Editing Microsoft OneNote (section)

=== Windows ===
The first version, OneNote 2003, was only sold as a separate product for Windows<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Preview |url=https://www.itprotoday.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-office-onenote-2003-preview |first=Paul |last=Thurrott |date=Oct 19, 2003 |website=ITPro Today |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref> compatible with [[Windows XP]] and [[Windows 2000]] as well as for [[Microsoft Tablet PC|Microsoft Tablet PCs]] with pen input.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanjey |first=Sachin |date=Jan 6, 2006 |url=https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/onenote-2003-an-introduction/ |title=OneNote 2003 - An Introduction |website=C# Corner |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref> Starting with [[Office 2007]] it was then included as part of the Office suite, as the software was positioned more as a student tool rather than business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bott |first=Ed |date=Feb 15, 2006 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/for-office-2007-at-home-outlook-is-out-onenote-is-in/ |title=For Office 2007 at home, Outlook is out, OneNote is in |website=ZDNET |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref>

A [[Microsoft Store]] version of OneNote (formerly known as OneNote MX) was available for [[Windows 8]] and [[Windows RT|RT]], using [[OneDrive]] as a storage place. It is optimized for use on tablets by implementing a [[pie menu]] interface and invoking operating system's tablet-specific functionality.<ref name="zdnet-lynconenotemx">{{Cite web |last=Foley |first=Mary Jo |date=Oct 26, 2012 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/microsofts-lync-and-onenote-apps-for-windows-8-windows-rt-now-in-windows-store/ |title=Microsoft's Lync and OneNote apps for Windows 8, Windows RT now in Windows Store |website=ZDNET |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref>

==== OneNote for Windows 10 ====
In 2018, Microsoft announced that for OneNote on Windows, the [[Universal Windows Platform]] (UWP) based OneNote for Windows 10, now renamed "OneNote for Windows 10", would be the default experience for Office users on Windows. The Win32/Win64 "desktop" version would remain known as OneNote 2016 despite the release of [[Office 2019]], would no longer receive new features, and would not be installed with Office by default, but remain available as an option.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The best version of OneNote on Windows |website=Microsoft Tech Community |first1=William |last1=Devereux |date=April 18, 2018 |url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-365-blog/the-best-version-of-onenote-on-windows/ba-p/183974 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521115821/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-365-Blog/The-best-version-of-OneNote-on-Windows/ba-p/183974 |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref>

However, Microsoft reversed this decision in 2019; in the same year, the company announced that both versions would receive active development and the desktop version would once again be installed with Office by default.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2019 |title=Your OneNote |url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-365-blog/your-onenote/ba-p/954922 |website=Microsoft Community Hub |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929100507/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-365-blog/your-onenote/ba-p/954922 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> The desktop application was renamed to simply OneNote,<ref name="faq" /> matching the other programs in [[Office 365]]. OneNote is no longer installed with Windows starting from [[Windows 11]], but is still available from [[Microsoft Store]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows 11 Specs and System Requirements |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications |website=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref>

In 2021, Microsoft announced that OneNote for Windows 10 would be discontinued and that they were working on migrating users and features to the desktop version. They also announced that it would be receiving some user interface changes to be more in line with Windows 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-05 |title=What's Coming to OneNote |url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/what-s-coming-to-onenote/ba-p/2612960 |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Microsoft Community Hub |language=en}}</ref>

Starting in April 2025, the OneNote for Windows 10 app began displaying a deprecation notice, encouraging users to transition to the desktop OneNote app. The UWP app will officially reach end of support in October 2025, together with Windows 10.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-happening-to-onenote-for-windows-10-2b453bfe-66bc-4ab2-9118-01e7eb54d2d6 |title=What is happening to OneNote for Windows 10 |website=Microsoft Support |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Endicott |first=Sean |date=2025-03-24 |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-will-slow-down-this-version-of-onenote-before-finally-terminating-support-later-this-year |title=Microsoft will slow down this version of OneNote before finally terminating support later this year |website=Windows Central |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref>