How to Capture and Organize Notes with Evernote

Evernote lets you save notes, web pages, photos, and documents all in one place — and find them instantly with a powerful search feature.

In this guide (5 steps):

1.Download and sign up for Evernote
2.Create your first note
3.Save a photo or document
4.Organize notes into Notebooks
5.Search for any note

Download and sign up for Evernote

~15s

Search for "Evernote" in the App Store or Google Play. Install the app and create a free account. Sign in on any device using the same account to access your notes everywhere.

Create your first note

~21s

Tap the green "+" button to create a new note. Type your text, add a title at the top, and format using the toolbar (bold, bullet points, headings, etc.). Your note saves automatically — there's no separate save button.

Quick Tip

Use clear, specific titles so notes are easy to find later. "Blood pressure readings April 2026" is much easier to find than just "BP."

Save a photo or document

~22s

In a new or existing note, tap the paperclip icon or camera icon. Choose to take a new photo or select one from your gallery. Evernote will scan the text in the photo and make it searchable. This works for business cards, receipts, medicine labels, and handwritten notes.

Quick Tip

Evernote's document camera (tap the camera icon, then "Document") automatically flattens and enhances photos of papers for better readability.

Organize notes into Notebooks

~15s

Tap the three horizontal lines (menu) to access Notebooks. Tap the "+" next to Notebooks to create a new one — for example, "Medical," "Finances," "Recipes," or "Travel." Move notes into Notebooks by opening a note, tapping the three dots, and choosing "Move to Notebook."

Search for any note

~17s

Tap the Search icon (magnifying glass). Type any word or phrase from the note — including words from photos and scanned documents. Results appear instantly. You can filter results by Notebook or date if needed.

Quick Tip

Search works across everything: typed text, document text, handwriting, and even printed text in photos.

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Evernote is a note-taking and organization app that lets you save almost anything — typed notes, photos of paper documents, web page clippings, audio recordings, PDF files, and more. Everything is stored in your account and available on all your devices.

What makes Evernote powerful is its search feature. You can search the text inside photos and scanned documents — including handwritten notes. If you photograph a prescription label or a receipt and save it to Evernote, you can find it later by searching for any word in the image.

Evernote organizes notes into Notebooks. You might have a Notebook for medical records, one for recipes, one for home improvement projects, and one for personal journal entries. Within each Notebook, you can have hundreds of notes.

Evernote is available on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web. Notes sync across all devices instantly. The free plan allows one device (you can use it on additional devices for the first 30 days), while paid plans ($14.99/month or $169.99/year) allow unlimited devices and offline access.

Many people use Evernote as their digital filing cabinet — photographing receipts, insurance documents, medication lists, and other important papers so they're always accessible from any device.

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