previouslyAcquired by Italian developer Bending Spoons, and confirmedLay off most employees in the United States and ChileEvernote, the online note-taking pioneer that has shifted its operational focus to Europe, seems to have recently begun adjusting the usage specifications of its free version, while offering a 6% discount to attract users to upgrade to the paid version.
In related usersGet informationIn the release, Evernote stated that the free version will only be able to create a single notebook and manage up to 50 notes. However, there is currently no such description on the Evernote official website. There is only a limit of up to 60MB of content uploaded per month, and a maximum of 20MB of content can be recorded in a single note.
Currently, adjusting the usage mode of the free version will not affect the notebooks or notes that have been created, but you will not be able to create additional notebooks and laptop content.
The current 6% discount and the upgrade to unlimited notebook creation and note content suggest Evernote is hoping to convince more users to join the paid plan. However, the lack of any significant changes to the official website suggests Evernote is still observing the actual demand from free plan users and has yet to determine the future usage model for the free plan.
Although Evernote has become a popular online note-taking service for many users, as companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple have successively strengthened their online collaboration services, and newer note-taking services such as Notion have entered the competition, Evernote's original advantages have gradually been weakened. As a result, its market value, which originally grew to nearly $10 billion, was ultimately acquired by Bending Spoons to survive.
As for whether the updated free version functions can convince more people to upgrade to paid plans, or whether the addition of more restrictions will cause more users to turn to other services, it may depend on the final results of Evernote's adjustments to the free version.
