Simplenote is a perfect name for an app, in which simplicity is meant literally: There is no fluff, no extras, no bells and whistles, only a blank canvas, and your notes. (Click the app names for links.) Simplenote Not all of them will solve it completely, but each offers a viable alternative to the one note-taking app to rule them all, which suddenly does not let you access your notes like you used to, unless you buy it back from them. The following five applications have the potential to challenge and probably eventually break Evernote’s monopoly over your note taking habits, offering different answers to the same problem.

When a company can suddenly restrict access to your own files, it might occur to you that keeping your data on other people’s servers (or using the buzzword term, “The Cloud”), might not always be the idea, unless you have assurances that you may do with it as you please. As people have started to look for a better, or at least more affordable solution, the many shortcomings of the most popular note taking application had come to light, from privacy concerns, to the question of who really owns your data. Below is a breakdown of what Ulysses does best.Photo credit: Carine fel via / CC BY-NC-NDĪ s Evernote recently changed its pricing plans, restricting free access to only two devices, the interest in alternative note taking applications had seen a sudden surge. I use it to draft all of my blog posts as well as jot down quick thoughts/ideas. Ulysses is a note taking app that works both on MacOS and iOS and it meets all my needs. I’ve been trying to find a good alternative to Evernote that is easy and fast to navigate and I’ve since discovered Ulysses. If I do write things down, it’s usually to work out a problem or try to help me remember a newly learned concept. I no longer really take hand written notes anymore, so Evernote’s tool that allows to search handwritten text is not useful for me anymore. I tried to get into the habit of using Evernote for these quick sporadic notes, but the app (both on desktop and mobile) takes way too long to load and get started with a fresh new note. I also used the native Notes app on MacOS and iOS because the app allows me to create a new note quickly and I can jot out quick thoughts in the app. I’ve used Evernote and OneNote in the past, but they both have their downsides

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