Why OneNote Desktop is better than OneNote for Windows 10

[@AnteroNeves]

I believe two of the best feature of OneNote Desktop are the ability to use keys shortcuts and personalize the quick access.

[@AdamsTaiwan]

OneNote works as a great tool for semi-automatic workflows. I often have a series of tasks that I must have a check list to remind me of the steps that I need to do. Sometimes in the check list are items that I can use a program to process automatically. Only OneNote for the Desktop allows me to click a link and open a folder or run an application. Originally, I did this just for myself, however, now that my company shares Notebooks, I can also share processes that can be run from our NAS.

[@peterzacho6481]

Thanks for clearing that up. I had same "that's why" moment the lost video's. Thanks

[@momenkhalaf1]

and the most important option for me in onenote desktop is the Custom Ribbon ( UI) 😉

[@TheKitchenApothecary]

I've started handwriting a lot of notes now using one note for android (still leaps behind desktop/w10/ ios versions), and if I want to print those notes or save to a pdf, the windows version always crops them in a weird way. The desktop version allows you to save as a pdf a GIANT note which you can zoom in on. The windows 10 version doesn't allow this which suuuucks.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

This is a nice and very clear rundown of the differences between desktop OneNote and UWP OneNote. Personally, while I like some of the options (like discrete pages) in the desktop version, I find they are overshadowed by the slow and sometimes unreliable sync (I've had many corrupted pages in the past), a relatively poor inking experience including a really bad pen picker and pen picker customization, and the fact that the desktop version is a resource hog, or at least has been in the past. Plus, the Windows 10/UWP version has most or all of the organizational and sharing options I need. (It helps that I don't use Outlook!) In any case I'll be sticking with the UWP until it's sundowned, and I'm fairly confident that MS will make the ultimate OneNote a great experience for all users. (I mean, just look at what they've done to Office in the past 10 years. Things are much better.) Oh and about 2023: No big deal, you can just brand your 20th anniversary series as a RUN UP to the 20th anniversary! Problem solved. :-D

[@ArielPaz08]

So I noticed that my OneNote files are being saved on OneDrive as pdfs. When I try to open them, Adobe Acrobat Reader gives an error saying file type not supported. Then I tried to change the file type and noticed I have both a OneNote app and a OneNote for Windows 10 app. Would you know how to make the system save the files so they open properly? Thank you in advance.

[@oztabletpc]

That sounds like you have the .one file type set to open in Adobe Acrobat. For these instructions, I will assume that you are using Windows 11. The process is *similar* in Windows 10. You can reverse this by right clicking on a OneNote (.one) file in the file explorer and selecting 'open with.' Select choose another app, then choose OneNote and click 'Always.'

[@FrostDirt]

In OneNote 2016, the normal cursor doesn't appear and it's very hard to see the pointer to the point that it becomes unusable. Also, my handwriting becomes pixelated and rough/not smooth. I wish I can use the Desktop OneNote because of it's customisability.

[@richardhugunine1552]

I'm still using the standalone version of OneNote I got in 2013. How am I going to upgrade to the newest version? I'm totally confused.

[@oztabletpc]

Go to OneNote.com and download the latest version..

[@petergeranor]

How can I get Onenote desktop version? I have a subscription to 365 and I have downloaded Onenote, but the only version I can get is Onenote for windows 10.

[@oztabletpc]

www.onenote.com/Download

[@prinkush]

While One Note desktop is great, I'm struggling with aligning the display of the same. The display of One Note for Win10 is much more neat so it would be great if the display in One Note desktop can be replicated from one note for Win10.

[@riskirills]

Do i have to purchase office to have desktop one note?

[@oztabletpc]

No, it's free at Onenote.com.

[@omegazull]

As a long term OneNote veteran, can you tell two things. What is the performance per power usage in both apps? Which is more battery efficient? And desktop version - how much it struggles with the animation's? Heavier uses graphics.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

In my experience the Windows 10 version was much lighter, but I haven't used the desktop version recently, so I don't know how much things have improved.

[@5satya]

0:58 by this time, I'm getting closer to retirement! What a stuff up. I'd a lot of stuff organsed on my onenote for windows 10 (on my desktop computer) hoping I can esiy sinc this to my paid version...no luck except a lot of time wasted. Now I may have to copy/paste somehow to the Work/MS Ofiice 365...

