Editing Microsoft OneNote

{{Short description|Freeform note-taking software}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox software
| name  = Microsoft OneNote for Microsoft 365
| logo  = Microsoft Office OneNote (2018–present).svg
| screenshot = Microsoft OneNote 2019.png
| caption = Notes being created and organized in the 2021 interface refresh of OneNote on desktop, running on [[Windows 11]]
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2003|11|19}}
| ver layout = stacked
| latest_release_version = {{Latest stable software release/Microsoft Office}}<br>'''OneNote app'''{{Latest stable software release/Microsoft OneNote}}
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]],<ref name="desktop version freeware" /> [[macOS]]
| genre = [[Notetaking software]]
| license = [[Proprietary software]], [[Freeware]] (OneNote 2013 and later)
}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Microsoft OneNote (UWP)
| logo = Microsoft Office OneNote (2018–present).svg
| screenshot = Microsoft OneNote UWA.png
| caption = Notes being created and organized in the OneNote [[Universal Windows Platform|UWP app]], running on [[Windows 10]]
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2012|07|16}} <!-- This infobox is not for the desktop version -->
| latest_release_version = 16001.14326.21942.0
| latest_release_date = 2024 <!-- Unsure, nowhere to find exact month and day {{Start date and age|2018|07}} -->
| operating_system = [[Windows 10]],<ref name="desktop version freeware" /> [[Android (operating system)|Android]],<ref name="android-s" /> [[ChromeOS]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]],<ref name="iPhone-s" /> [[iPadOS]],<ref name="iPad-s" /> [[Windows Phone]], [[MacOS]]
| genre = [[Notetaking software]]
| license = [[Freeware]]<ref name="desktop version freeware">{{cite web|last1=Protalinski|first1=Emil|title=Microsoft makes OneNote for Windows completely free by removing all feature restrictions|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/02/13/microsoft-makes-onenote-for-windows-completely-free-by-removing-all-feature-restrictions/|website=[[VentureBeat]]|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727191237/https://venturebeat.com/2015/02/13/microsoft-makes-onenote-for-windows-completely-free-by-removing-all-feature-restrictions/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="android-s">{{Cite web|url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote|title=Microsoft OneNote|work=Android Market|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212223126/https://market.android.com/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iPhone-s">{{Cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id410395246|title=Microsoft OneNote|work=[[App Store (iOS)|App Store]]|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312050644/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id410395246?mt=8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iPad-s">{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote-for-ipad/id478105721?mt=8|title=Microsoft OneNote for iPad|work=App Store|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307222531/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote-for-ipad/id478105721?mt=8|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{Infobox website
| name                 = OneNote.com
| logo                 = <!--Outdated icon removed; it now used the monochrome icon. See this: https://site-cdn.onenote.net/161261831558_Images/en-US/wapsw.png-->
| logo_size            = 64px
| screenshot           = OneNote.com screenshot.png
| caption              = Notes being created and organized on OneNote.com
| commercial           = No
| type                 = [[Notetaking software]]
| registration         = Required
| owner                = [[Microsoft]]
| url                  = {{URL|onenote.com}}
}}

'''Microsoft OneNote''' is a [[note-taking]] [[software]] developed by [[Microsoft]]. It is available as part of the [[Microsoft 365]] suite and since 2014 has been [[Freeware|free]] on all platforms outside the suite.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-17 |title=It's Official: OneNote is Now Free for Everyone |url=https://www.itprotoday.com/office-365/its-official-onenote-now-free-everyone |first1=Paul  |last1=Thurrott |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=ITPro Today |language=en}}</ref> OneNote is designed for free-form [[information gathering]] and [[Collaboration tool|multi-user collaboration]]. It gathers users' notes, drawings, screen clippings, and audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network. 

OneNote is also available as a free, stand-alone app via the official website and the [[app store]]s of: [[Windows 10]]/[[Windows 11|11]], [[MacOS]], [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref name="onenote for free everywhere">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/17/onenote-now-on-mac-free-everywhere-and-service-powered/|title=OneNote now on Mac, free everywhere, and service powered|work=Office Blogs|publisher=Microsoft|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318055323/http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/17/onenote-now-on-mac-free-everywhere-and-service-powered/|url-status=live}}</ref> Microsoft also provides a [[web application|web-based]] version of OneNote as part of [[OneDrive]] and [[Microsoft Office|Office for the web]].

