If you use this option in conjunction with OS X's full screen mode, it makes for a great distraction-free reading experience. The other option hides the notebook and notes panels, allowing you to concentrate on the open note. The first is the choice between a dark (night) and a bright (day) theme. Two display modes and distraction-free reading: The app comes with a couple of handy features. Syncing resumes like normal the next time you use the app. Offline access: Despite its reliance on Evernote - an online service - the app allows you to view and edit your notes, even when you have no Internet connection. The options range from one day to 10 years. During the Evernote log-in process you can specify how long the software should have access to your notes. The sync is completely automatic and transparent but can also be initiated manually. ProsĮvernote integration: Alternote for Mac is tightly integrated with Evernote and allows you to view and edit all of your notebooks, tags, starred, and regular notes. There is also an option that makes it easier to read at night. Alternote offers some standard text formatting features as well as the ability to read in a distraction-free environment. The app comes free of charge and features a lightweight and elegant interface that is intuitive. Thanks to the people at Alternote for the app download for the purposes of review.Alternote for Mac connects to your Evernote account to enable you to access and interact with your notes. If you don’t have an Evernote account, I recommend it learn more here. Get it in the Mac App Store here, and check out the Alternote site here. If Alternote would improve its sync issues, overall speed, and add other bits of core Evernote functionality, it could easily become your go-to app for managing Evernote.Īn Alternote iOS app is in the works and slated for Spring 2016. The greatest asset in Alternote is its more uncluttered interface, which makes it better than Evernote for just plain writing. I haven’t lost any data, however, so you’re safe in using it, for the most part. I’d had some initial sync misses with my initial setup, which a revision had fixed, so hopefully Alternote will sort all this out soon. (Alternote is pretty good but still a little buggy on El Cap.) Fortunately my text was still there in Alternote, but I was eager to force a manual sync after that. I was worried when I was writing this review (in Alternote!) and it crashed without having finished a sync. That said, automatic sync maxes out at every 15 minutes in Alternote, which will not be automatic *enough* for some. One nice touch in Alternote is that you can selectively sync your Evernote content. On the other hand, if you’re using the Basic Evernote level, you won’t get bombarded in Alternote with a steady stream of upgrade ads! You can scroll down the sidebar list, of course, or-what may be quicker-access them via a drop-down menu.Īlternote feels lighter than Evernote, for which I appreciate it, but it’s not necessarily faster or higher-performing. This means Notebooks-especially the few you use most-are a little trickier to navigate in Alternote. You can star certain Notes for easy access-and can just drag the Notes into the sidebar to do it–but not Notebooks. You cannot create Notebook Shortcuts in the left sidebar–which is another big part of how I use Evernote. I hope a future update adds this feature, as I consider it to be somewhat basic Evernote functionality. What does not work in Alternote is dragging a PDF, for example, into the app to make it its own Note. You can successfully drag a file or image into a Note in Alternote. If you use Evernote to organize substantial amounts of text (i.e., more than just Web links), you’ll appreciate the look and feel of Alternote. This makes Alternote a much more appealing app for writing on a Mac. There are some nice font options, as well as the option to get into a visually pleasing Night Mode: You can hide the sidebar to have two panes, or go into distraction-free mode, where you simply view the note you’re writing in. I explain why in my review below.Īs with Evernote, Alternote gives you three panes: the sidebar, the Notes pane, and the editor window with Note content. It may not be a fully suitable replacement for Evernote, though. If you use Evernote and have any level of dissatisfaction, especially with its layout, you should consider Alternote. Alternote is an Evernote client–yes! an Evernote client does exist–for Mac.
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