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Microsoft OneNote

Free digital note-taking application for all devices

Overview

What Microsoft OneNote does

Microsoft OneNote is a free digital notebook for capturing and organizing all your notes and information. With unlimited free online storage, cross-platform synchronization, and seamless integration with other Microsoft Office tools, OneNote is perfect for personal and team note-taking.

What people use it for

  • Productivity
  • Collaboration
  • Task management
  • Organization

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Microsoft OneNote.

  • Full-featured OneNote requires a paid Microsoft 365 subscription (from $9.99 per month for Personal); the standalone free version is web and mobile only

Pricing

What Microsoft OneNote costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

OneNote

Free

  • Unlimited free notes
  • Cross-device sync
  • Collaboration
  • Integration with Office
  • Unlimited cloud storage

Capabilities

Features

  • Digital notebook with sections and pages

    Digital notebook with sections and pages capability

  • Rich text formatting

    Rich text formatting capability

  • Drawing and handwriting

    Drawing and handwriting capability

  • Image and file attachments

    Image and file attachments capability

  • Web clipper

    Web clipper capability

  • Cross-platform sync

    Cross-platform sync capability

  • Collaboration and sharing

    Collaboration and sharing capability

  • Search functionality

    Search functionality capability

Behind it

Who makes Microsoft OneNote

Company
Microsoft Corporation
Based in
Redmond, WA

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