Notes Stack vs Evernote Web Clipper
Evernote is a veteran in the note-taking space, and its Web Clipper extension is one of the most installed Chrome extensions ever. It excels at saving web content into your Evernote notebooks. Notes Stack takes a fundamentally different approach: instead of clipping pages, it lets you write your own notes right beside the page you're viewing.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Notes Stack | Evernote Web Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Browser side panel | Yes | No |
| Page-attached notes | Yes | No |
| Rich text editor | Yes | In Evernote app |
| Web page clipping | No | Yes |
| Screenshot capture | No | Yes |
| Task lists / checklists | Yes | In Evernote app |
| Color-coded stacks | Yes | Notebooks & tags |
| Reminders | Yes | Yes |
| PIN lock | Yes | No |
| CSV export | Yes | ENEX export |
| Domain filtering | Yes | No |
| Requires account | No | Yes |
| Free tier limits | Unlimited | Limited |
| Price | Free | Freemium |
Where Notes Stack Wins
No Account Required
Notes Stack works the moment you install it. No sign-ups, no email verification, no onboarding wizard. Evernote Web Clipper requires an Evernote account and forces you through their sign-in flow before you can clip anything.
Write, Don't Just Clip
Evernote Web Clipper is great at saving what's already on the page — articles, screenshots, simplified versions of web pages. But it doesn't let you write your own thoughts in-context. Notes Stack is the opposite: it gives you a rich editor in the side panel so you can capture your analysis, your questions, your takeaways while looking at the page.
Completely Free, No Limits
Evernote's free tier limits the number of notes you can create and the devices you can sync to. Notes Stack is 100% free with no caps on notes, stacks, or features.
Page Context That Persists
When you write a note in Notes Stack, it's attached to the current URL. Navigate back to that page and your notes appear automatically. With Evernote, clipped content lives in a notebook somewhere — you have to search for it when you return to the same page.
Where Evernote Web Clipper Wins
Full-Page Clipping
If you want to save an entire article, recipe, or PDF for offline reading, Evernote Web Clipper does this beautifully. It strips away ads and navigation, giving you a clean, readable copy inside your Evernote library.
Cross-Platform Ecosystem
Evernote has native apps on every platform — Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and the web. Your clipped content is accessible everywhere. Notes Stack is a browser extension, so your notes live in Chrome.
Advanced Search
Evernote's search can find text inside images and PDFs, which is a powerful feature for heavy researchers who clip visual content.
Choose Notes Stack if you want to write your own notes while browsing — not just save what's on the page — and prefer a lightweight, free tool that lives in the side panel.
Choose Evernote Web Clipper if your workflow is centered around saving and archiving web content into a cross-platform note library, and you're willing to pay for the full Evernote experience.
Try Notes Stack for free
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