== Overview ==
OneNote was announced by Microsoft's [[Bill Gates]] on November 17, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-11-17 |title=Bill Gates Announces Microsoft OneNote, a New Application To Make Note-Taking More Productive |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2002/11/17/bill-gates-announces-microsoft-onenote-a-new-application-to-make-note-taking-more-productive/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Stories |language=en-US}}</ref> The software allows users to create notes that can include text, pictures, tables, and drawings. Unlike a word processor, OneNote features an almost unbounded document window, in which users can click anywhere on the canvas to create a new text box at that location. OneNote saves data automatically as the user edits the file.

OneNote saves information in ''pages'' organized into ''sections'' within ''notebooks''. Microsoft designed this [[user interface]] to resemble a tabbed [[ring binder]], in which the user can directly make notes and gather material from other [[application software|applications]]. OneNote notebooks collect, organize, and share possibly unpublished materials—as compared to [[word processor]]s and [[wiki]]s, which often target publishing in some way. The difference shows in certain OneNote features and characteristics:

* Pages can be arbitrarily large
* There is no enforced uniform page layout or structure.

Users can move pages in the binder and annotate them with a [[stylus]] or word-processing or drawing tools. Users may add embedded multimedia recordings and [[hyperlink]]s. They can also add embeddable content, such as [[YouTube]] videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/embed-content-in-onenote-fd5abf7d-abd4-4902-8e5f-93088c45b11d#:~:text=You%20can%20embed%20a%20wide,Adobe%20Spark|title=Embed content in OneNote|access-date=October 1, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113164256/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/embed-content-in-onenote-fd5abf7d-abd4-4902-8e5f-93088c45b11d#:~:text=You%20can%20embed%20a%20wide,Adobe%20Spark|url-status=live}}</ref> OneNote also integrates search features and indexing into a free-form graphics and audio repository. It can search pictures (e.g., screen captures, embedded document scans, photographs) for depictions of text. It also searches "electronic ink" annotations as text and phonetically searches audio recordings on a text key. It can replay audio concurrently with notes taken during the recording. It can also extract and copy texts from pictures and documents using [[Optical character recognition|optical character-recognition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/copy-text-from-pictures-and-file-printouts-using-ocr-in-onenote-93a70a2f-ebcd-42dc-9f0b-19b09fd775b4|title=Copy text from pictures and file printouts using OCR in OneNote|access-date=October 1, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101140015/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/copy-text-from-pictures-and-file-printouts-using-ocr-in-onenote-93a70a2f-ebcd-42dc-9f0b-19b09fd775b4|url-status=live}}</ref>

Its multi-user capability allows [[offline]] editing with later [[synchronization]] and merging. More than one person can work on the same page at the same time using OneNote as a shared [[whiteboard]] environment.

On March 17, 2014, Microsoft released the OneNote cloud service [[Windows API|API]], which allows third-party application developers to integrate the service into their apps. The API runs on Microsoft's globally available cloud and sends data from applications into the user's OneDrive. OneNote can render webpages as snapshot images.<ref name="onenote for free everywhere"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Getting started with the OneNote service API|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn575425.aspx#sectionSection1|work=Office Dev Center|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=March 25, 2014|archive-date=March 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320030127/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn575425.aspx#sectionSection1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Microsoft also announced several new features in OneNote that use the service API: 
*'''OneNote Clipper''': A browser [[bookmarklet]], which uses the OneNote service API and enables users to save a screenshot of a webpage to OneNote along with the URL. The text in the screenshot is searchable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clip the web, right to OneNote|url=https://www.onenote.com/Clipper/OneNote|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=March 25, 2014|archive-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322142101/https://www.onenote.com/Clipper/OneNote|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Email to OneNote''': A feature enabling users to send emails to the address <code>me@onenote.com</code> from specified email IDs to have the contents of the email saved to OneNote.<ref>{{cite web|title=Email Settings|url=https://www.onenote.com/emailsettings?fromAR=1|access-date=March 25, 2014|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124171059/https://www.onenote.com/hrd?ReturnUrl=https:%2f%2fwww.onenote.com%2fEmailSettings|url-status=live}}</ref>

== File format ==
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A OneNote notebook is stored as a folder with a separate [[data file]] for each section. OneNote files have a <code>.one</code> [[filename extension]].<ref name="doc1"/> A .one file can be a OneNote notebook or a OneNote section.

