EverNote bumping iOS version to 4.0, revamps UI

Popular multi-media note-taking and cloud-storage app EverNote, a staple of the iOS App Store, today went live with the all-new v4 which features a revamped user interface, a new home screen, Snippets View, the ability to simultaneously type notes as well as record audio, and many other features all based on user feedback that pointed back to one significant idea: moving around the app, creating things and finding things should be easier, said the company on its blog announcing the new version.

The area that got the biggest overhaul was the note creation screen, which has been completely retooled. Users can record up to 90 minutes of audio, easily attach images (multiple) to notes, easily add tags and assign notebooks, select multiple camera-roll items at once, and add or delete location information attached to a note.

Browsing notes and notebooks has also gotten a facelift. Users can browse notes by what notebook they are in, by tags or using the new, separate search screen. Images and attachments can also be quickly searched visually through galleries, as well as a map view for finding notes made in specific locations.

The company added that in the process of overhauling EverNote, too many ideas came to fruition to put into the new release without delaying it further, so some features will be forthcoming soon. Shared notebooks, Notebook stacks, in-app rich text editing of notes and significant changes to the iPad interface are among the promised features on the way.

EverNote is offered as a free app, and requires either a free or paid subscription (paid subscribers avoid ads and get extra offline features). Subscriptions cost $5 per month or $45 per year. The iOS version requires iOS v3 or later; a Mac version is also available.