Microsoft is diversifying on OneNote support to give rivals better competition, the main among these being Evernote. The latter is a hugely popular note taking and archiving application, which is the hitherto favorite in the scene. Both programs provide functionalities that let the user organize their work by grouping together their ideas, web pages, and documents.
OneNote is available for the Mac platform now, and you can download it from the Mac App Store. Before this, Mac users were denied the use of this application, which was confined only to Windows, Windows 8, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. The newly released version for Mac is set to sync automatically with Microsoft’s own OneDrive cloud storage.
For Windows desktop users, there is a free version of the OneNote app available for download from the main website. Free versions were previously restricted to portable versions of the Windows OS and the web, and even then, consumers had to pay to avail the service, which was only available as part of the MS Office suite.
The newer version for desktops comes as a stripped down adaptation of the previous paid app, with a noticeable aspect being that it lacks Microsoft support SharePoint. There is also no version history feature, or integration with Outlook. Only a paid upgrade gets you these features, but then, the free version is ad-free, and with no limits to other functionalities.
Microsoft also launched the OneNote service for third party developers, essentially providing an interface for programming applications on the cloud. This service brings in new features like OneNote Clipper, using which you can save web pages to OneNote while surfing. Users also get a me@onenote.com email provision to allow sending notes to the service, and Office Lens, Microsoft’s OCR service, for photographing documents using Windows Phone and saving them to OneNote.
What’s on the works right now is an update to the current OneNote for Windows 8. This is slated to be part of their “Gemini” suite of Office apps. Microsoft is also expected to come up with an update to OneNote for iPad, when they bring out Office for the device. It goes by the name Miramar, and will probably be launched before Gemini. The saving of documents on the latter will likely be on OneDrive by default, with the option to save locally instead.
That was on Microsoft’s new OneNote service for Mac and Windows. For more stories on OneNote, check our latest posts or call the Microsoft support number for assistance.
OneNote is available for the Mac platform now, and you can download it from the Mac App Store. Before this, Mac users were denied the use of this application, which was confined only to Windows, Windows 8, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. The newly released version for Mac is set to sync automatically with Microsoft’s own OneDrive cloud storage.
For Windows desktop users, there is a free version of the OneNote app available for download from the main website. Free versions were previously restricted to portable versions of the Windows OS and the web, and even then, consumers had to pay to avail the service, which was only available as part of the MS Office suite.
The newer version for desktops comes as a stripped down adaptation of the previous paid app, with a noticeable aspect being that it lacks Microsoft support SharePoint. There is also no version history feature, or integration with Outlook. Only a paid upgrade gets you these features, but then, the free version is ad-free, and with no limits to other functionalities.
Microsoft also launched the OneNote service for third party developers, essentially providing an interface for programming applications on the cloud. This service brings in new features like OneNote Clipper, using which you can save web pages to OneNote while surfing. Users also get a me@onenote.com email provision to allow sending notes to the service, and Office Lens, Microsoft’s OCR service, for photographing documents using Windows Phone and saving them to OneNote.
What’s on the works right now is an update to the current OneNote for Windows 8. This is slated to be part of their “Gemini” suite of Office apps. Microsoft is also expected to come up with an update to OneNote for iPad, when they bring out Office for the device. It goes by the name Miramar, and will probably be launched before Gemini. The saving of documents on the latter will likely be on OneDrive by default, with the option to save locally instead.
That was on Microsoft’s new OneNote service for Mac and Windows. For more stories on OneNote, check our latest posts or call the Microsoft support number for assistance.
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