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An Evernote alternative that is free and encrypted
Evernote is a mature note-taking app with web clipping, scanning and search inside images. MnemoNotes is simpler, free without a note limit, and end-to-end encrypted for every note.
At a glance
| MnemoNotes | Evernote | |
|---|---|---|
| End-to-end encryption | Always, for every note | No; only text you encrypt by hand with a passphrase |
| Free plan | About 10 MB of notes, a few thousand of ordinary length | 50 notes and one notebook, on a limited number of devices |
| Organising | @people and #topic tags, documents and nested folders | Notebooks, stacks and tags |
| Finding notes | Tags, date range and text, combined; runs on your device | Search on Evernote’s servers, including text in images and PDFs |
| Sharing | Notes and shared documents, as editor or viewer | Notes and notebooks |
| Web clipping, attachments and scanning | Not yet | Yes |
| Devices | Any device with a modern browser, offline too | Apps for Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone, and the web |
Where Evernote is the better choice
- You clip web pages, scan documents or keep PDFs and images in your notes.
- You need search inside images and attachments.
- You want installed desktop and mobile apps.
Where MnemoNotes is different
Encrypted by default. Evernote can encrypt a passage you select, with a passphrase, but the rest of a note, its title and its tags are readable to Evernote. MnemoNotes encrypts every note, tag and folder on your device before it syncs.
Free for real use. There is no note limit and no notebook limit; an account holds about 10 MB of notes, which is a few thousand notes of ordinary length.
Fast to write, easy to find. Press Alt+N
anywhere, write in Markdown, and tag the note with @people and
#topics. Search runs on your device, so it is instant and works
offline. Use it for quick notes.
Take your notes anywhere. Export them at any time as plain text, JSON or a folder of Markdown files.
Compared in September 2026 from each app’s public information. Plans and features change; check evernote.com for current details.
Start writing in MnemoNotes for free
Sign in with Google, save your recovery key, and write your first note.