Microsoft upgraded the file format twice after it had introduced OneNote 2003 — first in OneNote 2007, then in OneNote 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Error message when you try to open a OneNote 2007 or 2010 file in OneNote 2003: "This section is from a later version of One Note and cannot be opened" (Revision 4.0) |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916888 |work=Support |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=September 29, 2011 |date=September 12, 2011 |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929153554/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916888 |url-status=live }}</ref> OneNote 2003 files can be opened by both OneNote 2007 and OneNote 2010 in read-only mode and subsequently upgraded to the later versions of the file format.<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Rasmussen |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/david_rasmussen/archive/2006/10/08/Why-the-OneNote-2007-and-2003-file-format-are-different.aspx |title=Why the OneNote 2007 and 2003 file format are different |work=David Rasmussen's Blog |agency=[[MSDN Blogs]] |publisher=Microsoft |date=October 8, 2006 |access-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-date=January 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123185000/http://blogs.msdn.com/david_rasmussen/archive/2006/10/08/Why-the-OneNote-2007-and-2003-file-format-are-different.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="about .one 2010">{{cite web |title=About file format changes in OneNote 2010 |url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/about-file-format-changes-in-onenote-2010-HA010386956.aspx |work=[[Microsoft Office website]] |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116181744/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/about-file-format-changes-in-onenote-2010-HA010386956.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> OneNote 2010 can read and write OneNote 2007 file formats. It can also convert back and forth between the 2010 and the 2007 formats.<ref name="about .one 2010" />

Microsoft has documented the OneNote file format. It is an [[open format]] that can store varied [[multimedia]] content in a single <code>.one</code> file.<ref name="doc1">{{cite web |title={{Bracket|MS-ONE}}: OneNote File Format Specification |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/office_file_formats/ms-one/73d22548-a613-4350-8c23-07d15576be50 |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=December 7, 2022 |date=December 7, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207062145/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/office_file_formats/ms-one/73d22548-a613-4350-8c23-07d15576be50 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title={{Bracket|MS-ONESTORE}}: OneNote Revision Store File Format Specification |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd951288%28v=office.12%29.aspx |work=[[MSDN]] |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=September 29, 2011 |date=June 10, 2011 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930121608/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd951288(v=office.12).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OneNote 2010: XML Schema Definition (XSD) File |url=http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?&id=27396 |work=Download Center |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=September 29, 2011 |date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=December 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204112437/http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?&id=27396 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Multiple .one files can be exported to a .onepkg file, which stores multiple .one files (corresponding to the individual notebooks) in [[cabinet (file format)|cabinet]] file format.

== Platform support ==
OneNote supports simultaneous editing of shared OneNote documents by multiple users when the document is stored in a shared folder in OneDrive. [[Dropbox]] was supported for some time as a sync protocol, but after [[Windows Live Mesh]] was discontinued, OneNote supported it for cloud-based storage and synchronization of OneNote files. OneNote clients, including the OneNote web app of [[Microsoft Office|Office Online]], can view and edit them.

Microsoft made OneNote 2013 for Windows desktop available for free. OneNote for Windows and Mac are both based on a [[freemium]] model. Premium features such as [[SharePoint]] support, version history and [[Microsoft Outlook]] integration were previously available only to [[Microsoft 365|Office 365]] and [[Microsoft Office 2013|Office 2013]] customers,<ref name="onenote for free everywhere" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sinha |first=Robin |title=Microsoft releases OneNote for Mac, makes it free on all platforms |date=March 18, 2014 |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/microsoft-releases-onenote-for-mac-makes-it-free-on-all-platforms-496874 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321223747/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/microsoft-releases-onenote-for-mac-makes-it-free-on-all-platforms-496874 |archive-date=March 21, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2014 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> but on February 13, 2015, Microsoft removed all feature restrictions, except creation of local notebooks — the free edition only stores notebooks on OneDrive — from the programs, essentially making the program completely [[freeware|free to use]].<ref name="CompletelyFree">{{cite web |last1=Corob |first1=Brad |date=February 13, 2015 |title=OneNote is now (even more) free! |url=http://blogs.office.com/2015/02/13/onenote-now-even-free/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120922/http://blogs.office.com/2015/02/13/onenote-now-even-free/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2015 |website=Office Blogs |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>

=== 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>

=== Mobile ===
OneNote is also available for cell phones. Microsoft currently has a stand-alone OneNote app for [[iOS]]<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.newsden.net/download-microsoft-onenote-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-for-free-6126/ |title=Microsoft OneNote App for iPhone and iPod free for limited time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124132601/http://www.newsden.net/download-microsoft-onenote-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-for-free-6126/ |archive-date=January 24, 2011 |author=uzair |website=NewsDen |date=January 21, 2011 }}</ref> and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. 

