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OneNote 2016 was revolutionary for me. Since then I’ve found it less and less usable with each new update. I think the tension between having a good web app an
by ycombinete 3y ago
OneNote 2016 was revolutionary for me. Since then I’ve found it less and less usable with each new update.
I think the tension between having a good web app and a good desktop app with the same interface is difficult to resolve.
- wkat4242 3y agoYes the simplified version that MS made was also much much crappier. The tabs for the different notebook disappeared and much of the functionality too :'( The syncing with Sharepoint also works pretty crap. I preferred when the database was just stored locally and I could choose where to store it. I'd love to get a new application just like this that works like the old OneNote. Without a whole cloud backing it which locks in my information (e.g. Evernote, Notion etc). Just a file (or collection of files) I can store locally or even in a local git server or whatever. But with options for attachments and cross platform. I haven't really found anything good. Most of the things are not WYSIWYG but markdown with a double pane (one for the input and one for rendered) which I don't like - I'm not a dev so I don't really idolise markdown or have the muscle memory for it.
- ycombinete 3y agoI’ve looked and it seems that one can still install the old 2016 OneNote. I still have a cd key out there somewhere. I’m going to give this a go. I still manage to save my modern OneNote files locally. I save them to my Dropbox for syncing.
- wkat4242 3y agoYou can of course yes but it's not really being updated anymore. And I don't just use windows these days so it's not really an option for me.