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Before you start.
- Find out who bills you before you look for a button. Evernote states to go to your Billing Profile page and look under the Payment Method section. It warns that some people link a credit card or PayPal account to their Apple or Google Play account, in which case the subscription is managed by Apple or Google Play rather than Evernote directly, even though the payment appears to have been made with a credit card.
- Use the new Billing page rather than the old settings screen. Evernote states that the information on the old settings page, or in your Apple or Google Play subscriptions, may not be up to date or accurate.
- Know the free limits. Evernote states the Free plan allows up to 50 notes and 1 notebook, 1 device, 250 MB of monthly upload and 1 GB of storage, and that Evernote Web also counts as one device.
- Your notes are not locked or deleted when you exceed the cap. Evernote states that if you have more notes or notebooks than your plan allows you can still view, edit, share and export your existing notes, but will not be able to create new notes or notebooks until your account is back within the limits.
- The detail that surprises people: Evernote states that notes in the trash still count toward your plan's note limit. Emptying the trash is what actually frees capacity.
- Note the refund windows. Evernote states it will process a refund for a monthly individual subscription if the request is received within twenty days of the date of the payment, and for an annual individual subscription within sixty days of the date of the payment. It states that once a payment is past these time frames, no prorated refunds or credits are offered for partially used subscriptions.
- Evernote states it may be unable to process refunds for payments made through third-party app stores such as Apple, so an App Store charge goes to Apple.
- Older plans are gone. Evernote states that Plus, Premium, Personal and Professional are no longer available, that you cannot switch back to Personal or Professional, and that if you do not agree to a new price you can cancel your subscription before the new price takes effect.
- If you are closing the account too, order matters. Evernote states you must cancel your subscription before closing your account, and that closing a paid account mid-subscription will not automatically clear an open balance.
FOLLOW THE RIGHT BILLING ROUTE
Cancel Evernote, step by step.
Cancel a subscription Evernote bills directly
This is the route when your Billing Profile shows a credit card, PayPal or SEPA paid to Evernote rather than to a store.
- Open Account Settings in Evernote Web.
- Go to Billing.
- Next to Your plan, select Manage.
- Click Cancel plan at the bottom of the page.
- Click Cancel and lose all benefits.
- If you have multiple devices connected, disconnect all but one, then click Disconnect and cancel plan.
- Check the page afterwards: Evernote states that seeing the Restore button indicates your subscription has been successfully cancelled and will not renew.
Evernote also documents a second path on some accounts: Account Settings, Billing, Cancel subscription at the bottom, Continue to cancel, a reason, then Cancel subscription. On an older billing system the path is Account Settings, Manage subscription, then select Evernote Free. Evernote notes the Restore button is not available for discontinued plans.
Cancel a subscription bought through Apple
Evernote genuinely sells its plans as in-app purchases on iOS, and states that if you subscribed through Apple you can cancel within the Apple platform.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap your name at the top.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Evernote, then tap Cancel Subscription.
- Confirm, and keep the Apple confirmation email.
Evernote states it may be unable to process refunds for payments made through third-party app stores such as Apple, so a refund request goes to Apple. To downgrade rather than cancel, Evernote states Apple users do this in the App Store.
Cancel a subscription bought through Google Play
Google Play bills Android in-app purchases, and Evernote states a Play subscription is cancelled within the Google Play platform.
- Open the Play Store app, or go to play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions.
- Tap your profile icon, then Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Select Evernote.
- Tap Cancel subscription and follow the instructions.
- Check the entry shows as cancelled with an end date.
Evernote states that Google Play users cannot downgrade to a smaller plan, and that you are welcome to cancel your subscription and subscribe to a Starter plan once your current subscription expires.
Move to a smaller plan instead of cancelling
Worth considering if 50 notes is not enough but the current tier is too much. Evernote states Starter allows up to 1,000 notes and 20 notebooks on 3 devices.
- Open Account Settings and go to Manage plan.
- Select Switch to Starter.
- The change takes effect at your next renewal rather than immediately.
- If your current plan is Professional or Personal, Evernote states you need to cancel your subscription and then resubscribe to the Starter plan once your current subscription expires.
- On Apple, do the downgrade in the App Store instead.
Evernote states that Starter also caps attachments at 1,000, tags at 100 and workspaces at 10, with 10 GB of monthly upload.
Cancel an Evernote Enterprise subscription
Enterprise, formerly Teams, is cancelled by deactivating the team account, and the consequences reach everyone on it.
- Export the team's notes and notebooks first.
- Open the admin console and go to Billing.
- Open Your Subscription.
- Click Cancel Subscription at the bottom right.
- To shut the account down before the period ends, remove all other users and then contact Evernote support.
Evernote states that once an Evernote Teams account is deactivated, everyone in the team, including account admins, will lose access to all of the team notes and notebooks. Any account admin can perform the cancellation.
