Microsoft OneNote

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About Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a free cloud-based digital note taking app that allows users to create and organize meeting notes, journal entries, lab results and more. Users can take that notes are then instantly converted into digital text for improved organization and less retyping. The product offers deep search functionality for all notes stored in its database and allows users to store and organize audio recordings in a searchable format. OneNote also comes Microsoft 365 integration.


Key benefits of Microsoft OneNote

E-Book: Store all contacts in one place with one template

University: With the fall courses template, users can manage your course load and stay organized throughout the semester.

Outlook: Tight integration with your inbox means seamless file sharing

Cut. Paste. Cook: Gather and organize recipes and entertainment tips using notes, photos, and even clippings from websites.

Live sharing: Collaborate with friends or colleagues on the same page with Live Sharing.

Canvas: OneNote allows adding, grouping, and moving of notebooks.


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Value for Money
4.5/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.5/5
Customer Support
4.3/5

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shivani
shivani
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  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Note taking made easy in Onenote

Reviewed on 14/03/2024

Great overall experience managing my notes and sharing them with my colleagues. I would highly...

Great overall experience managing my notes and sharing them with my colleagues. I would highly recommend this over other resources like Evernote.

Pros

The ease of sharing my notes with someone, commenting on notes by both primary author and collaborators, auto sync on the one drive.

Cons

For some reason, one note seems to perform better on Mac systems but not as much on windows. It crashes a lot on windows.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great for meeting minutes and action items

Reviewed on 20/03/2024

It is reliable, easy to use and share, and is a favorite collaboration tool among employees.

It is reliable, easy to use and share, and is a favorite collaboration tool among employees.

Pros

It was easy to use and for employees to collaborate with. It is great to organize meeting notes and to-do tasks/action items. Especially since you can make multiple tabs and subpages.

Cons

It was a little clunky when trying to move OneNote files from one location to another, especially with OneNote files stored in Microsoft SharePoint. We had issues a view times with issues merging changes when many people were editing at once and ended up with lost pages in the document. Also there is no way to recover just a single page if deleted.

Alternatives Considered

Confluence, Evernote Teams and Microsoft Word

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft OneNote

It was already integrated into Microsoft SharePoint and Outlook and included with the Office suite our employees were using. So it made sense to go with OneNote.
Jordan
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

OneNote is great for quick notes!

Reviewed on 23/01/2025

Overall it has been very positive and I love using the program

Overall it has been very positive and I love using the program

Pros

I can quickly sketch down ideas i have in meetings

Cons

There are not any cons I have. Although i do not use every feature

Mark
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  • Industry: Apparel & Fashion
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

OneNote Review

Reviewed on 26/08/2024

Pros

Able to save documents written in Microsoft word. Has great storage for saving documents

Cons

Unable to connect to a printer. When it comes down to getting documents it has a hard time releasing them.

Noah
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

OneNote Review

Reviewed on 25/11/2024

Great. It is a good note taking software that is well organized

Great. It is a good note taking software that is well organized

Pros

I like how well you can organize a lot of notes and ideas in one page.

Cons

My experience has pretty much been good with OneNote and for what I us it for.

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Microsoft OneNote FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft OneNote.

Microsoft OneNote offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: USD 7.20/month
  • Pricing model: Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Microsoft OneNote is bought as part of the Microsoft 365 suite.

Microsoft OneNote has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Microsoft OneNote supports the following languages:

English

Microsoft OneNote supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Microsoft OneNote integrates with the following applications:

AutoCAD, EDUonGo, Feedly, IFTTT, Microsoft Lens, Obindo

Microsoft OneNote offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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