What is Microsoft OneNote used for?

Microsoft OneNote is a digital notebook from Microsoft for typed and handwritten notes organized into sections and pages, available on the web and devices. It is a good fit for keeping meeting and class notes, and collecting research clipped from the web.

Is Microsoft OneNote free?

Yes. Microsoft OneNote has a free plan.

Is Microsoft OneNote open source?

No. Microsoft OneNote is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Microsoft OneNote include Butterfly, AppFlowy and AFFiNE.

What are some alternatives to Microsoft OneNote?

Microsoft OneNote competes with Evernote, Notion and Apple Notes. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Microsoft OneNote alternatives.

Microsoft OneNote: features, pricing and alternatives

About Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a digital notebook for capturing ideas as typed or handwritten notes, organized into sections and pages. The web version lets you take notes in the browser, clip content from web pages, and share and collaborate with other people from any device.

OneNote is a proprietary product from Microsoft that runs as a hosted service, so there is no self-hosted option. The vendor advertises it as free to use on the web, and a pricing page describes any paid options. Deeper feature details are available on Microsoft's site.

Key features

Typed and handwritten note-taking
Notebooks organized into sections and pages
Web clipping of online content
Sharing and collaboration across devices

Good fit for

→Keeping meeting and class notes
→Collecting research clipped from the web

Tags: note-taking; notebook; microsoft; web-clipper; collaboration; handwriting; saas

Microsoft OneNote: questions and answers

What is Microsoft OneNote used for?: Microsoft OneNote is a digital notebook from Microsoft for typed and handwritten notes organized into sections and pages, available on the web and devices. It is a good fit for keeping meeting and class notes, and collecting research clipped from the web.
Is Microsoft OneNote free?: Yes. Microsoft OneNote has a free plan.
Is Microsoft OneNote open source?: No. Microsoft OneNote is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Microsoft OneNote include Butterfly, AppFlowy and AFFiNE.
What are some alternatives to Microsoft OneNote?: Microsoft OneNote competes with Evernote, Notion and Apple Notes. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Microsoft OneNote alternatives.