Did you know that Evernote can recognize your handwriting and make it searchable? It’s true. Today, we’ve got a great Partner Month way for you to get your handwriting into Evernote: the Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet. (Pssst. There’s a great giveaway at the bottom of the post.)
Wacom’s Bamboo Pen tablets make digital writing a completely natural and effortless process. The best part is that the tablet is a perfect complement to Evernote. From digital ink notes to annotated images, Evernote will make it all searchable and accessible from any computer or device you use.
How to use a Wacom tablet with Evernote
Creating ink notes
Evernote for Windows lets you create ink notes right inside Evernote. Click on the Ink Note option, then start scribbling with your Wacom tablet. Once you’re done, that Ink Note will sync to all other versions of Evernote that you use. On Mac, you can only view Ink Notes. We’re working through our ink-on-Mac strategy, so stay tuned.
Annotating images
On bother Windows and Mac, use the Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet to annotate images in your favorite image editor, then bring those annotated images into Evernote. We’ll process them and make the handwriting searchable. If you already have an image in Evernote, right click and open it with your image editor. When you’re done annotating, hit save, and the image will automatically update in Evernote thanks to our Live Update feature.
Twitter giveaway time! (CLOSED)
UPDATE: This giveaway is closed. Check out our winner video.
The great folks at Wacom are generously offering three (3) Wacom Bamboo Pen tablets. Here’s how to enter:
That’s all. We will check to make sure that you have followed both companies. The winner will be randomly selected on Friday, February 19th and contacted via Direct Message on Twitter. All entries must be received by 8:59am PT on February 19th. This giveaway is open to residents of the US and Canada (we promise to have a global giveaway soon).
63 Comments
Mike Turner
Done! I’ve done my part to enter the Giveaway drawing. I hope I get one! I’ve been eyeing one of these beauties for about a month, now.
Mike
Sorted!!! lets hope we get one over here in Ireland (wink wink nudge nudge) lol
Luke Perisich
Done! Great job on some phenomenal software. Keep up the good work! Can’t wait for the iPad…
Chris
This would be a great gift to receive!! *happy dance*
Kristy Oberts
So cool!!! I also have joined and tweeted all the wonderful giveaway information. Evernote & Wacom…you guys amaze me!!!
François-Xavier Bodin
I make great use of Evernote, and my Wacom is getting a little old ; great opportuniy but, too bad the giveaway is forbidden to french fans
May C
Thanks for offering for us Canadians too! I was expecting US only like most contests but WOW! This time, we’re eligible! THANKS!
Ragnar
I got a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablett a year ago and LOVE how it works with Evernote.
But i do miss one thing in the new version of Evernote. If you pressed the Print Screen-key a second time in the old clipper-function, you’d be able to annotate directly within the clipping process. without going through a different editing application and before it was saved to Evernote.
other than that. Wacom + Evernote = a total Win! (that’s cat-language for “it’s great!)
Navarr
How can I enter? I’m filtered from twitter search results, so I won’t show up under a hashtag search…
Evan Lovely
Just a big tease to us Mac users! Sounds fun to use, looking forward to Ink on Mac.
Mark Stokes
Can’t wait to get Digital Ink on the Mac!
Timbo
I love how the demo uses 3.1…
Tells you a lot about the confidence in 3.5
Andrew Sinkov
@Timbo, the demo shows Evernote 3.5
Jane Steen
NO WAY! I was checking out graphics tablets this morning and had just decided to put the Bamboo on my “to buy” list, so you bet I entered your giveaway. I often make little sketches to show clients/designers what I’m talking about, so a graphics tablet would be most useful. Now that you’ve introduced me to Skitch (my second favorite program) I will be able to do it all twice as fast. I love being able to draw a quick sketch and then quickly drag it into an email. I have shown Evernote to quite a few people!
Timbo
@andrew
Oops, sorry, confused it with the Mac version they swith to in the middle.
Serves me right for trying to be clever at 11 am -.-
jay
when will this be available for the mac???
chelsea
I would love to win this– I’m aspiring to start my own accessories/jewelry business and this would be perfect to help design my graphics for a website/blog! I definitely entered.
marcelo berruti
Chance to win one? i’m from Uruguay/South America
THANKS
Andrew Sinkov
@Marcelo Unfortunately, we can only ship to the US and Canada for this giveaway. Sorry.
