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

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Microsoft OneNote Reviews & Ratings

4.47

Very Good

Based on 1630 ratings & 1830 reviews

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Rating Distribution

Excellent

(1288)

Very Good

(421)

Good

(83)

Poor

(26)

Terrible

(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

  • Integrates with Outlook and other Office 365 tools for centralized organization.

  • Supports quick note-taking across projects and workflows.

  • Organizes notes, media, and data in a flexible, structured format.

  • Shared notebooks and real-time editing support team collaboration.

  • Feature parity across platforms is inconsistent, affecting cross-device experience.

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

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Eric B

07/18/16

5 out of 5

"Love it. Use it on multiple devices and platforms seamlessly"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? Ability to save notes, data, links and share them across platforms and devices without saving. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Sometimes there are sync issues on certain pages, but for the most part, it's flawless. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: If you're already using an Office product, it's included for no additional cost. Also, free versions available if you're not an Office customer. What problems is ...

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Eric B

07/18/16

5 out of 5

"Love it. Use it on multiple devices and platforms seamlessly"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? Ability to save notes, data, links and share them across platforms and devices without saving. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Sometimes there are sync issues on certain pages, but for the most part, it's flawless. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: If you're already using an Office product, it's included for no additional cost. Also, free versions available if you're not an Office customer. What problems is ...

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Nicole H

07/18/16

5 out of 5

"Simple note taking - paperless"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I love that you don't have to save your notes. You can just close the application and open it right where you left off. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I dislike that you cannot put "/" in the title of the tabs What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? I am solving the problem of going to 3-6 meetings on different topics everyday and not having a clear note from each meeting with takeaways. The ...

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Nicole H

07/18/16

5 out of 5

"Simple note taking - paperless"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I love that you don't have to save your notes. You can just close the application and open it right where you left off. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I dislike that you cannot put "/" in the title of the tabs What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? I am solving the problem of going to 3-6 meetings on different topics everyday and not having a clear note from each meeting with takeaways. The ...

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Ryan B

07/17/16

5 out of 5

"All my notes in one place"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? The ability to have unstructured notes and seamlessly sync across device. Also, great on the iPad Pro with Pencil support. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? a few more options on embedding different types of files would be great. Also, handwriting recognition and OCR would be great. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: If you are cross device then oneNote can be a great tool. particularly true if you are in a role ...

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Ryan B

07/17/16

5 out of 5

"All my notes in one place"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? The ability to have unstructured notes and seamlessly sync across device. Also, great on the iPad Pro with Pencil support. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? a few more options on embedding different types of files would be great. Also, handwriting recognition and OCR would be great. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: If you are cross device then oneNote can be a great tool. particularly true if you are in a role ...

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AU

Anonymous User

07/17/16

5 out of 5

"Microsoft Onenote"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? The organization aspect for pages and notebooks helps tremendously as well as being able to easily email pages as needed What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I dislike that I am unalbe to hot key the screen clippings to onenote easily with the newer version. This was a great nice to have feature Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: Great for screen clipping on previous versions other than 2013 What problems is ...

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AU

Anonymous User

07/17/16

5 out of 5

"Microsoft Onenote"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? The organization aspect for pages and notebooks helps tremendously as well as being able to easily email pages as needed What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I dislike that I am unalbe to hot key the screen clippings to onenote easily with the newer version. This was a great nice to have feature Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: Great for screen clipping on previous versions other than 2013 What problems is ...

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Erik R

07/11/16

5 out of 5

"Great bulletin board system for interoffice checklists, plans, meetings, etc!"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? Easy to use, easy to share and to add people to. We use this for tracking all of our projects, supplies lists, to do lists and brainstorming for meetings or events. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? We have had no issues at all with OneNote in any way, there are no viable complaints or dislikes with this program. What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? Collaboration techniques across the firm ...

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ER

Erik R

07/11/16

5 out of 5

"Great bulletin board system for interoffice checklists, plans, meetings, etc!"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? Easy to use, easy to share and to add people to. We use this for tracking all of our projects, supplies lists, to do lists and brainstorming for meetings or events. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? We have had no issues at all with OneNote in any way, there are no viable complaints or dislikes with this program. What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? Collaboration techniques across the firm ...

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