Evernote has released Evernote 11, the first major version update of the note-taking application in roughly five years. The release bundles a large number of background changes made over the past two years and adds three new AI-driven features that affect how notes are searched, summarized, and created.
Evernote 11 keeps the app’s core structure intact. Notes, tasks, and organizational tools work as before, but new AI components are layered on top. The update is positioned as a functional shift rather than a redesign of how users store information.
One of the main additions is the AI Assistant. The feature appears as a chat-style panel inside Evernote and allows users to ask questions about their existing content. It can summarize long notes, surface related entries, and pull together information across notebooks and tasks. The assistant also supports basic web searches from within the app. Evernote says the feature was developed in collaboration with OpenAI.
Another change affects search behavior. Semantic Search replaces strict keyword matching with natural language queries. Instead of remembering exact terms used in a note, users can describe what they are looking for and receive results based on meaning rather than phrasing. This applies across notebooks and works with longer or loosely defined queries.
The third AI feature focuses on meetings. AI Meeting Notes can record and transcribe conversations from in-person or online meetings, detect multiple speakers, and generate summaries that include key points and action items. The resulting output is saved directly as a note, removing the need to move transcripts between apps or services.
Each AI feature can be enabled or disabled individually through new settings. AI Assistant is available on desktop and web. Semantic Search and AI Meeting Notes are supported on desktop, web, and mobile platforms, according to Evernote.
Outside of AI, Evernote 11 includes a set of general changes to editing, navigation, and content capture. Evernote has not listed all of these individually but describes them as refinements based on the steady stream of updates shipped during the development of version 11. Syncing, performance, and reliability improvements from those updates are now considered part of the new baseline.
The update also introduces a refreshed visual design. Evernote has adjusted parts of the interface and rolled out a new logo. The layout remains familiar, but visual elements have been modernized to align with the new release.
Evernote says work on version 11 began around two years ago. Rather than shipping a single large update earlier, the company continued to release incremental improvements and folded them into this version alongside the new AI features.
Evernote 11 is available now for download on supported platforms. Users who do not want AI features enabled can turn them off, but the new search and assistant tools are part of the default installation.
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