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Microsoft OneNote for Mac

Free digital notebook.

Free
In English
Version 16.89
2.9
Based on 64 user rates

Microsoft OneNote overview

OneNote is your very own digital notebook. With OneNote, you can capture that flash of genius, that moment of inspiration, or that list of errands that's too important to forget. Whether you're at home, in the office or on the go, your notes travel with you. And you can share your notes and collaborate with others, across multiple devices!

Here are some more ideas on how to use OneNote:

  • Capture rich notes for classwork, meetings, or research
  • Keep track of your shopping list and mark items off wherever you are
  • Create an itinerary and keep track of your travel plans for your next big vacation
  • Take pictures of receipts and bills to remove some of the paper clutter
  • Collaborate and share ideas with your team
  • Research items and prices to make the best purchasing decision
  • Keep and edit all of your notes

What’s new in version 16.89

  • Bug fixes

Microsoft OneNote for Mac

Free
In English
Version 16.89
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Microsoft OneNote qualities

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5.0
Ease of use
5.0
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5.0
Reliability
5.0
Customer support
5.0

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2.9

(65 Reviews of Microsoft OneNote)

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OhEssex
OhEssex
Apr 16 2022
16.60
1.0
Apr 16 2022
1.0
Version: 16.60
Well, it's April 2022 and after about 10 YEARS of Mac users screaming at Microsoft to allow OneNote to have local copies of their documents on their computer (a feature Windows OneNote users have had from day 1) that day has finally arrived. That's always been one of the minimum requirements before I even try this software. Does somebody know if this new version also requires a Microsoft account and if your notes are also always required to be stored in Microsoft's cloud? Both of those would also be deal breakers for me. I want the software to be fully stand-alone - I'm happy to pay for software but never if the developer data mines me.
Michael-Vilain
Michael-Vilain
Apr 16 2022
16.60
0.0
Apr 16 2022
0.0
Version: 16.60
It's not free as you have to pay for storage. And while some might find it's cross-platform Windows and Mac enough, I didn't. I wanted an Evernote clone and finally came across Joplin which runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Shared storage can be Joplin's own or another vendors or even your own local network storage. You can enable End-To-End encryption and there are plugins to customize various features. The files are MD format and portable. You can also use an external 3rd-party editor. There's a reason I give money to the developer's Patreon page. I want it to succeed. Pity Zittlr's dependence on Electron crashes it on my MacOS system as it runs fine everywhere else.
AlexReyes
AlexReyes
Nov 30 2021
16.55
4.0
Nov 30 2021
4.0
Version: 16.55
OneNote is great note taking app, but when there are many notes, it cannot sync properly with mobile apps that decrease reliability on it.
michaelpilgrim88
michaelpilgrim88
Apr 10 2021
16.47
1.0
Apr 10 2021
1.0
Version: 16.47
