Tags view: color, organize, and manage your tags

The Tags view is a dedicated space where you can see, color, organize, and manage all your tags. A note lives in one notebook but can have several tags, so tags let you group related notes in more ways and find them faster. The Tags view brings them all together, with room to sort, filter, and tidy them up.

Please Note: The new Tags view is rolling out gradually on desktop, web, and mobile. If you don't see it yet, it will be available on your account soon.

What you can do in the Tags view

• Color your tags with 48 colors that work in both light and dark mode, so they stand out wherever they appear.
• See your tags your way: as a table or in groups, with filters and sorting.
• Tidy up in one go: select several tags to recolor, nest, or delete them at once, or drag them to rearrange your tag tree.
• Preview tagged notes right next to your tags.

On desktop and web

Open Tags from the sidebar to open the Tags view.

The first time you open the Tags view, a short tour introduces what's new. On desktop, a New badge marks Tags in the sidebar until you dismiss it.

Color your tags

Right-click a tag (or click the three dots next to it) and choose Change color. To color several tags at once, select them first, then choose the color. Right-clicking a tag in the Tags view opens the same actions menu as the three dots. On desktop, the same menu also opens from the sidebar and from a tag pill at the bottom of a note; on web, the note-footer pill still opens the older dropdown.

View, sort, and filter your tags

• Table or groups: Show your tags as a table, or grouped together.
• Sort: In the Table view, click a column header to sort by Name, Notes, Sub-tags, Last used, Creation date, or Created by; click again to reverse the order. In the Grouped view, choose how to group tags.
• Filter: Filter by Color, Tag parent, or Last used. Only tags matching your filters are shown.
• Group by: In the Grouped view, group tags by Alphabetical, Color, Created by, or Number of notes.
• Hierarchy: Turn hierarchy mode on to see nested tags under their parent tags, or off to see all tags in a flat list.

Preview and manage tagged notes

Select a tag to see its notes in the panel on the right. Use the search box to filter that list, or create a new note already tagged with the selected tags. Click a note to open it; going back returns you to your tag list.

• Resize the panel: Drag its edge to make it wider. Your preferred width syncs across your devices.
• Several tags selected: By default, the panel shows notes that have any of the selected tags. Switch to all tags to see only the notes that have every selected tag.
• Bulk actions on notes: Select several notes in the panel to add tags, remove tags, or delete the notes in one go. Applying tags shows a confirmation with Undo.

Nest and rearrange tags

• Nest a tag: Drag a tag row onto another tag to make it a sub-tag.
• Move several tags at once: Select multiple tags, then drag them together.
• Move a tag out of its parent: Drag it onto the Drop the tag here to move it to top level area that appears at the bottom of the view.
• Undo a move: Click Undo in the notification that appears after you move a tag.

To learn more about tag hierarchies, see Nested tags.

Create tags from search

When you search for a tag in a tag picker and nothing matches, you can create a new tag (or a new note) directly from your search.

On mobile (iPhone, iPad, and Android)

Open Tags from the navigation menu. If you don't see it in the navbar, tap the three dots to access more sections.

• See more at a glance: Each tag shows its color, how many notes it has, and an arrow to expand its sub-tags.
• Sort and filter: Sort by Name, Notes, Sub-tags, Last used, Creation date, or Created by. Filter by Letter, Created by, Sub-tags count, Note count, Last used, Color, or Tag parent. Active filters appear as pills you can tap to remove.
• Quick actions: Tap a tag to open its actions, where you can see its notes, edit it, change its color, add a sub-tag, add it to shortcuts, remove it from all notes, or delete it. Touch and hold a tag to start selecting several tags.
• Change several tags at once: Select multiple tags and apply the same action to all of them.
• Tag new notes right away: After creating a note, you can add tags to it immediately.

Tags in Teams accounts

In Teams accounts, the Tags view shows who created each tag in the Created by column. Tag actions you don't have permission to use appear greyed out, with an explanation of why they aren't available. For more information, visit How Tags work in Evernote Teams.

Frequently asked questions

Why don't I see the new Tags view?

The new Tags view is rolling out gradually. Make sure your Evernote app is up to date; if you still don't see it, it will be available on your account soon.

Can I still add tags to notes the same way?

Yes. You can still add tags from the note itself or by typing # while you write. To learn how, see Tags overview.

Do tag colors work in dark mode?

Yes. All 48 tag colors are designed to be readable in both light and dark mode.

Updated November 03, 2026 19:15