Evernote v11 features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0let_BX8ahM
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Evernote V11: Release Highlights
Evernote V11 is the first major release since V10 launched in 2020. This update is the culmination of years of work rebuilding the app’s technical foundations, resulting in major improvements to speed, sync, and reliability. The update focuses on making the “Second Brain” more powerful through three major AI features, a new brand identity, and various quality-of-life improvements.
🤖 1. AI Assistant
A new chat-like companion located in the sidebar that allows users to interact with their notes dynamically. Key Capabilities:
- Search & Retrieve: Ask natural language questions to find specific notes (e.g., “Find everything about my Barcelona trip”).
- Data Extraction: Ask for specific details buried within notes (e.g., “What is my ticket number?”). The assistant cites its sources.
- Content Organization: Request the AI to compile information from multiple notes into a single new note (e.g., “Organize my sightseeing notes into a 3-day itinerary”).
- Task Execution: command the assistant to perform actions, such as moving the current note to a specific notebook.
- Contextual Web Search: The assistant can verify plans or look up information on the web to supplement your notes (e.g., checking if an itinerary is realistic).
🔍 2. Semantic Search
A major upgrade to the search functionality that moves beyond simple keyword matching. Key Capabilities:
- Conceptual Matching: Finds notes related to the meaning of your query, even if the exact keywords aren’t present (e.g., searching “Barcelona trip” might surface “Spanish Restaurants” or “Girona weekend plan”).
- Related Notes: displays a new section in search results suggesting relevant content.
- Quick Answers (Summaries): If looking for specific data (like a flight number), the search bar can generate a direct answer summary at the top of the results, eliminating the need to open and read through the note.
🎙️ 3. AI Meeting Notes
An evolution of the AI Transcribe feature, designed to replace manual note-taking during meetings. Key Capabilities:
- Recording: Supports both in-person and remote meeting recording.
- Speaker Recognition: The AI distinguishes between different speakers. Users can manually assign names (e.g., “Speaker 1 is Sarah”) to update the transcript.
- Summarization: Generates a concise summary of the discussion alongside the full transcript.
🎨 Branding & Quality of Life Updates
- New Logo: A modern new logo and brand identity.
- Revamped Insert Menu: A redesigned menu for adding content to notes.
- Slash Command Menu: Updated for better usability.
- Link Previews: Improved visual previews when pasting links inside notes.
Note on Privacy: All AI features can be disabled individually in the user settings, giving users full control over which features are active in their account.