Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes
★ 4.7What it actually doesMicrosoft OneNote is an app for creating and organizing text, handwritten, and multimedia notes with cross-device synchronization, but with frequent authentication, synchronization, and stability issues after updates.
Actually does
- ✓Note taking35% of reviews
- ✓Sync across devices25% of reviews
- ✓Two-factor auth25% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Организация заметок (разделы, страницы, темы)15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Handwriting Recognition
- ⚠Rich-text editor
- ⚠OCR / Document scan
- ⚠Совместная работа и редактирование в реальном времени
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠Инструменты рисования
- ⚠Быстрые заметки (floating widget)
Common complaints
- ✗Synchronization errors and data loss35% of mentions
«Constant synchronization errors. After the update, all note updates from the last month disappeared.»
- ✗Login and authentication issues32% of mentions
«This is so frustrating... is it really that hard to create a proper working notes app? Can't log in. Even though there's registration. Requires authentication that I can't get past.»
- ✗Crashes, app failures, and bugs after updates40% of mentions
«Crashes constantly. Can't edit old notes. Onenote won't open.»
- ✗Text editing issues (character duplication, indentation, formatting)15% of mentions
«Letters duplicate when you start a new line. The app just doesn't want to type spaces. Can't add indentation for a sub-item.»
- ✗App slowness and lag20% of mentions
«Slow and sluggish. Started lagging after the update. Text display can't keep up with typing.»
What people praise
- ★Cross-platform availability and device synchronization
«I like the convenience of cross-platform use: you can take notes on your phone and computer.»
- ★Convenient and easy to use
«The app is great, the most convenient notepad. Very good app. Easy to use. Best one I found for notes!»
- ★Reliability during long-term use
«16 years together and never had any issues :) for me the most convenient form of personal archive.»
- ★Note organization and search
«For me it's the most convenient form of personal archive. Easy to share note structure.»
- ★New features (voice dictation, speech-to-text)
«In the latest update they added the Speech-to-Text feature for notes. Convenient.»