It’s easy to scatter thoughts and ideas about the place – a scrap of paper here, an obscurely named text file there. Before you know it, your computer and desk are littered with disjointed ramblings, leaving you wondering how you can pull it all together into the gem of an idea you had before.
Microsoft OneNote – a relatively recent addition to the Office family – is its answer to the question of where you keep everything you jot down. And the good news is that – from the 2013 version – the app is now free available on the Mac for the first time too.
Microsoft OneNote (for Mac) Microsoft OneNote is a free note-taking and syncing app that works on a variety of devices, including Macs. It's not the North Star of note-taking apps, but it squarely. While Microsoft OneNote is designed for note-taking, you can extend its functionality further with OneNote add-ins. These extensions bring the best features and services from other apps, including. Get OneNote for free! Works on Windows 7 or later and OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later. Microsoft OneNote At first, I thought Microsoft OneNote was just the answer to Google Keep or Evernotebut it’s actually more than that. It’s a great tool for annotating and commenting on PDFs, and it combines the functionality of traditional notes with the sketchbook approach. Teachers can use OneNote to organize lesson plans in searchable digital notebooks, and staff can create a sharable content library. Encourage students to handwrite notes and sketch diagrams.
Creating notes is mercifully simple, as is organising them into notebooks and sections. Type anywhere within a canvas to enter text, attach images, create lists and more. Everything you create is a container, and you can drag and drop these around the screen until they’re laid out as you wish.
You can also organise your notes using tags – over 20 styles are provided, and it means you can quickly and easily filter data.
OneNote is cloud-based, which means you’ll need to sign into (or set up) your Microsoft account to use it. Once done, however, all notes are stored online, and synced automatically to your other devices. You’ll find mobile apps available for iPhone, iPad and Android among other platforms.
OneNote is one of those programs you need to train yourself to use – but once you start getting to grips with it, you’ll never rely on a post-it note or random text file again. Perhaps the big disappointment is that the Mac version is quite cut-down compared to the Windows build, but we suspect its feature set will quickly evolve to better match the PC version.
What's new in 16.33?
- This month’s update is bug fixes only.
If you want to make longer recordings, use them commercially, add annotations or upload them directly to YouTube, you’ll need to check out TinyTake’s various premium options.If you’re planning a one-off project, you’ll be interested in TinyTake’s one-week pass. Tinytake for mac. For US$9.95 (about £8, AU$13), you get a full set of premium features without the need to commit to a full annual license.User experienceBefore downloading TinyTake, you'll be prompted to create an account using your email address and make a unique subdomain for your cloud storage. You’ll receive an initial password by email, which you’ll be prompted to change after logging in for the first time.
Verdict:
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A superb note-taking tool with excellent navigation and collaboration features that's sadly marred by a limited feature-set on the Mac.
Find that one note when you really need to
Use gallery view to see all your notes as thumbnails, allowing your images to lead you to the exact one you want. If you still can’t find the right note, use powerful search features like searching for images or text inside your scanned documents and more.
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Take notes wherever you go
When you add your internet accounts to Notes, you can keep your notes with you no matter which device you’re using—so you can save that dream destination on your Mac, then have it handy on your iPad when you’re with your friends.
A picture is worth a thousand words
Drag and drop pictures, movies, links, and other files into your notes. You can also add content to notes right from Safari, Photos, Maps, and many other apps.
Collaborate with ease
Invite others to view or make changes to a note or to an entire shared folder of notes.
To browse the Notes User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page.