OneNote Mobile for older [[Windows Mobile]] smartphones and [[Pocket PC|pocket PCs]] was included with OneNote 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OneNote 2007 review |url=https://www.alphr.com/microsoft/microsoft-onenote-2007/26380/onenote-2007-review/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Alphr |date=October 7, 2009 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released with [[Windows Phone 7]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows Phone 7 Wins With Office Mobile Revamp |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/503851/microsoft_takes_swipe_at_office_mobile_with_windows_phone_7.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=PCWorld |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, OneNote Mobile went multi-platform as it was released for [[iPhone]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-25 |title=OneNote Mobile for iPhone: OneNote Mobile Goes Multi-platform {{!}} An Introduction to OneNote Mobile for iPhone {{!}} Que |url=http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1687887 |access-date=2022-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161844/http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1687887 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 }}</ref> followed by a version for [[Symbian]] as part of Microsoft Apps.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blandford |first=Rafe |date=September 8, 2011 |title=Microsoft Business Apps for Symbian Belle |url=http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/13253_Microsoft_Business_Apps_for_Sy.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809184333/http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/13253_Microsoft_Business_Apps_for_Sy.php |archive-date=August 9, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2013 |publisher=All About Symbian}}</ref> In 2012 Microsoft released OneNote for Android in a surprise move.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Significance of Microsoft OneNote Mobile for Android {{!}} Introducing OneNote Mobile for Android {{!}} InformIT |url=https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1849239 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.informit.com}}</ref>

On July 1, 2013, Microsoft released version 2 of its app for iPad, containing significantly updated features, to correspond more closely to those available on the Windows platform. On August 19, 2014, Microsoft updated OneNote for Android tablets to include handwriting support and touch-friendly navigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2014/08/19/delivering-improved-handwriting-capabilities-including-onenote-android-tablets/|title=Delivering improved handwriting capabilities, including OneNote for Android tablets|website=Microsoft Office Blogs|date=August 19, 2014|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230114641/https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2014/08/19/delivering-improved-handwriting-capabilities-including-onenote-android-tablets/|url-status=live}}</ref> This version supports notebooks stored on OneDrive or [[SharePoint]]. In 2022, the Android version got a major refresh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=Microsoft Tests Beautifully Redesigned OneNote Android App |url=https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-tests-redesigned-android-app |access-date=2022-10-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Mac ===
On March 17, 2014, Microsoft released OneNote for Mac. It is compatible with [[OS X Mavericks]] and above and can be downloaded for free from the [[Mac App Store]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/17/introducing-onenote-for-mac/|title=Introducing OneNote for Mac|work=Office Blogs|publisher=Microsoft|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2014|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325034753/http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/17/introducing-onenote-for-mac/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The release of OneNote for Mac was part of Microsoft's broader strategy to make its Office suite more accessible across different platforms. This move was seen as a response to the increasing number of users who were working on multiple devices, including those running macOS. By offering OneNote for free, Microsoft aimed to attract new users and integrate their note-taking service into the broader ecosystem of Microsoft Office applications.

== Version and licensing differences ==
The desktop OneNote and OneNote for Windows 10 have different functionality and user interfaces, which also differ from the versions for other platforms. Compared to OneNote for Windows 10, the desktop OneNote has a full Office ribbon interface, features the most customization options, runs on multiple versions of Windows, and provides the possibility of local notebook support as opposed to OneDrive cloud storage; it is the only version for any platform to offer the latter feature,<ref name=wtd>{{Cite web |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f |title=What's the difference between the OneNote versions? |access-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129175004/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f |url-status=live }}</ref> even as a paid option.

In addition to the version differences, OneNote features on Windows and Mac vary according to whether it is installed as a free or paid program. If a "compatible"<ref name=wtd /> Office license (whether for the subscription Office 365 or the perpetual Office 2019) is present on the machine, the Windows desktop, Windows 10, and Mac versions all unlock additional functionality, which varies depending on the version: the desktop OneNote adds local notebook support, the Mac version adds stickers and OneNote for Windows 10 gains several features including stickers, ink replay, Researcher and Math Assistant. More premium features are in development for the Mac and Windows 10 versions.<ref name=faq>{{Cite web |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/frequently-asked-questions-about-onenote-in-office-2019-and-microsoft-365-6582c7ae-2ec6-408d-8b7a-3ed71a3c2103 |title=Frequently Asked Questions about OneNote in Office 2019 and Microsoft 365 |website=Microsoft Support |access-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232351/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/frequently-asked-questions-about-onenote-in-office-2019-and-microsoft-365-6582c7ae-2ec6-408d-8b7a-3ed71a3c2103 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Expand section|Information about initial reception (OneNote 2003) and contemporary reception|date=December 2021|small=no}}
Christopher Dawson reviewed OneNote 2010, titling his favorable review "OneNote is Office 2010's killer app in education".<ref>{{cite web |last=Dawson |first=Christopher |title=OneNote is Office 2010's killer app in education |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/onenote-is-office-2010s-killer-app-in-education/3924 |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=May 12, 2010 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819131538/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/onenote-is-office-2010s-killer-app-in-education/3924 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He speculated that the app would be particularly useful as a tool for student notetaking.

