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I've had this issue for several of my notes --- plus persistent elevated CPU usage (on Windows Desktop App). I call this phenomenon "relapsing notes, " or "sticky notes," where the note state stubbornly resists change / snaps back to its prior state. I submitted a support ticket weeks ago, along with log information. My ticket was transferred to the technical support team, but I have not heard back.

Interestingly, the webclipper works fine on a spare laptop I have lying around. That inspired me to keep trying to troubleshoot. Not sure exactly what did the trick, but I reinstalled the webclipper extension (yet again), cleared cookies, closed out of Chrome, and restarted my computer for good measure, and the clipper appears to be working on my main computer again. So hopefully that sequence of actions can help others out.

I have an open ticket. I'll provide details if/when I hear back

I tried using the Webclipper today after using it yesterday with no issues (and have been using it for YEARS without issues), only to find that the Webclipper is now flat out busted for me. This means that after clicking on the button, the clipper window fails to display, hangs indefinitely, or displays with no functionality (i.e., no selections appear to be working). A few others seem to be having this issue on the Chrome Extension store page for the Webclipper as well. Have tried uninstalling then reinstalling the extension, as well as restarting Chrome, but the issue remains.

This is very true. My post is entirely an opinion piece. If it reads as objective, then it is my fault for presenting them as such (i.e., too bluntly). My argument can be boiled down to the very simple statement: Evernote does not need to be a database, spreadsheet, Kanban board, ect., but should have its fundamentals leveled up to match its competition. What counts as "fundamental" is highly subjective, and I have staked my point on the fundamentals being text editing and note navigation. It does seem like the power users / long timers (who have seen competiton come and go) still using Evernote have a best-of-breed (use the tool that is best for the job) mindset. And I currently have this approach as well, using Evernote mostly as a And best-of-breed vs. all-in-one (or many-in-one) underlies many of these "Evernote should do this" discussions. This debate will always be a matter of personal opinion. But ultimately, user-base and profitability will be the practical deciding factor which philosophy "is better." And I have worries there in the long run as the competition is feature-rich and highly competent.

I agree with you in principle (re the text I bolded in your post). The situation, however, is that many of the biggest kids on the block (e.g., Notion and Obsidian) have implemented all of the text features I mentioned (as well as the note navigation + note traversal features), on top of their very impressive unique/distinctive feature-sets. In other words, it is becoming increasingly common for a service to offer these features (and as more challengers emerge, they will seek to emulate the frontrunners and perpetuate these features --- which become cemented as expectations). And while better code blocks and support for math symbols may not be useful to you, they certainly wouldn't compromise the way you use Evernote (or change your interaction with it in any way), and may very well be useful to thousands (if not more) of others. In a former life, I never thought I would need code blocks or math symbols (I have a Masters in English). But as I finish up a Masters in Computer Science, I am realizing that I want my text editors to be versatile and competent for any discipline / use case. Dedicated WYSIWYG editors like Typora (huge fan) have completely ruined me on text editing, and seeing Notion and Obsidian with essentially the same editing feature set makes me green with envy as I stick with my trusty and simple pal Evernote. I don't want or expect Evernote to be an "everything" tool. But I don't want it to just be a repository of content that I've created elsewhere using external/outside software, which is the reality it is increasingly becoming for me. And my argument is that a modern text editing experience can and should be expected to involve the features I include as part of my "competitive minimum" list. Cheers.

Evernote is content with the humble note-centric view of the world. This, by itself, is not a problem. While its competitors are increasingly diversifying into wikis, kanban boards, spreadsheet engines, full on databases, graph networks, and AI-assisted creation spaces, Evernote keeps things straightforward and therefore achieves a very low-friction file-cabinet like experience. But, in addition to expanding into other features, Evernote's competitors are refining and perfecting the text editing and note navigation experience. As such, while it is easy and it feels great to get content into Evernote, it is not so great to write/edit/use Evernote. Evernote leads or is on par with competitors in the following areas: Low-friction content creation (the main reason why I have not switched) Webclipping Evernote is now competent at: To Do's / Tasks But Evernote sorely lacks in the critical areas of text editing and note navigation, which are the absolute competitive minimum that a player in this space needs to get right. More specifically, a note should be easily navigated (internal links), the note-space should be easily traversed (better linking between notes), and the text editing needs to be top notch (better markdown support, math and equation support, and better code blocks with syntax highlighting). Here is a list of feature requests that, if implemented, would dramatically raise Evernote's competitive standing: Easily Navigated Internal Links: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/121581-links-within-notes/ Table of Contents: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/136201-table-of-contents-for-note/ Easily Traversed / Better Connected: Better Links between Notes: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/99068-improve-note-linking/ Top Notch Text Editing / Viewing: Better markdown support: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/118932-native-markdown-support/ Read-Only Viewing: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/99143-read-only-option-for-notes/ Math and Symbols: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/111535-writing-math-symbols-and-equations/ Better Code Blocks: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/104735-code-block-language-formatting/ BONUS 1 (not part of the absolute competitive minimum) Evernote loses ground because it lacks a calculation engine of any kind. How can Evernote claim to be useful for people managing personal finance or doing any simple tracking in general without the ability to do summations and other simple arithmetic. Having sorting and filtering functionality, and rudimentary auto-filling (such as dates) would also be quite useful. Simple Calculation Engine: https://discussion.evernote.com/forums/topic/112314-basic-calculation-in-tables/ BONUS 2 (not part of the absolute competitive minimum) The mobile apps need to be more performant (fast and responsive). They do not need to replicate the desktop experience and should prioritize text and task features above all else. Scrolling through a table will never be great on a mobile-sized screen, so these features are less important.