A Look Back at Evernote's Top Features of 2025

 

January 5, 2025 | Issue 77 | Link to this issue | Subscribe

Hi Reader –

Happy New Year! Before we embrace all that will be new in 2026 with the pending release of Version 11, let's take a minute to look back at the incredible year of development Evernote had in 2025.

Last week, I ended the year by going live on YouTube to recap the most significant feature innovations from 2025. With over 160 improvements released throughout the year, it's been challenging to keep up with everything that's changed — so I walked through the updates that actually make a difference in how you organize your life and work.

 
 

Here's a summary of what I covered:

The Big Picture

Bending Spoons' transformation of Evernote continues at a remarkable pace. With their recent $11 billion valuation and high-profile acquisitions (including Vimeo, AOL, and Eventbrite), they're attracting top engineering talent, which directly impacts the quality and speed of Evernote's development.

Game-Changing Features

  • Enhanced Slash Commands: 16 new options added, making it faster than ever to format notes without lifting your hands from the keyboard

  • Note Link Mentions: My personal favorite feature of 2025. Note titles automatically update across all linked notes (a game-changer for project management workflows)

  • Mobile Multi-Select: Bulk actions are now possible on mobile, making organization from your phone and tablet much more efficient

  • Improved Audio Recording: Pause/resume capability and the ability to navigate between notes while recording. This is the foundation for AI Meeting Notes, which is actively appearing in accounts

  • Search Modal Redesign: Completely rebuilt with unlimited results, smarter suggestions, and keyboard navigation

  • Templates Overhaul: Templates now work as users have requested for years and are intuitive to use

  • Focus Mode Features: Including auto-hiding toolbars to minimize distractions

Other Notable Updates

  • Performance and speed improvements, especially to the mobile client

  • ISO 27001 security certification

  • Service tier repackaging (important for those on the Personal or Professional plans)

  • Improved markdown support

  • Inline calculations

  • New logo and website

Watch the Full Session

I demonstrated each feature live and answered questions from viewers. If you want to see these features in action and understand how they might transform your Evernote workflow, watch the replay here.

Cheers to a very productive 2026,

Stacey

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