We couldn’t have thought of a better way to end 2008: on New Year’s Eve, we officially closed a $4.5 million round of funding from Troika Dialog. That’s enough runway to keep us going strong into 2010 and, with a little more hard work, indefinitely. Our users deserve all the credit here: you told us how to make a great service and your obvious enthusiasm for Evernote is what got us this deal. Thank you! I’m officially taking a week off from worrying about money before going right back to securing some additional financing to fund our more ambitious plans (Evernote for Cats, Evernote Zero G, Evernote eXtreme Sportz Gel).
If you missed the New Year’s Resolutions email that I sent out a couple of days ago, here are some of the things we’ll be spending money on this year:
New Year’s Resolutions
1. Sharing and Collaboration
The public notebooks functionality that we launched in 2008 was a timid, first step in our ambitious plans for making Evernote a great tool for sharing your memories and collaborating with your friends and coworkers. In 2009, we’re going to greatly expand what you can do with your memories, documents, files, photos and anything else you throw into Evernote. If you’re the social type, we’re going to grow up from being your external brain to being a telepathic-mutant-super-brain, but with good manners. Of course, you’ll always have the option to keep any or all of your info totally private.
2. More Mobile Phones
We’ll be adding new Evernote native clients for a bunch of popular mobile phones. Right now, Evernote works great with iPhone or Windows Mobile devices. All other types of phones can use our mobile web and email interface (http://www.evernote.com/m), which is good for reading notes, but not as slick or full-featured as the native clients. If you’re hankering for the full Evernote experience on your favorite phone, there’s a good chance that you’ll get it in 2009.
3. International Launches
It turns out that not everyone speaks English as their native language! Who knew? Well, actually we’re a pretty multilingual office, so we kinda knew. There are currently Evernote users in over 110 countries, so we’ll start rolling out versions of Evernote in multiple languages. The whole world can soon have a better brain. Today, Silicon Valley, tomorrow [makes world-shaped motions with his hands]!
4. Even Better Desktop Clients
All of our desktop clients: Web, Mac and especially Windows are coming in for a major UI and functionality overhaul. The result will be a smoother, more powerful and more consistent Evernote experience no matter what computer you use. Our web clipper is going to get a nice boost as well, making it even easier to capture and organize exactly what you want from the web.
5. Third-Party Apps
We’ve got a lot of people working on great applications using our recently-released external APIs and a couple of really spiffy ones have already launched. In 2009, you will see many interesting third-party releases and we’re cooking up big plans to partner with API developers and help promote and sell their work. If you’ve got a great idea for an app or feature that could work great with everyone’s external brain, make sure you let us know.
6. More Premium Features
We’re going to make it easier for you to give us money next year, with expanded and enhanced payment options. Not excited by that? We’ll also make it lot easier for you to decide to upgrade to Evernote Premium by rolling out great new premium features. Universal File Sync, our new premium feature launched earlier this month has already been a big success and more are on the way. Free users don’t have to worry about being left in the dust; much of our new functionality will continue to be available to everyone!
Thank you so much for finding us and for staying with us. 2009 is going to be a blast!
77 Comments
Miguel
Vote for Linux Client. Please! Please! Please!
… If it’s possible GTK Version
Jacob
yes, linux client please!
Alexei
native linux client please!
Pier
I’d be very interested in a linux native version!!
It’s the only relevant platform that is lacking in the software offering.
KDante
Native linux client please
Milos
Linux client please.
Adam
1+ for a native linux client!
I have just imported all my notes to evernote using the web client, and although it went pretty smooth (except for the usual webapp latency and a good bunch of JS exceptions), I can imagine it would have been a joy if I’d have been able to use a desktop client.
Oh, and GTK please.
Daniel
How about a simple Java client that will run on any platform? I use Linux and Windows. I really like Evernote but I can’t run on it on my ULCPC that has Linux.
James
*BUMP* This is a good suggestion!
The killer features for me have been the mobile apps for Windows Mobile and Blackberry (though I’d love to see the Blackberry client a little better integrated and complete instead of relying on the webapp for part of its functionality – but I digress). iPhone/iTouch/iPad are great but everyone seems to be doing that (along with Android). Only the truly committed offer App support the somewhat less “cool” Blackberries. Thank you!
Using a Java client opens it to Netbooks and other alternative OS devices and platforms. Alternative OS compatibility with the likes of the BSDs and even something like Haiku may not realize a huge install base but would make Evernote the darling of the Technorati (I realize for many it already is). I could see communities around distributions like Ubuntu making the Java client part of “must-have” but non-free repositories like “Medibuntu.”
Some progress is being made toward reliable Tomboy integration(sync).
See: http://github.com/dvj/EvernoteSyncAddin
Unfortunately, Evernote API compatible addins/plugins are probably a long way from the Evernote “experience” simply because the framework of these applications were never intended to accommodate that experience.
Then there’s Adobe Air. Wait Forget I said that. Booo!
Anyway, as I said, *BUMP!*
Bobo
Linux
Alex
One for for Linux!
fwoncn
EverNux (Evernote+Linux, I coined this term) PLEASE!
The Compiler
I’d get me a premium account if there was a good linux client…
Marco
I had a premium account and stopped it because you don’t have native Linux client
I will most certainly go back to Premium if you provided this!
David
+1 Linux. I am a premium subscriber. I have been able to make Evernote usable on Linux with Wine and the last EverNote 3.1 Portable version, but it would be much better to have a native client. Please, please do not anything to break backwards compatibility with Evernote 3.1 Portable. I use it extensively both on my Linux machine and at work on Windows where I don’t have administrator rights to install the new 3.5 client.
fuzhijie
Linux client please!
Jacob
I vote for a linux client too
It’s honestly the only thing keeping me from getting a premium account. I use linux as my main desktop and even though Evernote is really useful I can’t bring myself to buy it with native support for linux
KirkT
+1 for Linux and count me in for a Premium account if you do it. At the very least make it so I can use it with Wine.
Jado
Linux native client please!
Thanks
Sheik
+1 Linux… please!
Michael Rowe
I’d use Evernote exclusively if I could get a Linux client.
Dale L.
There is a LINUX version of Evernote – it’s called Nevernote and you can find it here:
http://nevernote.sourceforge.net/
There’s just a few requirements to get it running… follow the instructions and visit their forum!
You can choose between 32 bit or 64.
I got it working fine and it runs well…!
Coran
Linux client, please. :]
Ramesh Karthik
Linux Client please
I don’t understand why all the good products don’t consider Linux or BSD in their platforms. (I don’t why these platforms are cursed??)
Please provide us a good linux client just like the one that you guys have produced for windows.
mirari
One more voice for Linux client!
Aldennis Lagumbay
The comments for Linux client had reach its anniversary. Linux native client please!!!!
wili4m
Client for Linux plz. Thanks.