Tusk is a new unofficial and open-source Evernote app for Linux, Mac and Windows.
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Electron is the main GUI framework behind several open-source projects including Atom, GitHub Desktop, Light Table, Visual Studio Code, Evernote, and WordPress Desktop. Electron applications are composed of multiple processes.
Built using Electron, Tusk wraps the regular Evernote web app in a traditional desktop window and adds some useful new features to it, like app menus, keyboard shortcuts and optional dark themes.
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Evernote is used by more than 100 million people worldwide, a following so large that the service is practically a by-word for productivity!
But with no official Evernote app for Linux, Tux loving fans of the nifty note taking service tend to rely on unofficial community apps like NixNote, EverPad, NeverNote and Whatever.
There’s also the official Evernote web app, which works in any modern web browser on any modern operating system, including Linux. But this client has a few …deficiencies, including a total lack of keyboard shortcuts/navigation, a searingly bright default theme, and (obviously) is stuck inside the browser.
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Tusk isan open-source Evernote app built using Electron. It takes the standard Evernote web-client and bolts on some handy desktop features, including optional dark and sepia themes and a huge set of keyboard shortcuts for managing, creating and editing notes.
And I do mean a huge set of keyboard shortcuts:
| Toggle Window Menu | Alt |
| Return to Notes | Esc |
| Delete Note | Delete |
| Toggle Dark Theme | Cmd/CtrlD |
| Toggle Sepia Theme | Cmd/CtrlG |
| Toggle Focus Mode | Cmd/CtrlK |
| Exit Focus Mode | Cmd/CtrlO |
| New Note | Cmd/CtrlN |
| Add Shortcut | Cmd/CtrlS |
| Set Reminder | Cmd/CtrlE |
| Search Notes | Cmd/CtrlF |
| Bold Text | Cmd/CtrlB |
| Italic Text | Cmd/CtrlI |
| Underline Text | Cmd/CtrlU |
| Strikethrough Text | Cmd/CtrlT |
| Increase Indentation | Cmd/CtrlM |
| Toggle Settings | Cmd/Ctrl, |
| Toggle Black Theme | Cmd/CtrlAltE |
| Toggle Tags | Cmd/CtrlAltT |
| Toggle Notebooks | Cmd/CtrlAltN |
| Align Left | Cmd/CtrlAltL |
| Align Center | Cmd/CtrlAltM |
| Align Right | Cmd/CtrlAltR |
| New Tag | Cmd/CtrlShiftT |
| New Notebook | Cmd/CtrlShiftN |
| Toggle Checkbox | Cmd/CtrlShiftC |
| Code Block | Cmd/CtrlShiftL |
| Add Link | Cmd/CtrlShiftK |
| Attach File | Cmd/CtrlShiftF |
| Insert from Drive | Cmd/CtrlShiftD |
| Decrease Indentation | Cmd/CtrlShiftM |
| Numbered List | Cmd/CtrlShiftO |
| Toggle Shortcuts | Cmd/CtrlShiftS |
| Bulleted List | Cmd/CtrlShift. |
| Subscript Text | Cmd/CtrlShift] |
| Superscript Text | Cmd/CtrlShift[ |
| Insert Horizontal Rule | Cmd/CtrlShift |
There’s also a distraction-free ‘focus mode’, a well proportioned ‘compact mode’, a system tray applet, and full support for navigating between notes using Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, etc.
Ideal for keyboard heavy users
If you consider yourself to be content with the standard Evernote web app in a browser tab then, quite honestly, Tusk is not going to woo you. As an Electron app Tusk is not the most resource efficient option, something that becomes apparent the long it stays open.
The tray icon is currently non-optional. A shame as, on my GNOME desktop at least, it’s seriously oversized and only offers two options: focus the window and quit.
But if you long to close your browser to focus on note taking exclusively, or want to use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and manage your Evernote notes, then Tusk is a well worth considering.
Keep in mind that this app is not officially supported by the Evernote Corporation, but as the wrapper and its added extras are open-source you can file bug reports and make feature suggestions on the Tusk Github page.
Eager to try Tusk out? You can download Ubuntu/Linux, Windows and Mac installers from the following page:
Thanks Alex H.
Whereas Evernote Corporation still doesn't support Linux platform, there's a need to piece it out. Using a web version can not always be comfortable, therefore there's nothing that can be more useful than a desktop client.
Whatever is built with Electron. It provides wide enough integration with desktop, such as dock and tray icons and background working mode. Withal, it affords all functionality that is represented in the web version.
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This software is 100% free, non-commercial, independent and unofficial. It is not supported by Evernote© Corporation or any other commercial organization.