Evernote Removes File Type Restrictions for Free Accounts

Our Notes | 07 Sep 201107 Sep 11 | By Andrew Sinkov

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Life has enough complicated rules to keep track of, so we like to simplify wherever we can. In that spirit, we’re happy to say that we’ve just simplified how file attachments work for Free users. As many of you know, Free users had been previously limited to putting only text, image, audio and PDF files into their notes. That restriction is now gone, so both Free and Premium users can attach any type of file to a note. Easy Peasy.

Watch Your Head

The reason we lifted our file restriction is that we want to allow our users to store everything related to an experience or memory in a single, visual, searchable place. However, please keep in mind that the note size and monthly upload restrictions haven’t changed:

Free users can make a single note up to 25MB in size and can upload up to 60MBs of new stuff every month.
Premium users can make a single note up to 50MB in size and can upload up to 1GB of new stuff every month.

Adding files to Evernote

Now is probably a good time to refresh your memory on how to put files into Evernote. Virtually every version of Evernote supports adding files.

Desktop and Web

Mac: Drag a file into a note or onto the Evernote dock icon or use the File -> Attach File menu option.
Windows: Drag a file in a note or right click in a note and choose the File option.
Evernote Web: Edit a note, then drag a file onto the note header or click the paperclip icon.

Mobile

iOS: When viewing a file, tap the Share icon in the top right, then tap Open with…Evernote.
Android: When editing a note, tap the paper clip and choose File.
BlackBerry: From the home screen, tap on the Upload file option.
WebOS: Select File from the New Note screen.

We’re excited about this change because it will let more of you get more out of Evernote. We have lots of new features in the works, including some exciting ones for Premium users. Check out our Evernote Premium page to learn about all the great reason to go Premium.

Learn more about File Attachments

Andrew

Niiice. Thanks Evernote!
Royio

i can not attch .doc file ore .one (onenote file) can you help me? maybe is bugs your new program?
- Andrew Sinkov
  
  Assuming you are using the latest version of Evernote, and this file is not larger than what is allowed by your account, you shouldn’t have any issues. If you are on Mac, you must be using Lion in order to use this feature.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003405402756 Sunil
  
  You suhold not be using: ‘test_form’ => falseYou are disabling all checking on file uploads, which means somebody could upload something like a .exe file and actually do some bad things.You suhold be using: ‘action’ => ‘editpost’.If you need then to upload any files which are not of the mime type allowed by WordPress you can then use the filter ‘upload_mimes’ to add any of the necessary files types you want to allow.add_filter(‘upload_mimes’, ‘my_upload_mimes’);
Joost

Not sure what I am doing wrong, but I still get the message I need to upgrade to premium to support all extensions. Too bad, was really excited about this awesome giveaway!
Joost

Forget about my previous post; I thought I was running the latest version of Evernote, but that wasn’t the case! Problem solved.
Aman

To do list and check box. Is there a way to do this on ipad2.
Also put kids project on evernote. I want to do all this with an ipad2.
It seems htc tablets can do more with evernote .
Erik

Seems it’s still restricted for outlook addin
John

This is a great addition, but I can’t seem to search Evernote to pick up words inside attachments – should I be able to do that in the free version? If not can it be done in the Premium.
Thanks
- Véronique
  
  Hi John, I have the same problem as you I attached a PPT file to a note but it doesn’t seem that evernote is able to do a search within the file nor with the free neither with the premium version of Evernote. Did you find a solution?
  Best regards
Luci Dawson

Just tried to attach an .xls file to a new note using the icon within the note and also by drag and drop from desktop to new note, but it didn’t work. Checked for updates and pop-up said that I have the latest version of Evernote (2.2.3).

Please advise.
- Andrew Sinkov
  
  Hi Luci, it looks like you’re using an older version of Evernote. Our latest version, which supports file attachments, requires Mac OS Lion. You will need to upgrade to Lion and then upgrade Evernote in order to get this feature. Of course, you can use our web version (www.evernote.com) and attach files through that.
  - Luci Dawson
    
    Thanks for the quick response, Andrew. I had a stinkin’ inklin’ that my OS was the problem, but I can’t upgrade because my major client is still using Leopard and to upgrade the OS AND 3 of the programs she uses that don’t come in a Lion version yet would be counter-productive.
    
    And mega-thanks for reminding me that I could do what I want to do by using the web version!!!
Marie

I love evernote!!!
Christoph Zeller

That are the moment that makes my feel right to choose evernote!

Initially i got a premium user to have that function, but i like the 1 GB upload space and i want to support evernote the best way i can!

i remember a speaking with my ex-boss and he said: “Hey how many working hours per week are in your contract?” and i pulled out my iPhone, entered “week” in the search and there was the contract i scanned (naturally with the correct answer)!
My Ex-Boss said: “Wow how did you find that so fast?” and i said: “Evernote!”

Since then he’s also an Evernote User!

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