Evernote Offline Alternative for Windows

Evernote has continuously increased its subscription pricing and placed tight restrictions on free tiers, limiting device sync and note counts. If you want a 100% free, offline alternative for Windows that keeps all your notes in a single portable file, SEO Note is the perfect replacement.

Three builds ship from this site. SEO Note 2.1 is the current one: an Electron app (about 121 MB installer) for Windows 10/11 64-bit and Linux x64, with Markdown, the tree editor, AI talking to a model you connect — a local one or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, a web clipper and git sync of the file. For Android 6.0 and newer there is a release-signed APK (~10 MB) of the same interface; on the phone notes live as a folder of Markdown files on the device, and passwords, sync, the clipper and AI answer there with an explicit refusal. The classic build 1.3.34 (~2.5 MB, Win32) stays on the download page for Windows 7, 8 and 32-bit PCs, where 2.1 does not install; its notes file is .seo. All three work offline with no account: pick your build, or read how 2.1 and 1.3.34 differ.

Why Switch from Evernote to SEO Note?

• No Subscriptions or Limits: Completely freeware. Store unlimited notes across any number of Windows PCs.
• 100% Offline Privacy: Your notes stay on your local disk or USB drive. No cloud server leaks.
• Light and Quick: the classic 1.3.34 is a ~2.5 MB download with about 24 MB of memory — 2-3 seconds to the window on a 2015-era Core i5; the current 2.1 (about 121 MB) is the Electron build for Windows 10/11 64-bit and Linux.

Download SEO Note for Windows and take full ownership of your notes.

Mini FAQ

Does SEO Note cost money or limit how many notes I keep? It is completely freeware with no subscriptions and no limits, so you can store unlimited notes across any number of Windows PCs.

Is SEO Note heavy to run on a Windows PC? The classic 1.3.34 is a lightweight Win32 application: ~2.5 MB download, about 8.7 MB on disk after installation and about 24 MB of memory in use; on a 2015-era Core i5 the window appears in 2-3 seconds. The current 2.1 is an Electron app (about 121 MB) for Windows 10/11 64-bit and Linux.

Where does SEO Note keep my notes? Everything stays in a single portable file on your local disk or USB drive, so no cloud server is involved.

How do I move notes from Evernote into SEO Note? Export the Evernote notebook to .enex or .html, then import into SEO Note (2.0 handles .html natively; for the classic build copy text into matching tree nodes). The hierarchy will flatten to one level, so restructure the branches to your own naming.

Is there a limit on devices or number of notes? No: one file, one licence-free binary. Install on as many PCs as you want. The only ceiling is your disk — a 10 000-node tree fits in well under 5 MB.