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> when the one with a Onenote license died OneNote has been free for the last few years. > port those notes in an exportable format You can export your notes

> when the one with a Onenote license died OneNote has been free for the last few years. > port those notes in an exportable format You can export your notes in a HTML-like format. I haven't tried to convert it into a different format yet, though.

benhurmarcel 5y ago
> OneNote has been free for the last few years. Only if you store your notes in OneDrive.
- darekkay 5y ago
  > Only if you store your notes in OneDrive. Do you have a source for that? I don't believe this is true. When creating a notebook, I can specify if I want a OneDrive-synched notebook or a local one (OneNote 2016). Such a limitation _might_ be part of the Store version of OneNote, but that's just a guess. Also a Reddit thread I found discussing this topic stated there's no such limitation in OneNote 2016.
  - darekkay 5y ago
    I can't edit my post, but my guess was correct: > [OneNote 2016/Desktop] is the only version of OneNote that supports local notebook storage on your PC’s hard drive in addition to cloud storage. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-differ...
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diffeomorphism 5y ago
> OneNote has been free for the last few years. Not in my experience. The online, UWP, feature-reduced version that comes with windows is gratis, but ... . The proper desktop version requires an office license. It then is "gratis" on top of the cost you already paid for office.
- darekkay 5y ago
  > The proper desktop version requires an office license That's not true in my experience. I'm running a proper "OneNote 2016" version without any license or subscription. This is also stated on a Microsoft support site [0]: > OneNote (formerly called “OneNote 2016”), the _free_ desktop app which runs on all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and which is part of Office 2019 and Microsoft 365. Further down, it's stated: > Download OneNote as a free standalone Windows desktop app (some features may be limited). [0] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-differ...
  - diffeomorphism 5y ago
    The link to the "free standalone app" just gives me OfficeSetup.exe (7.0MB), which did not give me a standalone app when I last tried it, but if that works now. Great!
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  No?
at-fates-hands 5y ago
> You can export your notes in a HTML-like format. I haven't tried to convert it into a different format yet, though. You can export as a .pdf, .xps or into most MS office doc formats like .docx OneNote isn't great if you want to regularly export to a different format. Especially if you want to make your notebooks accessible to other non-MS software. Right now, I sync my notebooks between several different devices which is kind of a pain.

benhurmarcel 5y ago

> OneNote has been free for the last few years. Only if you store your notes in OneDrive.

darekkay 5y ago
> Only if you store your notes in OneDrive. Do you have a source for that? I don't believe this is true. When creating a notebook, I can specify if I want a OneDrive-synched notebook or a local one (OneNote 2016). Such a limitation _might_ be part of the Store version of OneNote, but that's just a guess. Also a Reddit thread I found discussing this topic stated there's no such limitation in OneNote 2016.
- darekkay 5y ago
  I can't edit my post, but my guess was correct: > [OneNote 2016/Desktop] is the only version of OneNote that supports local notebook storage on your PC’s hard drive in addition to cloud storage. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-differ...
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diffeomorphism 5y ago

> OneNote has been free for the last few years. Not in my experience. The online, UWP, feature-reduced version that comes with windows is gratis, but ... . The proper desktop version requires an office license. It then is "gratis" on top of the cost you already paid for office.

darekkay 5y ago
> The proper desktop version requires an office license That's not true in my experience. I'm running a proper "OneNote 2016" version without any license or subscription. This is also stated on a Microsoft support site [0]: > OneNote (formerly called “OneNote 2016”), the _free_ desktop app which runs on all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and which is part of Office 2019 and Microsoft 365. Further down, it's stated: > Download OneNote as a free standalone Windows desktop app (some features may be limited). [0] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-difference-between-the-onenote-versions-a624e692-b78b-4c09-b07f-46181958118f https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-the-differ...
- diffeomorphism 5y ago
  The link to the "free standalone app" just gives me OfficeSetup.exe (7.0MB), which did not give me a standalone app when I last tried it, but if that works now. Great!
whimsicalism 5y ago
No?

at-fates-hands 5y ago

> You can export your notes in a HTML-like format. I haven't tried to convert it into a different format yet, though. You can export as a .pdf, .xps or into most MS office doc formats like .docx OneNote isn't great if you want to regularly export to a different format. Especially if you want to make your notebooks accessible to other non-MS software. Right now, I sync my notebooks between several different devices which is kind of a pain.