How many notes does Evernote Free allow?

According to Evernote's plans page, Free holds 50 notes in one notebook and syncs one device. FixNote Free has no note limit.

Is Evernote end-to-end encrypted?

Only for selected text: from Starter up, the Mac and Windows apps can lock it with a passphrase. Everything else sits on Evernote's servers in a form the service can read.

Can I import my Evernote notes into FixNote?

Not directly, since FixNote doesn't read .enex files. Export your notebooks from Evernote as .enex, convert them to Markdown, for example with Obsidian's free Importer plugin, and open the folder in FixNote with Import notes.

Does Evernote have AI?

Yes: AI Assistant, semantic search, AI Transcribe for meetings and AI editing. Connecting Evernote to Claude and ChatGPT over MCP starts with the Starter plan.

Is FixNote cheaper than Evernote?

FixNote Pro is $7 a month or $60 a year; Evernote Starter is $14.99 a month or $99 a year. FixNote Free also has no note limit.

Comparison

Free Evernote alternative: FixNote vs Evernote

Evernote has been one of the best-known note apps for years, with its web clipper, tasks and calendar. FixNote is younger and narrower: it focuses on personal notes encrypted on your device and on an assistant that answers from them. Here is how the two differ, including where Evernote is the better pick.

FixNote

Free · from $7/mo

Evernote

Free · from $14.99/mo

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Where they differ

	FixNoteFree · from $7/mo	EvernoteFree · from $14.99/mo
Free with unlimited notesNo time limit	Included	Limited
Works without an account	Included	Not offered
Windows app	Included	Included
Works in a browser	Included	Included
End-to-end encrypted syncThe server keeps only ciphertext	Included	Not offered
Assistant answers from your notesAsk in your own words	Included	Included
Your own AI key or a local modelNo plugins needed	Included	Not offered
Dictation on the deviceYour voice stays offline	Included	Not offered
Call summariesDecisions and tasks after a call	Included	Included
Notes from Telegram	Included	Not offered
Notes in Claude and Cursor over MCP	Included	Included

Based on each vendor’s own site and help pages as of October 2026. A check means the app has the feature on at least one plan (Notion AI and AI Meeting Notes come with Notion Business). Price of the cheapest paid plan, billed monthly. Names and icons belong to their owners.

How to choose

1
Count your notes. Evernote Free holds 50 notes in one notebook and syncs one device. With more than that you need Starter at $14.99 a month or $99 a year.
2
Decide how much privacy matters. Evernote lets you lock selected text inside a note with a passphrase; the rest is readable by the service. FixNote encrypts every note on your device, all of it.
3
Compare what the money buys. FixNote Free stores as many notes as you like on the device, and Pro at $7 adds sync, FixNote AI and shared notes. Evernote's price buys its web clipper, calendar, PDF tools and email integrations.
4
Move one notebook first. Export one notebook as .enex, turn it into Markdown and open it in FixNote. You will see how your notes look before you move everything.

AI and search

Evernote has added a lot of AI in recent years: AI Assistant in a chat, semantic search, AI Transcribe for recording and transcribing meetings, and AI editing. Its plan comparison ticks these features on every plan, but on Free you work with 50 notes at most. Connecting your notes to Claude and ChatGPT over MCP starts with Starter.

FixNote’s assistant searches by meaning and by words, answers with links, and creates and edits notes. Every change shows up as a diff and can be undone in Settings → AI. You choose the model: FixNote AI with Pro, your own key, or Ollama on your computer. FixNote writes call summaries on Windows and macOS 14.2+: speech is transcribed on the device during the call and no audio is kept. The MCP server is free and runs on your computer.

Privacy

Evernote encrypts data on its servers, and paid plans let you lock selected text in a note with a passphrase in the Mac and Windows apps. The service can read everything else.

FixNote’s end-to-end encryption covers every note, folder name and image. The keys come from a 12-word phrase that is never on the server. If you don’t need sync, Only on this device mode stops the app from contacting our server at all.

Price and platforms

Evernote Free gives you 50 notes, one notebook and one device. Starter is $14.99 a month or $99 a year; Advanced is $24.99 a month or $249.99 a year. There are apps for Windows, macOS, the web, iPhone and Android.

FixNote Free costs nothing, never expires and has no note limit. Pro is $7 a month or $60 a year and includes sync, FixNote AI, shared notes and the Telegram bot. FixNote runs on Windows, macOS and in the browser, and on phones in the browser too.

How to move your notes from Evernote

FixNote doesn’t read .enex files, so there is one extra step.

In Evernote on your computer, open the notebook list and export the notebook you want as ENEX.
Install the free Obsidian app, turn on its official Importer plugin and import the .enex file. You get a folder of Markdown notes with their images.
In FixNote, open Settings → Data → Import notes, click Choose folder and pick that folder.

Images become attachments; PDFs and other files are skipped and counted. More on the import and export page.

Why choose FixNote

FixNote Free has no limit on notes, folders or devices, and it works without an account.
Every note is encrypted on your device and the server keeps only ciphertext, while Evernote encrypts only the text you select and lock.
The assistant works with your own model key or Ollama, so you can use AI without a subscription and without our server.
Dictation and call summaries are transcribed on your computer, and the audio never goes online.
Pro costs $7 a month, less than Evernote Starter on monthly billing.

When Evernote still makes sense

Evernote's web clipper saves pages, articles and bookmarks in one click, and FixNote has no such extension.
Evernote has tasks with reminders, its own calendar and connections to Google and Outlook calendars.
Evernote has native iPhone and Android apps, while FixNote runs on a phone only in the browser.
If you have thousands of notes from many years with PDF attachments, moving them takes more effort than staying.

Verdict

Evernote fits people who keep their whole archive there, web pages, PDFs and tasks included, and are fine paying $14.99 a month or more. FixNote fits people who want private notes with no limit on the free plan and an assistant that also runs on their own model.

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Questions

How many notes does Evernote Free allow?: According to Evernote's plans page, Free holds 50 notes in one notebook and syncs one device. FixNote Free has no note limit.
Is Evernote end-to-end encrypted?: Only for selected text: from Starter up, the Mac and Windows apps can lock it with a passphrase. Everything else sits on Evernote's servers in a form the service can read.
Can I import my Evernote notes into FixNote?: Not directly, since FixNote doesn't read .enex files. Export your notebooks from Evernote as .enex, convert them to Markdown, for example with Obsidian's free Importer plugin, and open the folder in FixNote with Import notes.
Does Evernote have AI?: Yes: AI Assistant, semantic search, AI Transcribe for meetings and AI editing. Connecting Evernote to Claude and ChatGPT over MCP starts with the Starter plan.
Is FixNote cheaper than Evernote?: FixNote Pro is $7 a month or $60 a year; Evernote Starter is $14.99 a month or $99 a year. FixNote Free also has no note limit.