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Microsoft OneNote Reviews in June 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Microsoft OneNote Reviews & Ratings

4.2

Very Good

Based on 2454 ratings & 1830 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(1288)

Very Good

(421)

Good

(83)

Poor

(26)

Terible

(12)

Spotsaas Editor’s POV

Microsoft OneNote has established itself as a versatile and indispensable organizational tool, catering to a wide range of users' needs. Its seamless integration with Microsoft Office 365 tools, including Outlook and Teams, enhances productivity and collaboration. Users appreciate the ability to synchronize notes across devices, making it easy to stay organized ...Read more

Microsoft OneNote pros and cons

  • Seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook and other Office 365 tools, enhancing organization and productivity.

  • Allows for quick and easy note-taking across projects and workflows, improving efficiency.

  • Offers a versatile and structured organizational tool for various types of data, media, and information.

  • Facilitates collaboration through shared notebooks and real-time editing, enhancing teamwork.

  • Lack of advanced features and functionality across different platforms and applications, impacting uniformity and user experience.

  • Some users find the formatting and customization options challenging, especially for new users.

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Anonymous User

01/01/18

3.5 out of 5

"OneNote Usage"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I like that you can organize the tool into tabs based on groups/topics etc. and share information with multiple users. All users can update content at the same time so that there is no delay in using the tool within a team. I also love that you can format information to your needs and upload documents as needed. There is no need to make one specific person the owner of a certain tab like in other tools such as Trello so every user has equal ...

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Samantha H

01/01/18

5 out of 5

"Easy notes "

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? You can take notes or draw things to remember for later What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Pretty basic but that's not all bad. Makes it easy to use Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: If you need to take notes this is the program to use. What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeping tract of the tracts and parcel maps that come in.

AU

Anonymous User

01/01/18

5 out of 5

"Best Notes App "

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I how it syncs from desktop to mobile version. It is very easy to search and find content within the notebooks and easy to organize in general. I like the ability to share notebooks for collaboration. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? It is sometimes difficult to use with SharePoint. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: I''d recommend enabling the sync feature with the mobile app for true efficiency and effective ...

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Ralph

12/30/17

5 out of 5

Going paperless without worrying about losing notes!

PROS: I love how I no longer need to lose notes or not worry about what I jotted down since the legal pad is situated behind the desk. Streamlining OneNote with OneDrive would mean your notes are constantly synced wherever and whenever you are. The app's design is similar to that of a notebook. Switching sections and moving between one PC to another to any mobile device are effortless. CONS: It'd be nice if OneNote is a bit more seamless in including reminders or tasks to other mobile ...

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Sheri D

12/29/17

4 out of 5

"One note"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? once i figured out how to download files it's a great place to share What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? having to figure out platform was a bit daunting What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? collaborate with district office

AU

Anonymous User

12/28/17

3.5 out of 5

"A great product but difficult to use"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I love this software and use it every day. It helps me with documentation and my daily organization of a lot of information. It is easy to use and intuitive. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Microsoft ties this with their cloud drive, which I don't want to use. Also, they have different versions of this software which is confusing. It is difficult to use this with my Google cloud drive. What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and ...

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Karen G

12/28/17

4.5 out of 5

"Great way to store meeting minutes"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I like that I can create notebooks for all of my projects and that I can email these from the page I’m on. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? There isn’t an archive feature which would be useful Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: There are tons of features- check out some tutorials What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? Everything in one place

AU

Anonymous User

12/27/17

5 out of 5

"Great for notetaking"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I especially love using it on an unltrabook! Great for notetaking. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I don’t like that I can’t collaborate with others while I’m using it What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? It minimizes the use of paper! Go green

AU

Anonymous User

12/27/17

4.5 out of 5

"Microsoft OneNote for business notes"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I like the tabs on the left that help with organization. This helps when taking notes at conferences or when bringing back new treatments for therapies. I also like the search feature. It's easy to drag and drop things into the format What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I like pretty much everything about it. Pretty easy to use especially if you're used to Word. Maybe one downside, only a minor one, is that you have to drag PDF's or ...

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Nahum B

12/27/17

5 out of 5

"Powerful app for notes, summaries and research. Have all your notes available from any device"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I can take notes on my iPad on a conference and later review them on my laptop, and if I need to take a quick look I can do it on my iPhone. My Notebook is synced automatically between all the devices. Moreover, this app has the rich editing capabilities of the Microsoft office suite. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? In some cases, If I add a note on my laptop and later add another note using my iPad app w/o syncing it first (due to ...

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