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Apple Notes vs Microsoft OneNote: catalog facts
Apple Notes	Microsoft OneNote
Free Free, bundled with macOS and iOS.	Free Free to use on the web.
macOS, iOS	Web
Comes preinstalled and free on every Apple device OCR lets you search text inside scanned images and photos	Freeform pages with notebooks and sections Web clipping and collaboration on shared notebooks
Tied to the Apple ecosystem with no native Windows or Android app Lacks the structured databases and linking found in dedicated knowledge-base apps	Notes are stored in Microsoft's cloud Closed source and tied to the Microsoft ecosystem
Downloadable app	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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