Evernote

Evernote is a comprehensive application that offers an intuitive workspace for managing notes, ideas, lists and events into one place. It comes in handy for personal and business purposes alike.

The tool has a portable counterpart for carrying all your notes around on a USB drive, and it offers support for iOS devices, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry. It syncs data to the cloud and can be accessed from a web interface. It's necessary to sign up for a free account to use this tool (doesn't require email confirmation).

The interface is clean and attractive, with a well-organized layout divided into multiple panels. You can create notes and assign tags, format font settings, insert tables and horizontal rules, hyperlinks and checkboxes (for to-do lists), as well as count words and resources. Notes can be sent via email, or posted on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

It is possible to set source URLs, locations and author details, export notes to ENEX, HTML, MHT or HTML format with filtered attributes, drag them to the "Shortcuts" panel for quick access, as well as create ink, audio or webcam notes.

Evernote also lets you create notebooks locally or synchronize them, designed for organizing notes by goal. You can use a wide-spread search function and expand the program's functionality by exploring supported apps via "Trunk".

Other options enable you to import data from Microsoft OneNote, attach files, print data, link your account to other users, use a spellchecker, merge notes, import folders for monitoring and adding new and updated files, customize the toolbar, configure hotkeys, enable email notifications, and change the UI language.

The application has minimal impact on system performance, a good reaction time, and excellent speed for synchronizing data. When it comes down to it, Evernote offers excellent utilities for managing notes across multiple platforms, backed up by a highly intuitive workspace.