My desk is piled in one corner with scraps of paper - handwritten notes, ideas, snippets of research, song lyrics, and about a gazillion other things. Another gazillion or so are scattered in folders, under various headings. EverNote promises to help me with that.

EverNote 1.0 is designed to give users a single place for all types of notes and information – and to make them instantly accessible at any time, in any place. EverNote makes it easy to store and quickly access typed and handwritten memos, Web page excerpts, e-mails, phone messages, addresses, passwords, brainstorms, sketches, documents, and more.

Multiple note formats: Text, Web, e-mail, handwriting, image clips, and digital snapshots.

Powerful SmartSearch: Multiple methods for finding notes: visually, by time, categories, automatic labeling, and keywords, complete with matching note count.

Intelligent, multiple categories: Assigns multiple categories to notes automatically or manually, using drag and drop for easy organization and retrieval.

Advanced handwriting recognition: Recognizes and searches through handwritten notes. Automatically perfects freehand shapes and charts. Recognizes handwritten page layouts and formatting.

To do’s and other note templates: Allows users to easily enter and monitor to do lists, expenses, and other common note templates.

Intuitive UI: All notes placed on an endless, virtual roll of paper.

After I have had a chance to use it for a while, I’ll give you an update. In the meantime, you can download the beta version for yourself (release version will be available sometime in first quarter 2005). Let me know what you think.