Microsoft today revealed three major announcements regardingits OneNote offering: a free version of OneNote for Mac, a freemium version of OneNote for Windows, and a new cloud API for first- and third-party apps to communicate directly with OneNote launch of OneNote for Mac, Microsoft says OneNote is now available “on all the platforms you care about” and “they’re always in sync.” That includes the PC, Mac, Windows tablets, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, Android, and the Web.As for the free version for Windows, it has no ads nor any limit for how long you can use it for: this is not just a trial. Everything you create in the free PC and Mac clients is synced to OneDrive, so you can access them from your phone and tablet as well.
Microsoft says it is changing its pricing model “because we want everyone to be able to use it.” In other words, the company doesn’t want to lose users over pricing to competitors like Evernote and Google Keep.
Premium features are available to paid customers: if you have an Office 365 subscription or own Office 2013, you can purchase SharePoint support, version history, Outlook integration, and so on. If you don’t have OneNote for Windows yet, or you have an older version, you’ll want to download this new freemium option as it has all the latest bells and whistles.
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