Digital life bookmarking tool Evernote emerges from beta for its public launch today, with a few new features I think I'll enjoy. The first new feature I'm excited about is the new clipper tool, which works more like Twine's bookmarking tool in that it slides down from your browser toolbar instead of redirecting to an entirely new page. The other upgrade I'm happy to see is improved organization features, which Mac users will easily appreciate as they work much like a Mac desktop.
The other major change to Evernote is the introduction of premium subscriptions. There were a few times when I described Evernote to a friend and was surprised when they asked how much the service cost, especially considering the number of free bookmarking tools that are already in existence. Given Evernote's approach to digitizing one's life, complete with desktop, Web and mobile apps and synchronization, I can understand how one would wonder at the monthly price for such a tool.
Well friends, wonder no more. Evernote will cost about $5 per month, or $45 per year. Free accounts will still get a good amount of space (40MB), so only the extreme power users will need to pay extra for more space, depending on the size of uploaded content. However, other perks that come with the premium subscription option include first place in the queue for image uploads (during bookmarking, etc.), and SSL securities, which minimizes a user's need to login frequently while clipping Web content.