Microsoft OneNote Changelog

What's new in Microsoft OneNote 16.83

Mar 13, 2024
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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.82 (Feb 13, 2024)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.81 (Jan 17, 2024)

  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.80 (Dec 13, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.79 (Nov 14, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.78 (Oct 11, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.77 (Sep 29, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.76 (Aug 16, 2023)

  • Deprecation of PostScript Type 1 fonts: Support for PostScript Type 1 fonts is ending on the Microsoft 365 apps for macOS.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.75 (Jul 12, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.75 (Jul 12, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.74 (Jun 18, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.73 (May 24, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.72 (Apr 12, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.71 (Mar 15, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.70 (Feb 14, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.69 (Jan 11, 2023)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.68 (Dec 15, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.67 (Nov 15, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.66.1 (Oct 16, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.66 (Oct 12, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.65 (Sep 14, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.64 (Aug 23, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.63.1 (Jul 17, 2022)

  • We fixed an issue where command icons and text would display incorrectly in Chinese (simplified).

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.60 (Apr 17, 2022)

  • We’re bringing you one of the most requested features this week. Starting now, your notes on Mac will be automatically backed up on your Mac and not just in the cloud. The cloud is still the best place for all your notes, so that you can access them from any device, but local backups give an extra layer of peace of mind.
  • While we hope you won't need it, if you do hit a problem on your Mac and need to recover a note, go to OneNote preferences and select Backups. From there, you can customize your backup preferences and access your backed up notes.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.59 (Mar 21, 2022)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.58 (Feb 18, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.57 (Jan 20, 2022)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.56 (Dec 17, 2021)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.55 (Nov 18, 2021)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.54 (Oct 13, 2021)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.53.1 (Sep 17, 2021)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.53 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.52 (Aug 11, 2021)

  • New Big Sur app icons: Updated the app icons to match the latest macOS release (Big Sur)

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.51 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.50 (Jun 15, 2021)

  • Get a New Look for Your Office Start Screen on Mac: The new refreshed look is designed with our Fluent toolkit to align with Apple's new design language in Big Sur.
  • Show Your Pride: Celebrate Pride with the special theme inspired by the flags of the LGBTQI+ communities.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.49 (May 12, 2021)

  • Get a Refreshed Look for your Office Start Screen on Mac: A new refreshed look that uses our Fluent toolkit to align with Apple's new design language in Big Sur.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.48 (Apr 14, 2021)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.47 (Mar 19, 2021)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.46 (Feb 17, 2021)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.45 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.44 (Dec 16, 2020)

  • Office apps run on Apple Silicon: Support for Apple silicon-based Macs.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.43 (Nov 16, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.42 (Oct 14, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.41 (Sep 16, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.40 (Aug 16, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.39 (Jul 17, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.38 (Jun 17, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.37 (May 14, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.36 (Apr 22, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.35 (Mar 11, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.34 (Feb 18, 2020)

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New in Microsoft OneNote 16.33 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.32 (Dec 16, 2019)

  • Find and edit recent notes: The Recent Notes button on the Navigation bar displays a list of notes that you've recently edited on any of your computers or devices so you can easily continue working in them.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.31 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.30 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Go easy on your eyes with Dark Mode: Switch to Dark Mode in low light environments or whenever you want to increase the legibility of the OneNote user interface and the readability of your notes.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.29 (Sep 11, 2019)

  • Improved printouts of Office files: Insert Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, or PowerPoint presentations as virtual printouts to include their fully formatted pages as images in your notes.
  • Capture and insert screen clippings: Easily capture information shown on any part of your screen by selecting it and inserting the screen clipping into your notes.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.28 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Get a head start on your meeting notes: Quickly import useful details from any scheduled Outlook meeting into your notes - including date, location, agenda, topic, and attendees.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.27 (Jul 29, 2019)

  • Page Sync Status: Click the Page Sync Status button to see when the current page was last synced, or to get more information when a temporary issue prevents automatic syncing.
  • Set Picture as Background: Lock inserted pictures to the page background, allowing for easier drawing and annotating over images in your notes.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.26 (Jun 18, 2019)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.25 (May 17, 2019)

  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.24 (Apr 17, 2019)

  • Easier Access to Your Notes: Newly updated navigation panes put you in control by making it easier to get to your notebooks, sections, and pages.
  • Phrase Search: You can now use quotes around a phrase to search for that exact phrase instead of individual words.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.22 (Mar 6, 2019)

