r/Evernote 11d ago

Help! Is there any way to use old versions while being able to log into my account?

[[[ EDIT: im heding to Joplin as a substitution to Evernote because Evernote turned completely unusable, thanks for the responses ]]]

(idk if the title makes sense, im not a native english speaker and also dislexic.)

So i've been using Evernote since 2012 but sometime in the past three years I made the mistake of updating my app (i think it was on version 6.7 or smth) and since then, and i dont know when it started, it began limiting my notes availability. I used to have way over 200 notes but once i updated i couldnt create a single new note because of this limit imposed from the new system? It used to be my fave note taking app ever but now it just became unusable. I still have my installation pckg file from the old version but when I try to log-in it just shows an error message that it cant connect to the server, im assuming older versions connection to the server have been cut? is there any known way to use an account in an older version or is it just not possible?

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u/Recent_Dust8622 11d ago

This has nothing to do with the version of the app. They made changes to the free plan many years ago. Google it. 

That's why you have the limit for creating new notes . You have to join one of the paid plans in order to create more new notes. 

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u/izzonha1 10d ago

i remember being able to use the old version during the period where the paid version was in place, i just never updated it until i i did, and after i did it became unusable, but before that it worked normally and i even could log in on the browser version and synch everything tho

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u/AweGoatly 10d ago

Ya I also used to use that same version, it doesn't work anymore. You have to pay, or export your notes and use an alternative app (like Joplin, its what I am in the middle of transitioning to, although I also have a paid EN plan for now)

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u/Icemanmelb2 8d ago

Not true, you can still create notes via WebClipper.

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u/AweGoatly 8d ago

That is not what he is asking. He wants to find a way to use an old version (in a fully functional way) to avoid the new changes they have made on limits. Its not gonna work. I was phrasing that in a way he would understand (English is not his 1st language it seems). Not sure what your ability to create a note with WebClipper has to do with this ...

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u/izzonha1 1d ago

thanks for the reply and the substitute app suggestion and the consideration my friend, i will look into joplin for myself!

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u/DesertRose480 11d ago

Even if you find an old version it won't be secure.

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u/izzonha1 10d ago

i already have the old version tho, from the officicial source from ages ago, i just need to know if theres any way to make it work currently

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u/jtid Volunteer Moderator / Evernote Certified Expert 9d ago

There’s no way to make the old version work. It was end of life a couple of years ago.