[@oztabletpc]

Sign in to both apps with the same account.

[@steven-el3sw]

@0:42 - May I ask what congregation you're in? :-)

[@oztabletpc]

Mordialloc Victoria, Australia!

[@steven-el3sw]

@@oztabletpc Fellow Aussie here, Toowoomba QLD. Having visited Melbourne several times I must say it's such a great city and seems like it would be a wonderful place to live (the covid situation notwithstanding).

[@oztabletpc]

Hehe. Yeah, it's been the worst two years in Melbs! I spent my teens in Mt Gravatt. Have family still in SEQ. Thanks for noticing! 😉

[@fenderblender356]

i hate onenote: i wanted to switch to the windows 10 version, because the 2016 is so unsmooth. however microsofts cloud trash wont really allow me to, since they make it impossible for anyone not a onenotegenius to switch between the 2.

[@JPK1337]

you are too late. Microsoft announced 2 weeks ago that they will can onenote for Windows 10

[@oztabletpc]

Did you miss the first 30 seconds of the video?

[@dalekrebs]

I just use notepad...

[@oztabletpc]

You're lost. Wait right here, someone will be with you shortly to take you to safety.

[@pjackson8027]

I don't even utilise Microsoft products at all. They're all rubbish in my opinion.

[@oztabletpc]

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[@pjackson8027]

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[@oztabletpc]

Well aren't you wasting my time!

[@kahuna1247]

Thanks for your videos on OneNote. Without these, I would be totally confused with both versions and which app to use!

[@fatihertem1]

I use OneNote Desktop for my job, which requires more area; and OneNote windows10 for my personal notes.

[@subramaniantr2091]

One note for windows 10 is way smoother in drawing options compared to the One Note. I'm unable to use the full version simply because the drawings suck to the core with lines getting quantized like steps. Thoroughly confused why they maintain two such versions with the costlier version that sucks.

[@oztabletpc]

A number of misconceptions to clear up for you. 1. The best of OneNote for Windows 10 will come to OneNote Desktop sometime this year. 2. OneNote Desktop continues to be available for free, as is OneNote for Windows 10. 3. They will no longer maintain 2 OneNotes in future. Here is a video about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpeQaZlrecx5h7M If you want to know why there are 2 OneNotes, we explain that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2fKoaGkZrNomaM And to understand where OneNote came from, watch this interview with the OneNote creator - Chris Prately. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ponXlZ6MitaboKs

[@alphabanks]

Thanks for this video I'm going back to OneNote Desktop I'm always having problems out of the Windows 10 version.

[@y.s.]

Is onenote different if you have windows 11?

[@darius-b]

"As soon as the ink is dry!"....😂

[@johnfhappy]

Thank you good information

[@Crashdownfully]

I find the naming scheme so confusing. You say they are OneNote Desktop and OneNote for Windows 10. But try finding a download link that actually calls them that. I ended up, just hoping that the exe file I found on the official Microsoft file was actually the OneNote Desktop version, because it definetly was not called that. It ended up being the OneNote Desktop version, that I wanted, but really Microsoft, way to go in confusing your users...

[@oztabletpc]

I'm not Microsoft. But in the not too distant future, we'll just have one... Onenote again. If you managed to download anything from the OneNote website, it can only be the one I call the desktop version, the future one OmeNote. The other version that we call OneNote for Windows 10 is only available from the Microsoft Store.

[@michaelhedrick6073]

Late to the conversation, but I've run into an annoyance that I didn't see in the video. The fact that you can instantly print out a file that is in OneNote Desktop, but there is no similar capability in OneNote for Windows 10 version. You have to insert the file from an outside source to print out vs a simple right-click and insert as printout. I'm not simply overlooking something am I?

[@oztabletpc]

You can install a printer for OneNote for Windows.

[@_Digitalguy]

Isn't recording meets, classes etc, with the rear webcam one of the main differences between desktop and Windows 10 version?

[@oztabletpc]

Yes, there is a record video function in OneNote Desktop, but last I checked it was using a very outdated video encoding method that leaves you without a tiny unusable video. I'll check to see if it has been updated.

[@alirizvi5508]

over a year now. any updates?

[@oztabletpc]

Yes, some great changes are rolling out now to Office Insiders and some early changes to Office 365 current channel. We'll get a video out on this soon!

[@Beast80001]

The best version of onenote is the one you prefer using.