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

"Great place to store all my notes"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? The ease of switching between tabs and notes. I like that all notes in a notebook are visible within 2 clicks and that I don't need to wait for the note to load. This is why I chose it over Google Drive or Evernote. Very easy to nest notes and collapse them into the parent note so it doesn't get too overwhelming. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Not being able to change the default font styles. The content areas within a note feel a ...

"If you're still using Notepad, change now!"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I like that I can consolidate all my note-taking, regardless of topic, in one place. It's easy to segment notes by topic using notebooks, and there is powerful searching through all of OneNote. The ability to tag items as questions, for follow-up, to share with others in a Skype for Business meeting are all things that I frequently use. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I wish that it offered the same formatting options that MS Word ...

"Satisfied with features"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? Syncing with all my devices and my desktop computer. Trustworthy compared to other apps you can DL since it's Microsoft, and legit. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Feels pretty basic, like there's more it could do. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: If you're one of those types of people that ideas pop in your head while you're at work or work ideas pop in your head at home, it's a great solution as compared ...

"Stop losing your notes and go paperless!"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? What I like best is not losing my notes or not remembering what I wrote because the legal pad is back at my desk. Incorporating OneNote with OneDrive means that you have your synced notes no matter where you are. The design of OneNote feels very much like a notebook. Moving sections around is very easy. Going between Mac, PC, and mobile is very seamless. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? I wish it was a little more seamless to add ...

"Great Experience - Highly Recommended"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? I like the note taking capabilities and sharing mechanisms that allow me to share my ideas with multiple users. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? Nothing really..I guess integration with other office products just isn't quite up to par as i hoped. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: Use it with OneNote and other MSFT office products. What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and how is that benefiting you? Idea ...

Danger - Deletes Entries

As a user of Evernote, I have been comparing it with Onenote. Onenote appeared to be easier and more reliable, and also had an excellent capability for adding graphs, so i began to prepare to transfer all my notes to Onenote. Then I found one of my entries, that had important information in it, was not syncing with my other devices. The title showed on another device, but there was a notice that full syncing had not yet been completed. So I worked with the different devices to try to make ...

Danger - Deletes Entries

As a user of Evernote, I have been comparing it with Onenote. Onenote appeared to be easier and more reliable, and also had an excellent capability for adding graphs, so i began to prepare to transfer all my notes to Onenote. Then I found one of my entries, that had important information in it, was not syncing with my other devices. The title showed on another device, but there was a notice that full syncing had not yet been completed. So I worked with the different devices to try to make ...

"OneNote is what I was looking for"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? - The fact that it looks like a canvas and I can write, draw, add multimedia files (either audio, pdfs, images etc) and annotate them. - The ability to sync my notes with OneDrive. - Organisational system: The app breaks down into notebooks, sections and pages though, each acting as a subfolder of sorts to the other. You can have multiple pages in each section and multiple sections in each notebook. So if you wanted to use OneNote to keep track ...

"OneNote is what I was looking for"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? - The fact that it looks like a canvas and I can write, draw, add multimedia files (either audio, pdfs, images etc) and annotate them. - The ability to sync my notes with OneDrive. - Organisational system: The app breaks down into notebooks, sections and pages though, each acting as a subfolder of sorts to the other. You can have multiple pages in each section and multiple sections in each notebook. So if you wanted to use OneNote to keep track ...

"Excellent organizational tool"

What do you like best about Microsoft OneNote? Microsoft OneNote fills a much needed gap that exist between Microsoft other software. OneNote makes it easy to take notes during a meeting and it is even easier to keep these notes organized. What do you dislike about Microsoft OneNote? There is very little I dislike about OneNote. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft OneNote: I recommend adding OneNote to the tools you use everyday. What problems is Microsoft OneNote solving and ...