EverNote was the best note taking application I found so far. It’s free and it works on Mac and Windows. Unfortunately the best does not mean it’s good.

While EverNote packs a lot of advanced features, like recognizing text in images, the basic functionality is riddled with bugs and unpolished experiences that I encounter on a daily basis. A real shame for software that has been in the market for so long.

I’ve been using Google Wave for a few days and it looks like it might be a good note taker. It’s inherently cross-platform by virtue of running in the browser, it has a pleasent user interface and all the basic text formating functionality that I need.

It does have its share of bugs, but I’m more forgiving given that it’s a preview release and Google is very clear it’s not a finished product.