• Pros Syncs multimedia notes across numerous devices. Rich with features. Version history. Ability to password-protect content.
Better printing for the Mac Printing support on the Mac is very primitive currently. You cannot change the page layout or reproduction size, so you often find that what you have drawn simply will not fit on the printed page.
Collaboration features included. • Cons Structure and design could use work. Tags not customizable.
Notebook access tools slow down productivity. • Bottom Line Microsoft OneNote is a free note-taking and syncing app that works on a variety of devices, including Macs. It's not the North Star of note-taking apps, but it squarely takes second place. Microsoft OneNote is a that works across a wide range of devices, for free, with a decent array of features. In terms of its functionality and ease of use, it's the clear number-two choice, second to Evernote.
However, recent changes to Evernote, including a stiff price hike, have left many customers bitter and looking for an alternative. Microsoft OneNote is the only other service at the moment that comes close to Evernote, but depending on your needs, close might not be good enough. OneNote is available on mobile devices, Windows and Mac, and the Web.
It provides many of the same concepts as Evernote, but in a different structure. It's free, includes heaps of storage space, and carries the familiar interface of other Microsoft apps. OneNote is pretty good if you've never used any other service before, but if you're switching from Evernote and are used to the Evernote way, the transition is rough. Evernote remains faster, more capable, and quite frankly better, but at a cost that's hard to swallow. Because nothing else can top it, Evernote still holds PCMag's Editors' Choice.
Microsoft OneNote is the second best note-taking service available at this time, which will be reason enough for many people to adopt it. Just be aware of its shortcomings before you sink all your notes into it. This review focuses on the Microsoft OneNote Mac app.
For a deeper dive into the service in general, including a more comprehensive price comparison between OneNote and other note-taking services, see PCMag's review of. Price and Plan All the OneNote apps are free to download and install, with. It does require a Microsoft account to use, however. A Hotmail, Windows Live, or email address is all you need. If you have a subscription to Office and use those credentials to sign in, you'll get more storage space. Free users get 5GB of space, whereas subscribers get 1TB all told, shared among other Office Online apps. Office 365 Personal costs $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year.
The annual price is the same as Evernote's Premium subscription, and the monthly price is less (Evernote charges $7.99 per month). An Office subscription gives you Office apps plus more storage space, but nothing else in the way of OneNote.
An Premium subscription adds space, note-taking features, live chat support, and more. A few other note-taking and syncing apps are entirely free, including Google Keep and, but they pale in comparison to Evernote and OneNote's capabilities. In terms of storage, Google Keep works similarly to OneNote, using Google Drive the way OneNote uses OneDrive.