Evernote

ApplicationBending Spoons

Also called evernote desktop, evernote clipper

Bending SpoonsProductivity

A long-running clipper notes app, now owned by Bending Spoons. The process is Evernote.exe. It is not OneNote.

What you need to know

Evernote is Evernote.exe under Bending Spoons. OneNote is Microsoft.

The clipper-and-notebook product dates to 2008. Ownership moved to Bending Spoons. OneNote will not open an Evernote export as native sections without a conversion.

What is it?: Notes
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use the vendor link in this article

Feex says

If Evernote.exe will not sync, I would check the Bending Spoons account and plan limits before I repair OneNote. Those notebooks are not Microsoft sections.

What is Evernote?

Evernote is a notebook and web-clipper product. Evernote.exe is the Windows desktop app. OneNote is ONENOTE.EXE. They do not share a file format.

If you have never used it

If you have years of clipped articles in Evernote notebooks, this is Evernote, not OneNote. Download the Windows app from evernote.com/download. Bending Spoons owns the product now. OneNote is Microsoft and stores sections differently. The web clipper is a browser add-on, not this exe alone.

What is it used for?

Notebooks and tags

Notes with tags and stacks. OneNote uses notebooks, sections, and pages instead.

Web clipper

Save pages from a browser into Evernote. That clipper is not Send to OneNote.

Search in clipped PDFs

Paid plans emphasize search inside attachments. That is Evernote indexing, not Windows Search.

Who is it for?

People with a long Evernote archive
Users who clip quickly and search later
Anyone who should not open those notes in OneNote and expect the same tags

Current status

Actively developed under Bending Spoons. Plan limits changed after the acquisition. This article is the Windows desktop app.

How old is it?

Evernote launched in 2008 as an early clipper-and-notebook app. Bending Spoons acquired it in 2022 to 2023. It is older than Notion and not the 2003 OneNote line. A 2010s "Evernote vs OneNote" blog is still describing two vendors.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Desktop

Web

Legacy v10+ rebuild

System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per the vendor
RAM	Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Follows what you open inside the app
RAM demand: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

Installed processes
Evernote.exe	Windows desktop app

Startup components

Evernote can start with Windows from its own setting. That is the Evernote tray, not OneNote.

File locations

Common Evernote locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\Evernote\Evernote.exe

File formats

ENEXHTML exportPDF

Common problems

Plan and device limits after the sale

Bending Spoons changed free-tier rules. That is an account issue, not a Windows bug.

Import to OneNote is a conversion

Microsoft and third-party importers exist. They are not a live two-way sync.

Getting unstuck

Sign in at evernote.com if the desktop app loops

The account is Evernote's, not a Microsoft account. OneNote sign-in will not open it.

Install from evernote.com/download

A "Evernote plus" search ad is the wrong file.

Export a notebook before you cancel a paid plan

Evernote documents export formats. That is not a OneNote .one package.

Alternatives

OneNote, Notion, and Joplin overlap for notes. OneNote is the Microsoft sibling. Joplin is local Markdown.

Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

Official contacts
Download	evernote.com/download Official installer or vendor page
Help	help.evernote.com/ Vendor support
Official site	evernote.com/download Start here, not a random exe host

Related hardware

The desktop app wants RAM for a large local cache. A GPU does not speed clip search.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. How we research.

Evernote official site · Vendor product page
Evernote help · Vendor support
Evernote help center · Account, sync, and export
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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