If you’re an Evernote power user, there’s good news! Evernote has officially brought back tabbed notes, a feature that Mac users loved and lost in October 2020. When Evernote rebuilt its app from the ground up to be an identical cross-platform app for Windows, Mac, and desktop, it eliminated tabs entirely.
Back then, tabs were a Mac-only benefit that never existed on Windows; So it was left out to keep things consistent across all platforms. Five years later, they’re back, this time available for both Mac and Windows.
How do tabs actually work in Evernote?
Opening a note in a new tab is straightforward. You can right-click any note in the notes list, sidebar, or three-dot menu and select “Open in new tab.” There’s also a plus button to the right of your open tabs so you can quickly add a new one.
You can set what a new tab opens with by default, be it your home page, all notes, or all notebooks, by going to Settings, then Settings, then Application. You can also move and rearrange tabs as you wish, which is handy for prioritizing notes during a busy workday.
Wait, there’s more to this update
Tabs aren’t just limited to notes. You can also open Tasks, Calendar, Home, Notebooks, and Templates in separate tabs. Keyboard shortcuts are also available, including Ctrl and Cmd and O to open the current note in a new tab and Cmd and W to close one.
A particularly useful detail is the red pulsating dot that appears on a tab when a recording is active, so you always know which note is recording audio.
That’s great, but Evernote’s rising price is becoming hard to ignore
The return of tabs and version 11’s new AI features are clearly part of Evernote’s efforts to win back users. For anyone living in Evernote, the latest update brings useful features that are worth getting excited about.
However, Evernote’s prices have increased dramatically over the years. The company implemented a sharp price hike in 2026 that nearly doubled the subscription cost to $250 per year.
What was once popular for its incredible value at a low cost has repositioned itself as a premium productivity suite, bundling AI tools, calendar syncing, and task management into every tier, whether you want those features or not.
For users who have exceeded the 20 notebook threshold or used more than three synced devices, the cheaper $99 Starter plan is simply no longer an option. Making matters worse, the new pricing introduced a 1GB total storage cap for the Starter tier, a jarring change from the previously unlimited storage model. For comparison, $100 a year will get you 2TB from Google.
Longtime subscribers who have stuck with Evernote despite years of change are now actively switching to alternatives like Notion and Notesnook because they believe in better value, unlimited storage on free tiers, and cleaner interfaces without forced AI integration. Are you sticking with Evernote or have the price increases finally made you look elsewhere?
