As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Evernote, and have been for many years. I started with it back when the GUI was very different and there was no syncing - imagine that.
However, it is just recently that I configured my Brother MFC-7340 Multi-function to scan DIRECTLY to Evernote. Prior to this I was using my copier's scan to email function, which requires more steps.
Here are the instructions which can be easily adjusted to work with many other desktop scanners.
Start by opening the Brother Control Center from the taskbar or from the Programs menu. Click Configuration...
Choose an unassigned Custom Scan, give the button a name and pick SCAN TO IMAGE...
Now use the ADD button to create a new target application. Find the evernote.exe (evernote.app on a Mac) in your PC's Program Files. I choose .pdf as my preferred document type.
Once added, adjust the quality and interface settings as needed.
You are ready to scan to Evernote.
Only problem in this equation is that you are using a brother scanner.
Posted by: Jimmy Gilley | March 04, 2011 at 11:04 PM
When $139 buys me this Brother MFC (less than 1 toner for my old HP printer), I'll take my chances.
Posted by: John De Souza | March 04, 2011 at 11:48 PM
I'm excited ...
This is the solution that I have been looking for. Thank you.
Posted by: Tim | March 16, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Glad to be of help Tim.
Posted by: John De Souza | March 16, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Thanks John, can't wait to try this out. Can you tell me if the PDFs are searchable in Evernote? I've got an MFC-7340, and I've just been scanning to the desktop and then dragging files to Evernote. They do not seem to be searchable when I do it this way, which is a huge drawback. Thanks for posting!
Posted by: Rob | June 06, 2011 at 06:31 PM
They do not appear to be searchable. That would be a great feature.
Posted by: John De Souza | June 10, 2011 at 06:47 AM
Hi! II really wanted to thank you for this one... I had a very hard time trying to scan docs on my laptop... Thanks!
Posted by: business card scanner | July 08, 2011 at 03:27 AM
Thank you for this tip John.
I have an ino too: PDFs are not searchable but JPGs are. I know it sounds weird but Evernote's OCR does not work with PDFs. All you have to do id change the file type to JPG and sync; after a while your note will be searchable.
Posted by: Frederic | October 25, 2011 at 07:50 AM
This does't work for my MFC 9970CDW. There is no way to choose evernote. Only a few default apps are listed. Bummer!
Posted by: Bryan | December 07, 2011 at 02:43 PM
Thank you!!!!!!!! I was very close to spending $300 to buy a scansnap to be able to scan directly into evernote, until I found this posting!!
Posted by: Patty | February 08, 2012 at 02:58 PM
Is Evernote compatible with any other scanner aside from Brother? Some offices may have different brands of scanners, and I think they would want to clear any compatibility issues before availing of that tool.
Posted by: Ruby Badcoe | February 18, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Thanks for the tips. BTW, EverNote as of January 2012 searches documents scanned to .PDF: http://blog.evernote.com/2012/01/24/evernote-for-windows-update-major-pdf-improvements/
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