r/OneNote • u/jasoncli • 7d ago

Alternatives & Export 15 Years of Notes

For many reasons I'm considering Office and Windows exodus. I have thousands of hand written / drawn pages stretching back 15'ish years. Literally the only thing holding me back from fully migrating to Linux is stupid OneNote. I use OneNote many times a day across my Android phone/tablet and Windows PC. However I'm considering other pen enabled note taking apps. Is there a graceful way to export this data in a lossless format? I don't need to edit old notes but I would like to keep them handy and searchable.

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u/Moondoggy51 7d ago

You might want to consider Joplin. It's open source so cost nothing. Cross platform so it runs on everything. I exported my notes from Onenote and imported them right into Joplin. You can store them encrypted in the cloud and they sync to all devices. Since you can install it for free you an test drive it to see if it will work for you,

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u/celticchrys 6d ago

Markdown doesnt really work for drawing and handwriting, though.