Use Evernote on your phone as a pocket scanner. Capture photos, handwritten notes, and documents such as business cards, receipts to Evernote. Once saved to your account, scanned items are available to you wherever you have Evernote.
How to use the in-app camera
Launch the in-app camera: Tap the upward arrow on the new note button, then tap Take a photo or Scan a document. In older versions of the app, tap the camera icon from the Evernote home screen (iOS) or the Evernote Android widget. Snap a photo by tapping the shutter button. The captured image will be saved as a new note.
Auto-capture: The easiest way to scan documents is to hold the camera steadily over the document or card so that the edges are visible inside the frame. The camera automatically detects, focuses, and takes a snapshot of the document.
Snap photos of receipts
Use the Evernote camera to snap a photo of anything. Capture handwritten notes and drawings from a whiteboard or the back of an envelope. Scan paper documents and business cards. Handwritten or printed text saved to Evernote becomes searchable.
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Scan and save receipts into a notebook for easy reference when submitting expense reports
Scan handwritten notes and hand-drawn sketches
Snap photos of handwritten notes and drawings to Evernote. Clearly written notes are editable and searchable. Learn more
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Scan notes from Post-it® Notes, napkins, pages of a notebook, or the back of an envelope.
Scan documents, product labels, and manuals
Go paperless and scan hardcopies of all your documents into Evernote.
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Scan bills, health policies, forms, maps, course syllabi, and user manuals for future reference
Snap a photo of product info and labels for supplies such as ink cartridges or water filters that need to be re-stocked regularly
Snap a photo of any product label, such as a wine bottle, and add it to a “favorites” notebook
Capture business cards
Available for Android and iOS
Evernote scans business cards and turns them into individual contact notes. Once scanned, card information such as names, titles, company names, and a picture of the card are saved and searchable. Learn more
Snap photos of whiteboards
Use the Evernote camera to snap a photo of anything. Capture handwritten meeting notes, class notes, and ideas from brainstorming sessions. Handwritten or printed text saved to Evernote becomes searchable.
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Snap a photo of the entire whiteboard or particular sections of a whiteboard.
- Add audio recordings of a meeting to the note with the captured whiteboard notes for more context.
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