstall Programs is the fact that the program just couldn't sync correctly with the mothership and was creating duplicate notes and "note conflicts" which I didn't even spend time trying to resolve. The solutions on the net were laughable. Who wants to think about correcting all of that when my Mac version--and all its mobile apps--works seemlessly? So, I feel for those on PC's. Evernote has definitely dropped the ball on that platform and the program needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. People keep talking up Notion. The problem with Notion is that in their effort to make the app completely simple yet completely powerful, they made it ridiculously complicated. I could eventually 'get it.' But to try to get one of my clients on it so their team could share resources and centrally manage projects was like trying to explain how to build a rocket. Give people too much freedom and some just won't be able to see the vision and build something. They'll be lost with a blank slate. That's why programs like Evernote work, because they provide a basic structure that allows organization. Capture, organize (if you want), recall. That's where Evernote shines. To me, OneNote is like putting your info into a Playschool Speak n Spell. The interface is cartoonish and overbearing. The notebook motif is cumbersome and just not clean to me. Search is OK. My main problem: I don't need a full page of space when I'm typing in a client's birthday I want to remember and instantly recall later with a couple shortcut keys while I'm on the phone. I left the corporate world and started my own business in 2001. People always ask me how I do it. Aside from just "doing it," which is the most important reason, one of my secrets has been Evernote. The ability to store and recall information at any time has acted like an endless memory for me and has given me an "always-on" advantage that keeps me on top of my game. Whether it be passwords for websites--or even client email accounts when they forget them, or information about how and where I met a lead that decided to call me after 2 years, that instant information make me better. Not compared to anyone else--but a better me. That's the true gold of Evernote. Being able to scan and store other documents and data is just a bonus. I believe we're seeing the rebirth of Evernote and nobody should go anywhere. Definitely continue to ***** about the Windows client until they do something, but in the meantime, use the web interface if you can. They just made it similar to the Mac's, and I felt right at home with it. The new Templates feature instantly changed the game for me. I have already started using the meeting notes feature and have been able to have a great looking recap of the meetings I have to share with the clients. I know I could have built them on my own, but having that button and the ability to save my own really makes it convenient. I think there's more to come. Spaces for the people would be great. Like many of you, as a team of one, I'll welcome anything in addition to notebooks that can make organizing these random bits of information more visual...and enjoyable.

I would like to be able to add a hyperlink to text within a note in Evernote iOS.

For Mac users, there is always the option to use DevonThink. I've been using EN for 7 or so years and yesterday, I ported everything over to DevonThink Personal. Very easy, no hitches whatsoever with a rather large database. Only a one-time fee of $49. More secure; all notes sent to a cloud service of your choice are encrypted by DevonThink. I've yet to find any downsides whatsoever. The search function is far superior to Evernote's. The interface is more flexible, with no bugs. I cannot see any reason to stay with Evernote at this point.

Dave, you are a genius! Although I do not understand how permissions changed (the application gave sound notifications all right), I checked and this fixed the issue. I still wonder why led notifications do not work despite me applying the same solution..,. Thank you very very much!!!

My experience is with Macs so I've not become jaded by the Windows experience. I don't see a "rebirth", just the continued service of processing my data. I think people look at Evernote as being their editor of choice, and they're disappointed. I don't have much expectation for the editor or the note format. I use it for basic notes, but I have an assortment of editors to chose from. You mentioned the new templates feature. Templates are a good idea and I've been using them for quite a while. My solution is a collection of notes flagged as templates for quick access. Evernote's duplicate note function works well. I use the export/import feature, automated with a script. My point is, I had a requirement and I took care of it. I wasn't spending the time wishing Evernote would update so I could use templates.

Evernote doesn't do enough of what I want it to do, but does too much of what I don't

Totally agree. When I contemplate moving from Evernote (it has happened...) I factor in how much time the latest irritation-of-the-moment is adding to my day, and compare that to the hassle of installing new software, learning how to use it effectively, converting my existing notes into a new format (or running two databases side by side) and settling back into an effective routine - at about which time Evernote will have usually fixed the bug anyway and I could have stayed where I was. I'm already committed to this application - unless there's a major security issue, a massive bug, or they go out of business (none of which seem likely), it's a waste of time to consider it.

Agreed. But, I suspect some of the folks in this thread (judging by the title) aren't in the mood to go through bug reporting ritual in the hopes that the developers on high will hear their pleas of suffering and intervene to save them this time -- they appear to be going it on their own

That would be the best solution, wouldn't it? Make Evernote great again!

So I just played around with Notion for a little bit. It's easy to sign up with a Google account or create a new one. Holy cow, there is a lot of potential here. I'm not interested in moving my life over to another app right now, but if I was I would seriously consider Notion. I'm kind of overwhelmed by what it can do. If you just need a place to keep text, there are probably better options for that. But if you need text, next to tables, next to images, next to whatever, it seems like this might be the way to go. Seriously, spend a few minutes playing around with it. Here are some of my first impressions: Very visual. Lots of emojis. You can add covers to pages and grab beautiful images from NASA or Art Museums right within the app. Everything appears to be block-driven, so you create the kinds of blocks you need and move them around as needed. Indent blocks to make them child blocks of a parent. It's really well done. If you just need text, just type text. You can create code blocks and then choose a language. Not sure exactly what that does yet. Maybe it just highlights keywords. Heavy focus on keyboard shortcuts. Yay for that! Lots of ready-made templates to create calendars, kanban boards, and so on.

To understand the price increase, you have to have some empathy for the Evernote computer programmers who have to pay the monthly mortgage for 2,300 sq ft homes selling for more than $2 million in Evernote's hometown of Redwood City, California.

Not sure who named you the spam cop...but no....I originally posted on the Android forum due to the frustrations all users are having with the android clip function which has been inoperative for over a month. Since Nimbus Note seems to have much of the functionality that people are looking for, I recommended that people take a look at it. I am a paid EV premium customer and have been for years. I have had my share of issues with the product and have had to deal with a mostly unresponsive support team, I also posted on this forum because it is an fyi to anybody using the evernote suite of products.

Reported this and previous NimbusNote posts from this user as spam. If the off-topic discussion subforum was still around (or I could find it), I'd have moved it there. *shrug*