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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Evernote for Android is finally here

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If you're currently a user of Evernote, the awesome note storing solution AND you're packing an Android device, then today is the day to finally rejoice as the Evernote client for Android is available now, free, on the Android Market!

Comprehensively featured (yet with 'big plans for 2010'), the new client allows you to collect text based notes, camera images or audio clips for synchronisation to the Evernote cloud. Free users can also upload PDF, text, audio or image file attachments while premium users can upload absolutely anything provided it is under 25MB in size. The user can specify note attributes can at creation time as well as selecting the notebook to upload to.

Unlike some lesser clients, Evernote for Android provides native viewing of content within the application - it doesn't bounce you off to the Evernote webpage to view your notes. The application's interface is straightforward but fully featured and it looks and feels like a proper Android application, while still remaining familiar in look and feel to anyone who has used Evernote on another platform.

Of course, the beauty of Evernote is the fact that whether you create a note on your device, the web or your PC / Mac it is accessible everywhere and this applies to the Android version too. Upon synchronising your newly created content to the Evernote cloud, you can then take advantage of the services offered online such as OCR (which I find great for meeting notes). An excellent search function allows you to find content both on your device and in the cloud.

Using the location functionality of your device (either network based or GPS), notes can be geotagged. After allocating a note to a particular location, you can view the 'Notes Near Location' menu to view nearby content, a neat feature for segregating work and personal notes for example.

Evernote is available free from the Android Market now. The Evernote service is free for a basic subscription with 40MB storage or $5 per month / $45 per year for a premium account offering an enhanced feature set and 500MB storage.

Interestingly, while the Evernote client for Android gets a full release, the Windows Mobile client remains in Beta and it's features pale in comparison.

Evernote for Android is finally here originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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