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Capture documents and retrieve them later
Freeform notebooks for typing and handwriting
Prices & plans Published prices keep their original currency and billing terms. Taxes, promotions and checkout prices can differ.
Free Free
No subscription charge
Availability Global; account terms apply
50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB storage and 1 device.
Source Starter — monthly USD 14.99/month
Monthly subscription
Availability USD official price table
Apple or Google billing can differ.
Source Starter — annual USD 99.00/year
Yearly subscription
Availability USD official price table
1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 5 GB and 3 devices.
Source Advanced — monthly USD 24.99/month
Monthly subscription
Availability USD official price table
Safeguard limits apply to unlimited allowances.
Source Advanced — annual USD 249.99/year
Yearly subscription
Availability USD official price table
Not the same monthly cost as a cancel-any-month plan.
Source OneNote Free
Supported apps are free
Availability Global; availability varies
Microsoft account storage applies. Some premium features require a separate subscription.
Source Microsoft 365 Personal USD 99.99/year
Annual subscription with automatic renewal
Availability United States
Suite bundle for one person with 1 TB cloud storage. This is not a mandatory OneNote fee.
Source Microsoft 365 Family USD 129.99/year
Annual subscription with automatic renewal
Availability United States
Suite bundle for up to six people; listed AI benefits are for the subscription owner.
Source Features and limits Row headings group related topics. Each answer keeps its specific scope. An unverified answer means we do not have enough evidence.
Evernote Devices
Apps are available on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android with browser access.
Microsoft OneNote Devices
Supported apps cover Windows, macOS, iOS and Android with a web version.
Offline use Evernote Offline access
Synced desktop notes are stored locally. Mobile needs cached content or deliberately downloaded notes and notebooks.
Microsoft OneNote Offline access
OneNote keeps local notebook copies for offline editing and synchronizes changes later.
Collaboration Evernote Sharing
Evernote documents note sharing and real-time teamwork; Enterprise adds organization features.
Microsoft OneNote Sharing
Shared notebooks synchronize edits between collaborators through OneNote.
Export Evernote Export
Free users can export ENEX or HTML from Windows and Mac. Web export is not supported.
Microsoft OneNote Notebook export
Web notebook export supports personal OneDrive accounts, not work or school OneDrive or SharePoint.
Project portability Evernote Export batches
Export up to 100 selected notes or an entire notebook. Choose which metadata to include.
Microsoft OneNote Restore limits
The documented web notebook importer is deprecated. Exported notebooks can be opened in Windows OneNote.
Free plan limits Evernote Free plan limits
50 notes, 1 notebook, 20 tags, 200 attachments, 1 GB and 1 device.
Microsoft OneNote Free app
Supported OneNote versions are free; optional subscriptions unlock premium features.
Starter limits Evernote Starter limits
1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 1,000 attachments, 5 GB and 3 devices.
Microsoft OneNote Not yet verified for this product.
Web capture Evernote Web capture
Web Clipper saves articles, PDFs and screenshots into a selected notebook with tags.
Microsoft OneNote Not yet verified for this product.
AI features Evernote AI availability
Starter and Advanced document AI Edit and Transcribe; some other AI status labels differ between official pages.
AI Assistant and Semantic Search are listed on the current comparison page but marked coming soon in the plan-transition FAQ. Exact rollout needs an account check.
Microsoft OneNote Copilot
Microsoft 365 Personal lists OneNote with Copilot; Family AI benefits are limited to the subscription owner.
Search scope Evernote Search scope
Advanced search includes filters and attachment text search; an older feature page still uses retired plan names.
Microsoft OneNote Not yet verified for this product.
Handwriting Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Microsoft OneNote Handwriting
Windows supports ink-to-text conversion. This particular conversion is not offered in OneNote for the web.
Image text Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Microsoft OneNote Image text
Mac OCR uses Microsoft online services and results may take 24–48 hours.
Windows app choice Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Microsoft OneNote Windows app choice
Use the current OneNote app; OneNote for Windows 10 reached its documented support endpoint in October 2025.
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