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Last updated March 15th, 2026

# Page 42 - Reviews of Microsoft OneNote

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RM

Robert M.  
Student  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "It doesn't let you save your notes to a text file on your hard drive"

June 18, 2023

1.0

I honestly just hate it right now. The automatic syncing is a neat feature when it works, but I need to be able to work with files when my internet goes out or the syncing just doesn't. Do not update to this latest version.

Pros

It takes notes with all the same tools offered by previous versions of OneNote

Cons

It doesn't allow you to export your notes to a file, and forces you to sync them to your Microsoft account. It's a giant pain.

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CF

Christal F.  
Director  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fantastic way of keeping all the things organized "

January 5, 2024

5.0

Pros

How easy it is to have a system that is organized and easy to navigate.

Cons

Copy and paste ability wasn’t quite as smooth as something like ClickUp, which I’ve been using more regularly now.

Switched from

[Evernote Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/154969/Evernote-Business/)

Cause others on my team were using OneNote so it was easier sharing if I made the switch.

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MS

Michelle S.  
CEO/Owner  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use and Great Features!"

August 4, 2022

4.0

Used on a daily basis easy to learn great to use for a small business

Pros

Very user friendly and easy to use and learn.

Cons

The price could be a little more comparable to the other products that are out there that are similar to this

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DF

Dovy F.  
Head of Business Development (Extraordinaire)  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy to use"

January 13, 2019

4.0

Pros

Very easy to use, I like that you don't have to save every step of the way and that you can make notes anywhere in the page and move everything where you want it. The multiple notebooks and tabs within notebooks and pages within the tabs make it very convenient to keep everything super organized. Being able to import and export documents is also super helpful to have everything in one place, yet be able to share it to other places as well as needed. Overall this is a great tool for keeping projects and accounts organized.

Cons

It is a little slow to sync after updating on one device and then immediately opening it on another.

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SJ

Sara J.  
Founder  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "One Note's document storage, protection, and collaboration within MS Office 365"

July 25, 2018

4.0

While I've tried other competent products, document creation and collaboration tools and storage within the business applications offers greater convenience and lowers risks.

Pros

Ease of use within Office 365 for creating, storing, and sharing/collaborating on documents. It offers peace of mind embedded in the MS business applications so as the organization grows in size and complexity, creating and sharing documents, especially those with potentially sensitive data (compliance) or contracts will not require 3rd party apps.

Cons

None thus far, but as an early stage startup, we never got a chance to really bring it to scale for full functionality across numerous users.

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JM

Joel M.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Effective and organized digital notebook "

October 16, 2018

5.0

It is an effective tool for meetings, it makes my notes organize and above all keeps me up to date of the important activities, and can be opened in any device.

Pros

OneNote by Microsoft is a perfect replacement for notepads on meetings. The convenience it brings to me by just using a laptop or a tablet to take note the important details during our meetings in the office and important details for my project. I've been using this software for years now. It makes my notes organized. This is user-friendly and is a perfect tool for personal or job related notes.

Cons

I have no regret for using OneNote. I am wishing for upgrades soon on the software. I am disappointed, because it does its functions very well.

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AM

Ayush M.  
Team Lead  
Staffing and Recruiting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Y0u want to Note It's OneNote"

November 18, 2022

5.0

Overall its a perfect tool for notes and doc management. It is a perfect tool to take your quick notes, and share in real time. Microsoft is known for its versatile tools and onenote is one of them.

Pros

It is a perfect tool to take your quick notes, and share in real time. Microsoft is known for its versatile tools and onenote is one of them.

Cons

Nothing everything is perfect, the size of its mobile app is quite large accept everything is fine.

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JC

Jessica C.  
Manager  
Package/Freight Delivery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great software for storing information."

June 29, 2021

5.0

I have not had any issues with Microsoft OneNote. I would recommend this for anyone who wants a secure software to store vital information.

Pros

What I like most about this software is how easy it is to store information throughout the day at work and also for personal use at home!

Cons

What I like least about this software is nothing! I absolutely love how easy it is to navigate and save vital information with the click of a button.

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JJ

Jose J.  
Customer Specialist  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Take notes like a boss"

January 10, 2023

4.0

Overall great experience using One Note, best note app around.

Pros

I enjoyed very much how you can tag, organize and share so easy.