What happens next?
- Your notes stay. Evernote states that all your notes and notebooks will still be accessible after cancelling, and that you will be limited to accessing Evernote on one device at a time.
- What stops is creating. Evernote states you will not be able to create new notes if your account has more than 50 notes or more than one notebook, and that this is an overall limit rather than a monthly one.
- Trash counts against you. Evernote states that notes in the trash still count toward your plan's note limit, so emptying the trash is the first thing to try if you are stuck above the cap.
- Shared notes behave oddly at the limit. Evernote states that shared notes still arrive but cannot be moved into your own notebooks unless you are within your plan's limits.
- The device limit bites quickly. Evernote states the Free plan allows 1 device and that Evernote Web counts as one, so signing in on a laptop browser can use the whole allowance.
- Evernote states it will process a refund for a monthly subscription within twenty days of the payment date and an annual subscription within sixty days, and that no prorated refunds or credits are offered once past those windows.
- Its self-serve refund flow sits under Billing, then Need help? next to Billing history. Evernote states that on Advanced with auto-renew still on you are offered a full refund, which downgrades you to Free, or a partial refund, which downgrades you to Starter.
WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK
If you get stuck.
There is no cancel option in my Evernote account
Check the Billing Profile page and look under Payment Method. Evernote states that some people link a credit card or PayPal account to their Apple or Google Play account, in which case the subscription is managed by that store rather than Evernote, even though the payment looks like a card charge. Cancel in your Apple subscriptions or in Google Play instead.
I cancelled but I am not sure it worked
Evernote publishes a specific check: if you see the Restore button, that indicates your subscription has been successfully cancelled and will not renew. It also notes the Restore button is not available for discontinued plans such as Personal, Professional, Plus and Premium, so on one of those the absence of the button proves nothing either way.
I cannot create new notes after downgrading
You are over the cap. Evernote states the Free plan allows up to 50 notes and 1 notebook, that existing notes stay viewable, editable, shareable and exportable, and that you cannot create new ones until you are back within the limits. The step most people miss: Evernote states notes in the trash still count toward the note limit, so empty the trash first.
Evernote is asking me to upgrade to use it on this device
The device limit rather than the note limit. Evernote states the Free plan allows 1 device and that Evernote Web also counts as one. The prompt offers Unsync a device: use it to release the device you are no longer on. Starter allows 3.
My plan was changed and the price went up
Evernote retired the older tiers. It states that Plus, Premium, Personal and Professional are no longer available and that you cannot switch back to Personal or Professional. On price changes it states you will be notified in advance, that changes take effect no sooner than your next scheduled billing date, and that if you do not agree to the new price you can cancel before it takes effect. In Austria, Germany, Poland and South Korea, Evernote states an app store price rise needs your active acceptance or the subscription ends.
I closed my account but the subscription is still running
The order was wrong. Evernote states you must cancel your subscription before closing your account, and that closing a paid account mid-subscription will not automatically clear an open balance. Contact Evernote support with the account email, and if a store billed you, cancel there too, since closing an Evernote account has no effect on an Apple or Google Play subscription.
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GOOD TO KNOW
Questions, answered.
How do I cancel my Evernote subscription?
If Evernote bills you, open Account Settings, go to Billing, select Manage next to Your plan, click Cancel plan and then Cancel and lose all benefits. If Apple or Google Play billed you, cancel in that store instead. Check your Billing Profile page to see which applies.
Will I lose my notes if I cancel Evernote?
No. Evernote states all your notes and notebooks will still be accessible, that you can still view, edit, share and export existing notes over the limit, and that you will not be able to create new notes if you have more than 50 notes or more than one notebook.
Can I get a refund from Evernote?
Evernote states it will process a refund for a monthly individual subscription if the request is received within twenty days of the date of the payment, and for an annual subscription within sixty days. It states no prorated refunds are offered past those windows, and that it may be unable to process refunds for payments made through app stores such as Apple.
How many notes does the free Evernote plan allow?
Evernote states 50 notes and 1 notebook on 1 device, with 250 MB of monthly upload and 1 GB of storage. Notes in the trash count toward that note limit, and Evernote Web counts as one of your devices.
Can I go back to my old Evernote plan?
No. Evernote states that Plus, Premium, Personal and Professional are no longer available and that you cannot switch back to Personal or Professional. The current lineup is Free, Starter, Advanced and Enterprise.
Provider resources
- Evernote: how to cancel your subscription
- Evernote: Free and Starter plan note and notebook limits
- Evernote: will I lose my notes if I cancel
- Evernote: refund policy
- Evernote: how to check your payment method
- Evernote: device limit explained
- Evernote: discontinuing Personal and Professional, introducing Starter and Advanced
- Evernote: cancel an Enterprise subscription
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