It is brimming with tools for formatting and organizing text to make intricate notes with to-do lists, tables, images embedded on the page, and more – a longtime OneNote claim to fame.Įvernote also lets users make intricate and attractively organized notes with to-do lists, tables, embedded images and more. OneNote, with a colorful tabbed interface and a humongous control ribbon similar to that of its Windows app, seems focused on creating content within the app. OneNote is a fine app, especially with recent updates to fill in glaring feature omissions (more on those shortly), but Evernote has it beat at the moment. I was immediately struck by a number of differences between the apps, as well as how the newcomer OneNote for Mac lags far behind the older Evernote in overall capabilities. I installed it on several Macs, using it side-by-side with Evernote for several weeks. Now, with a Mac version, it can be, or at least has the potential to be. That’s why OneNote was never an option for me in the past.
In Evernote, I store a vital blend of documents, Web clippings, and interview notes related to my reporting day job, along with a variety of personal notes. I’ve long used Evernote – as a Mac and Windows user at home and work – because I never want to be cut off from my information.
In the age of BYOD – bring your own device – at companies large and small, such scenarios are increasingly common. This is a boon for individuals or organizations that use a blend of Windows and Macs, or an assortment of Android- and Apple-based mobile gadgetry. With a version of OneNote for all mainstream computing platforms – along with a Web-based version, which Evernote also offers – Microsoft can credibly argue that OneNote users have access to their information anywhere and anytime. Microsoft can at long last claim the kind of ubiquity that the massively popular note-keeping service Evernote has boasted for years. Microsoft used to charge as much as $80 for its desktop version on Second, OneNote is now free on all platforms. First, OneNote for Mac fills in Microsoft’s last hole in the OneNote lineup, since it already offers versions of the note-keeping app for Windows, Windows Phone, Android, iPad and iPhone. Microsoft’s recent release of OneNote for the Macintosh is notable for a couple of reasons.
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