Cons

Audio notes could improve a bit with more options.

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DC

Derrick C.  
Owner  
Arts and Crafts  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good program with many flaws"

August 16, 2022

3.0

Pros

I use this program to write notes and lists and all sorts of different important types of documents. The ability to sync between devices is amazing.

Cons

I've recently stopped using OneNote as much because of all the buggy problems. There are SO MANY bugs and flaws. You won't be able to select text properly or it will have problems connecting to the PC and therefore won't sync. If you're in dark mode and you export your file to PDF it will export the file in reverse so the background is black and the writing is white. This caused quite a problem when one of the clients tried to print out their document. It's always something messing up to the point where I'm really searching for an alternative.

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KT

Keith T.  
  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Can't go a day without OneNote"

November 26, 2018

5.0

Pros

Microsoft OneNote has amazing features that allow me to store all my schedules and work to do all in one cloud storage. It enables me to stay on task at school, keeping my work organized and easily accessible wherever I am. In general, Microsoft OneNote keeps students like me on task and organized with all the phenomenal features it comes with and to separate and store different types of notes for whatever purpose you have.

Cons

From personal experience, this is the best note taking app I've encountered with no real flaws. The system is simple and you can easily access the many functions it comes with rarely any problems.

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TM

Tonderayi M.  
  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "great app that allows me to access all my notes anywhere, anytime"

August 8, 2018

4.0

Pros

seamless from one device to another as long as i sync with onedrive love the ability to create different silos of information in different notebooks. easy to use compatible on all my devices secured by my onedrive ability to have multiple tabs on the same screen ability to draw on page and make annotations within the page

Cons

I personally do not find any problems with one note. It serves its purpose and i can do all my notes on it efficiently with out any hustle.

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VM

Vhonani M.  
Freelancer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "i find it very useful for a freelancer like me"

May 18, 2021

5.0

Pros

The software is user-friendly. it is very widespread and brings every task to ease, everything is at a user's fingertip, and the overall appearance is really appealing. i like how the help options are constructed and put, so that new users do not have difficulties with the software, it is also friendly for vision impaired victims because they can get the options to enlarge the fonts.

Cons

the software has no fullscreen option and accessing my clipboard is not really easy

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JC

Jerad C.  
Freelance Photographer  
Photography  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It's almost there"

April 12, 2022

4.0

Overall, it's got plenty of features that similar softwares don't offer, however it's nowhere near being perfect due to a few issues that tend pop up.

Pros

OneNote offers features that I would like to see in similar softwares, a variety of organizational options, cross-platform sharing capabilities, and is pretty simple to use once you get used to the software UI, especially if you use it cross-platform.

Cons

Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the desktop version of this software offers more of a variety of features compared to the mobile version. Even though OneNote is cross-platform, I feel like it still has a lot of kinks that need to be worked out, I've encountered syncing issues here and there when switching back and forth between my phone, my tablet, and my laptop.

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NB

Noopur B.  
Analyst  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Keep your notes handy "

August 5, 2021

5.0

Pros

Eay to use, this tool helps keeping and maintaining notes simple and effective. Besides that the integration and sharing capabilities makes OneNote a useful tool.

Cons

At times sharing some content while meeting does not work aptly but other than that it's a great tool.

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CM

Christopher M.  
Marketing Automation Specialist  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "OneNote for One Place to Take All Your Notes!"

March 20, 2020

5.0

OneNote solves the problem of categorizing different tasks and subjects you work on in your organization. If you're in school this can help you take notes per class or subject or course. I remember colleagues using it at DePaul and it worked wonders for them but I also prefer writing by hand sometimes.

Pros

The tabs to categorize on topics and sections relevant to the business units or subjects working with internally. It really made it easy to organize what your doing and to fall back on in case you don't remember something in particular for a particular business unit or to-do with so many moving pieces happening all the time. Overall it helps you stay organized.

Cons

Honestly I don't have anything in particular I liked least but the learning curve to navigate it and understand the UI might be tricky at first but the end UX packs a solid punch to take notes in one location. Sometimes taking quick easy notes by hand can help you retain it better than typing it on a software but this is just my personal experience. To each their own.