== Release history ==
[[File: OneNote 2010.png|thumb|Microsoft OneNote 2010 with an open side note]]
All release dates pertain to [[general availability]]. [[Release to manufacturing]] is usually two or three months in advance. This table only includes editions released for Windows.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Product release!! Release date<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=onenote&Filter=FilterNO|title=Microsoft OneNote Life-cycle Information|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-date=July 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701051415/http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=onenote&Filter=FilterNO|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Editions of Microsoft Office included in
|-
|Microsoft Office OneNote 2003<ref>{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/e/f/6efa631e-00e7-42c0-b819-ed6f7169eaf5/onenoteproductguide.doc |title=Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Product Guide |access-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420090921/http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/e/f/6efa631e-00e7-42c0-b819-ed6f7169eaf5/onenoteproductguide.doc |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{dts|November 19, 2003}}
|None
|-
|Microsoft Office OneNote 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-in-Microsoft-Office-OneNote-2007-14231b91-f150-45a0-8fd6-f2736792f556 |title=What's new in Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 |access-date=May 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507124427/https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-in-Microsoft-Office-OneNote-2007-14231b91-f150-45a0-8fd6-f2736792f556 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|{{dts|January 27, 2007}}
|[[Microsoft Office 2007]] Home and Student, Enterprise, Ultimate
|-
|Microsoft OneNote 2010<ref>{{cite web |author=DavidRas |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/david_rasmussen/archive/2009/07/15/onenote-2010-what-s-new-for-you.aspx |title=OneNote 2010 What's new |publisher=Blogs.msdn.com |date=July 14, 2009 |access-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-date=January 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130031357/http://blogs.msdn.com/david_rasmussen/archive/2009/07/15/onenote-2010-what-s-new-for-you.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{dts|July 15, 2010}}
|[[Microsoft Office 2010]] Home and Student, Home and Business, Standard, Professional, Professional Plus 
|-
|Microsoft OneNote 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-in-OneNote-2013-3e8da086-65a8-4972-b6b9-50879b3ce37e?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US |title=What's new in OneNote 2013 |access-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507192104/https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-in-OneNote-2013-3e8da086-65a8-4972-b6b9-50879b3ce37e?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{dts|January 29, 2013}}
|[[Microsoft Office 2013]] (all editions)
|-
|Microsoft OneNote for Windows 10
|July 29, 2015<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=David |date=2015-06-01 |title=Microsoft announces Windows 10 release date: July 29 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/01/technology/windows-10-release-date/index.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Office 2019]] (until 2020)
|-
|Microsoft OneNote 2016 (now known as Microsoft OneNote)<ref>{{Cite web |title=What's the difference between the OneNote versions? |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=support.microsoft.com}}</ref>
|{{dts|September 22, 2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office 2016 for Mac is available now|url=http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-software/microsoft-office-mac-2015-release-uk-price-video-tutorial-365-subscribers-3456798/|website=Macworld UK|access-date=October 8, 2015|language=en|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006103955/http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-software/microsoft-office-mac-2015-release-uk-price-video-tutorial-365-subscribers-3456798/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Office 2016]] (all editions)
[[Microsoft Office 2019]] (from March 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Protalinski |first=Emil |date=2018-04-18 |title=Microsoft drops OneNote desktop app from Office, pushes users to Windows 10 version |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/microsoft-drops-onenote-from-office-pushes-users-to-windows-10-version/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Microsoft Office 2021]]<br />[[Microsoft 365]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Comparison of notetaking software]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chris_pratley/archive/2004/01/30/onenote-genesis.aspx |title=OneNote genesis |work=Chris Pratley's Office Labs and OneNote Blog |publisher=Microsoft |first=Chris |last=Pratley |date=January 30, 2004 |access-date=March 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153336/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chris_pratley/2004/01/30/onenote-genesis/ |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |url-status=dead}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.onenote.com/download OneNote Download link]

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