I used to really like onenote 2016 but I just bought a mac and the onenote version is awful. No functionality, annoying navigation, no option to quickly add a quicknote, I can't find any of my previously made quicknotes. Absolutely ridiculous how much worse this is than the previous version. I've been using Onenote for about 4 years but now I am forced to find a different app for my notes as this is intolerable
ricky_t
ricky_t
Mar 22 2021
16.47
5.0
Mar 22 2021
5.0
Version: 16.47
Can truly recommend it. Using it for more than 4 years and without any horrible consequences)) Its something that you can use between various devices (iOS and Android, for example) There's just one thing that makes me sick of: sometimes, when you copying text from OneNote, it can paste as plain text and picture simultaneously
gnl65870
gnl65870
Jan 17 2024
16.80
1.0
Jan 17 2024
1.0
Version: 16.80
EdFlicker
EdFlicker
Nov 15 2023
16.78
1.0
Nov 15 2023
1.0
Version: 16.78
yoriknme1950
yoriknme1950
Sep 6 2023
16.76
1.0
Sep 6 2023
1.0
Version: 16.76
nickfricman
nickfricman
Jul 25 2023
16.75
1.0
Jul 25 2023
1.0
Version: 16.75
limies
limies
Jul 13 2022
16.63
1.0
Jul 13 2022
1.0
Version: 16.63
Shivasharma Nallaikkumaran
Shivasharma Nallaikkumaran
Jan 19 2022
16.57
5.0
Jan 19 2022
5.0
Version: 16.57
AlexReyes
AlexReyes
Nov 30 2021
16.55
4.0
Nov 30 2021
4.0
Version: 16.55
livediarramath
livediarramath
Nov 18 2021
16.54
5.0
Nov 18 2021
5.0
Version: 16.54
ben-marko
ben-marko
Apr 18 2020
3.0
Apr 18 2020
3.0
Version: null
robertofibres
robertofibres
Feb 28 2020
4.0
Feb 28 2020
4.0
Version: null
GymW
GymW
Feb 23 2020
4.0
Feb 23 2020
4.0
Version: null
acbakke219
acbakke219
Sep 18 2019
1.0
Sep 18 2019
1.0
Version: null
Ulyssesric
Ulyssesric
Sep 12 2019
2.0
Sep 12 2019
2.0
Version: null
Martin-Smatanik
Martin-Smatanik
Jun 19 2019
5.0
Jun 19 2019
5.0
Version: null
Marcelo Leite
Marcelo Leite
May 18 2019
3.0
May 18 2019
3.0
Version: null
juvor
juvor
Dec 12 2018
5.0
Dec 12 2018
5.0
Version: null
rphartle88icloudcom9267
Dec 12 2018
0.5
Version: null
Scott-C-H-
Scott-C-H-
Sep 22 2018
0.5
Sep 22 2018
0.5
Version: null
Rick6
Rick6
Jul 12 2018
4.5
Jul 12 2018
4.5
Version: null
christinalagoda
christinalagoda
Feb 14 2018
5.0
Feb 14 2018
5.0
Version: null
angijordan
angijordan
Feb 14 2018
5.0
Feb 14 2018
5.0
Version: null
davidbrown154
davidbrown154
Feb 13 2018
4.0
Feb 13 2018
4.0
Version: null
john_cheers
john_cheers
Mar 31 2017
5.0
Mar 31 2017
5.0
Version: null
ottojohnson363
ottojohnson363
Jan 24 2017
5.0
Jan 24 2017
5.0
Version: null
W.Gottsching
W.Gottsching
Nov 30 2016
4.5
Nov 30 2016
4.5
Version: null
OhEssex
OhEssex
Aug 18 2016
1.0
Aug 18 2016
1.0
Version: null
Summer-Fine
Summer-Fine
Aug 12 2016
4.5
Aug 12 2016
4.5
Version: null
OneAfter909
OneAfter909
Apr 7 2016
1.0
Apr 7 2016
1.0
Version: null
poeaaron24
poeaaron24
Feb 2 2016
4.0
Feb 2 2016
4.0
Version: null
Sigil
Sigil
Jan 17 2016
4.0
Jan 17 2016
4.0
Version: null
Svenster
Svenster
Dec 6 2015
1.0
Dec 6 2015
1.0
Version: null
TheNameless_
TheNameless_
Nov 13 2015
4.0
Nov 13 2015
4.0
Version: null
Superultramegagigabyte
Sep 7 2015
5.0
Version: null
Jim-Jones
Jim-Jones
Aug 4 2015
4.0
Aug 4 2015
4.0
Version: null
aheur
aheur
Jul 30 2015
4.0
Jul 30 2015
4.0
Version: null
Der-Offizier
Der-Offizier
Jul 23 2015
5.0
Jul 23 2015
5.0
Version: null
Radus
Radus
Jul 1 2015
3.0
Jul 1 2015
3.0
Version: null
CDavid
CDavid
Jun 30 2015
5.0
Jun 30 2015
5.0
Version: null
EthanMac
EthanMac
Mar 17 2015
3.5
Mar 17 2015
3.5
Version: null
WetNet
WetNet
Feb 23 2015
2.0
Feb 23 2015
2.0
Version: null