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RV

Rita V.  
Marketing Coordinator  
Graphic Design  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A very simple and complete notebook"

April 9, 2018

5.0

Pros

If you ever used Microsoft Suite, you will feel at home. You don't have to learn how to use it because everything comes easily. I like how easy is to find complements for it. Unlike other products, OneNote is completely free. And you can use on your computer, at the iPad and phone.

Cons

When you make a note on your computer and opens on your phone, the note isn't responsive, so you have to move your fingers side to side to read everything. This is the only down point.

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RC

Ryan C.  
Estimator  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best way to organize tasks and share data base of info to team members"

July 27, 2021

5.0

positive. our company uses it primarily to share information to groups of people in our MS Network.

Pros

you can easily share information with team members. quickly develop checklists everything is shared between all your devices with this app

Cons

nothing. works perfectly. I guess sometimes it has trouble syncing. which can be troublesome.

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EI

Emmanuel I.  
Freelancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "HONEST OneNote REVIEW "

July 1, 2022

5.0

One note is an excellent tool for taking notes while performing other things. As a freelancer, I found it to be the most user-friendly program for multitasking.

Pros

When I initially started using OneNote, the notebook structure was really compelling to me. It truly took off as I let go of the idea of crafting everything to transfer to a printed letter-size sheet of paper. You can design your notebook and its contents so that they instantly convert to what they would look like if printed. You may, however, turn it into a fully interactive collection. You may broaden the reach of the content given by including links to other pages within the same notebook, other locations and resources on the internet, and even embedding recordings and other documents right in the pages of the notebook.

Cons

The program consumes a significant amount of disk space and might be quite perplexing at first.

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DV

Daniel V.  
Teacher  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Amazing Product"

December 17, 2018

5.0

OneNote is not for everyone, but if you want to keep all of your files organized in one program, this is the one to use. It's easy to use on all devices and works great between team members in a work setting.

Pros

Very easy to use Synchronizes seamlessly between devices Great tool for brainstorming Easy to share between different people Very organized

Cons

The program has frozen and shut down several times randomly for no apparent reason. No information was lost, but it is time-consuming to have to reboot the program.

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AS

Ailton S.  
Técnico de Informática  
Computer Hardware  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Facilidade na utilização"

August 22, 2022

5.0

Minha experiência no geral fica um pouco limitada devido não ter utilizado muitos recursos do software, mas no pouco que utilizei me julgo satisfeito.

Pros

Apesar de a aplicação oferecer vários recursos, utilizai muito pouco comparado ao montante que o mesmo pode oferecer.

Cons

Não há oque não gostei do software, exceto pelo fato de ter de pagar um pacote de softwares para poder utilizá-lo.

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mA

mohamed A.  
L3 Support Engineer and Service Management  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very effecient Note for text and images as well"

January 23, 2019

5.0

Pros

We used it to maintain a local knowledge base system and also to update our task status, helped in that the sharing feature which is very good so we can update locally and automatically will update for all the team.

Cons

Till now i didn’t find a Cons to tell as i can do all what i was expected from it - very easy to create a note - easy to share with your team - the integration with outlook woks very well If i found any con in the future i will update here

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IP

Ian P.  
Plumbing Manager  
Facilities Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Many Possibilitis, but Obtuse Features Get in the Way"

February 6, 2024

4.0

Pros

I love the great editing capabilities built into the software, as well as the ability to organize efficiently different folders based on usage.

Cons

The features between different platforms don't match up which makes it very difficult to use. Some of the UI options are also difficult to navigate.

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DP

Dipesh P.  
Student  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Digital Board with flexible features"

May 17, 2018

5.0

Pros

This is the best tool to organize your work, take notes, clip images/screenshots in any business. It is like digital board where you can write anything, anywhere on the screen with complete formatting. You can copy and paste images along with text.and the best feature is you dont need to save any of your work on this board. Hence, reduces the possibility of loosing your notes due to unexpected power outage or system problems.

Cons

I haven't seen any cons as such. I mainly use this tool to take my notes, add some clippings related to my work. However, it does not support handwriting. It would be very useful if we simply draw anything on the screen.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Medical student  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good for note taking but slow synchronization"

July 23, 2021

4.0

Pros

Helps me with organize my lectures. Easy to import and attach a variety of files

Cons

Very slow synchronization between the browser and app version or between multiple devices, especially when I have an attachment. I ended up using it only on my ipad. Also when I try to relocate my notebook to another folder, the app could not even recognize it

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