![]() ![]() These issues interfered enough with my workflow to make me consider alternatives… again. There was keyboard incompatibility, especially with swipe. The fonts would change mid note (what?!). And the mobile experience on iPhone has issues with editing. My OneNote file was stored in OneDrive and I always found it strange (and frustrating) when my notes would not sync quickly with my laptop. The note syncing was inconsistent and slow. Syncing was always a bit wonky and writing notes on my iPhone was never smooth.But if you’re looking for simplicity, then it’s probably not for you. OneNote is great if you like tons and tons of features and flexibility. Too many features can distract you from taking good notes.After using OneNote for a few years I realized two things that ultimately led me to search for (another!) a replacement. In a couple of hours I was up and running.įast forward to 2020. Migrating my notes over to OneNote was actually pretty darn smooth. So I decided to migrate from Evernote to OneNote. Making OneNote free was one of those changes. But around this timeframe under Satya Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft was changing and evolving (and continues to) in ways that had great benefits for consumers. They saw an opportunity while Evernote struggled. Then in 2015 Microsoft began offering OneNote for free (PC, Mac and mobile). I couldn’t reconcile how monetizing their app didn’t result in any meaningful enhancements for users. Then, innovation at Evernote seemed to just … stop. They also launched a paid service, but the offering wasn’t compelling enough for me to pay. Evernote was starting to lag behind competition. It was red hot and became ubiquitous for note-taking.īy 2014 I had written over 1,500 notes in Evernote. Evernote captured the lion share of the note-taking market for several years. The first note-taking tool I ever committed to was Evernote back in 2009. ![]() My journey with digital note-taking has been a storied one. My Journey from Evernote to OneNote to Apple Notes I don’t miss all the extra bells and whistles of OneNote. For me, having a simplified interface and reliable syncing between my Apple devices is key. Overall, the move to Apple Notes has been a good one.
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