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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
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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
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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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