

Its multi-user capability allows offline paragraph-level editing with later synchronization and merging. It can also extract or copy texts from images and documents using Optical Character Recognition It can replay audio concurrently with notes taken during the recording. It also searches "electronic ink" annotations as text and phonetically searches audio recordings on a text key. screen captures, embedded document scans, photographs) for embedded text content. OneNote also integrates search features and indexing into a free-form graphics and audio repository. They can also add embeddable content like YouTube videos. Users may add embedded multimedia recordings and hyperlinks. Users can move pages within the binder and annotate them with a stylus or word-processing or drawing tools.

The software allows users to create notes that can include: texts, pictures, tables, and drawings.

OneNote was announced by Microsoft's Bill Gates on November 17, 2002. Microsoft also provides a web-based version of OneNote as part of OneDrive and Office for the web. OneNote is also available as a free, stand-alone app via the official website and the app stores of: Windows 10, MacOS, iOS, iPadOS and Android. It gathers users' notes, drawings, screen clippings, and audio commentaries, and notes can also be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network. OneNote is designed for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It is available as part of the Microsoft Office suite and since 2014 has been free on all platforms outside the suite. Microsoft OneNote is note-taking software, developed by Microsoft.
