A new update to Evernote has been released and it turns out that it’s far more than just an update to the iPad UI. I have included a screenshot of the release notes that details all of the changes, but I’ll discuss just a few of my favorites now.
Rich Text
One of the biggest changes in this newest version of Evernote is the addition of rich text editing capabilities. The desktop versions of Evernote have long been able to bold, underline, and strikethrough text. The iPad and iPhone versions of the app could see these rich text styles, but could not actually edit them, only append plain text to the end of the note. Until now.
Loading either version of the mobile Evernote app now allows users to edit and create their own rich text notes through a great new set of toolbars at the top of the screen. There are a couple of other apps on the App Store that feature this functionality, but I believe Evernote may be the first to offer it for free.
There is one caveat though: I exchanged a few issues with pasting right into the app and having it appear as a block of unformatted text without even paragraph breaks. Evernote used to do this on the desktop (and has since fixed the issue), so it seems like we’ll have to wait a while for the developers to sort out the bugs.
Shiny New UI
The iPad UI got the biggest makeover in this update, but the iPhone saw a few significant changes as well. In particular, the new notes and edit notes screens now look a little less glossy, and seem easier to understand as a result. The main changes to the iPad app seem to be the new optimized thumbnails for notes, as well as updated editing screens (to account for the new rich text features).
Searching in Notes
Another fantastic addition is the ability to search for words right within the note. This is separate from the global search that allows you to find notes that mention important phrases like “O Canada Our Home And Native Land” . Rather, this new search option will allow you to find exactly where the words “O Canada” appear in your paragraphs inside of a note.
There are a couple other features that are worth mentioning (shared notebook access, password lock ) , but I simply haven’t had the time to test them out and report on them. From the changes that I have seen, however, this update looks to be one of the most significant ones we’ve seen in a very long time. We had heard quite a while ago that rich text editing was coming to Evernote, and it is common knowledge that elephants never forget, but I have to admit they had me worried for a bit there.
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