Steller
This thing looks cool as hell.
yofiel qaphsiel
A chance to win a tablet, this is so good. i hope i can get one. i really need it.
@ivannawin
This is fantastic! Would love to win… thanks for the contest!
Michelle Simons
I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/MCJunkie/status/9308513372
Lisa G
This is a great item!
Cheryl (arress83)
http://twitter.com/arress83/status/9333096975
I tweeted this for you!!
carmen guajardo
following and hope i win
Angela
I’ve tweeted and I have my fingers crossed!
@OneTwoMany
http://twitter.com/OneTwoMany/status/9338547149
Glenda
Followed both @wacom and @evernote. Tweeted as well. @busyathome is my id
tsiv
oh manaaan! you really gotta get ink notes onto the mac version. I stopped using a mouse years ago and have tablets at home and city office. I was looking all over to find the feature but discovered after a while you only got it on the PC. well I’ll have to wait!
Betsy
I need this for my mac!!! Please, please, pleeeeeezzzzee.
Keith
I need it for mac too!!!! please get this OUTTTTT!
Reebs
So Bamboo comes with Corel Paint… and when I right click on an image from within Evernote, Corel is not one of the option to edit the image with!!! and there’s no option or browse feature to add Corel to the list…. Why claim integration when this most fundamental feature is not tested?
p.s. I bought Bamboo Pen because of the advertised link on Evernote and this blog.
Helene James
Let me know when iIcan use my wacom tablet with Evernote for iMac. My wacom tablet is 2 years old. Will it work?
Andy Dent
I’ve just started my romance with Evernote as I’m now working in a pure Windows environment in my day job so I need something cross-platform with synch (bye bye The Hit List and sorta bye bye Tinderbox).
As an input gadget fanatic, THANK YOU for bringing the new Bamboo Touch range to my attention – now I can have multi-touch on my Windows 7 workhorse.
Niall Roche
Hi guys,
I went out and bought one of these pads to use on my MAC, but now I see that the ink notes are not supported, when will this feature become available as the pad is not as much use for me without this feature?
brianr
Another Mac user anxiously awaiting the Mac version…
Dan
Love the idea of getting my jots down and available on every device. Now get this on the mac fast…please!
Marcus
How could this be easier you ask in the video?
1) Let us annotate on picture from within evernote!!!
2) Make Ink work for mac (ink support is build into the mac os come on!)
Sorry but opening a third party editing application to annotate is not true integration!!
brianr
Mac version, please, please!
ALEX PIA
PLEASE MAKE IT EASIER TO ADD WEBPAGES FROM FIREFOX (ADD PAGE TO EVERNOTE AS PDF) JUST LIKE YOU CAN IN SAFARI.
PLEASE ALLOW SAME FOR MAC MAIL APPLICATION FOR OSX (SAVE AS PDF).
PLEASE ALLOW THE SAME FEATURES FROM AN IPHONE (SAVE A SAFARI PAGE, E-MAIL, OR PHOTO)
Allan
Another Mac user in want of this!
Colin Coote
Please make this function Mac happy!
Andrew Robulack
Any news on Mac compatibility?
Anthony
I just purchased the bamboo because I was so excited when I saw the video only to realize it doesn’t work for mac. Please let us know when we can expect the update!
Thanks!
Sergio
Any news on Mac compatibility?
Mark
How about the ink-function for my nice little Mac on my desktop?
Brian
Any update on mac compatibility? Even a timeline or expected date?
MP
Mac users pay the same premium fee as the others. Can we have the same functionality please.
Evernote doesn't recognize my handwriting
I like to use my new Bamboo in Evernote, but it doesn’t seem to make the notes searchable. Is there a setting I need? The demo made it look so easy!
Chris
Not having this on Mac is the main reason I don’t use Evernote. Am looking at other options.
andrew
Yes, please make this ink note creation available for OSX!
Simon
still tuned but it’s been a long time. Feels like mac has been totally neglected re: wacom tablets – very annoying given the massive embrace from mac users
Eddie C.
Is there any word at all on when the “Inking feature” will be made available for macs? As a college student this would be especially handy for the spring semester.
Any knowledge would be very appreciated!