  • Sort Text in Tables: Sort typed text in a table by any selected column.
  • Tags Search: Tags in your notebook and pages now appear in your search results.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.21 (Jan 23, 2019)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.20 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • Mac Touch Bar support: Use the Touch Bar on your Mac to quickly access popular OneNote commands.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.19 (Nov 18, 2018)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.18 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.17 (Sep 17, 2018)

  • This month’s update is bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.16 (Aug 15, 2018)

  • Bug fixes only.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.15 (Jul 11, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.14.1 (Jun 19, 2018)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.12 (Apr 14, 2018)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.11 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.10 (Feb 13, 2018)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 16.9 (Jan 18, 2018)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.41 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.40 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.39 (Oct 9, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.38 (Sep 6, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.37 (Aug 16, 2017)

  • Thanks for using OneNote! We listened to your feedback and updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.36 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • Multiple Windows: You asked, we listened. Open a new instance of OneNote and edit different pages side-by-side! On the View tab, choose New Window, or use Control+M, and start multitasking.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.35.1 (Jun 17, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.35 (Jun 12, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.34 (May 17, 2017)

  • Experience the re-designed look and feel of OneNote: It's easier than ever to organize your notes with an improved layout. All of your notebooks, sections, and pages can be found in columns on the side of the app, efficiently navigable with screen readers, keyboards, and more.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.33 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.32 (Mar 8, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.31 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.30 (Jan 9, 2017)

  • Thanks for using OneNote! We listened to your feedback and updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.29 (Dec 9, 2016)

  • Fixed - Can't See File Attachments and Images: If your file attachments won't open, or your images appear as a placeholder with a red X, please close and re-open the notebook.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.28 (Nov 17, 2016)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.27.1 (Oct 14, 2016)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.27 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • New Designs:
  • We've made some changes to help you get around your notes. Check them out by turning on "Preferences > General > Enable experimental features" and let us know what you think.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.26 (Sep 13, 2016)

  • Updated the application with optimizations to help improve your note taking experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.25 (Aug 13, 2016)

  • Stylus Setting: We listened! Choose what happens when your stylus is detected. Automatically switch to drawing, or keep using it as a mouse.
  • 64-bit OneNote: Enjoy improved reliability when working in OneNote.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.24 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Annotate with Ink: Use your mouse or trackpad to write, draw, and highlight with the tools on the new Draw tab.
  • Grid, Lined page backgrounds: Keep your handwriting and drawings neat and tidy with grid, lined page backgrounds.
  • Pen tablet support: Use your drawing tablets or displays that use a pen or stylus to write, draw and erase in your notes. It's just like a pen to paper.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.23 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • Class Notebook management tools: Calling all teachers. These tools help you distribute assignments to students, review their work, and get quick access to the Class Notebook App.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.22.1 (May 7, 2016)

  • Better Together: Sharing Notifications We’ll let you know when someone makes a change in a shared notebook. Check the in-app Notification Center for details.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.21.1 (Apr 11, 2016)

  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.21 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • Quick Embed: Pasting the URL of a video from YouTube, Vimeo, Office Mix, and many other video services will add a playable preview to the page.
  • More embedded content support for Sway: We've added support for embedding Sway content in your notes.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.20 (Mar 18, 2016)

  • "Motion Pictures" - Embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and Vine alongside your notes with the Share Extension.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.19.1 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Default Obligations - You asked, we answered: changing the default font is now possible
  • Mo' Previews, Fewer Problems - Get an idea of what you're in for before visiting a note with Page Previews.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.18 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Sick of circling things? Keeping chart axes straight have your mood slopin' down? We've got your back. You can now add perfectly crisp lines, polygons, and other geometric miscellanies from the "Insert" menu.
  • We spiffied up Search over the holidays and added some new tricks! Now, you can: search all of your OneDrive notebooks, even if they're not on your device; zippier results – so zippy you can search for things you're already reading and *almost* find them quicker; and, as before, view see glimpses of notes you haven't written yet. Wait. Not that last one. But the rest!

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.16 (Nov 12, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.15.1 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Smart Lookup delivers the very best viewing experience for reference material. Select a phrase, open the context menu, click, and look smart. We can't wait to see what you do with it.
  • Typefaces for Japanese and Chinese scripts have been updated to provide a better reading experience.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.14.2 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • Built for El Capitan: We made sure everything works just right for OneNote on El Capitan.
  • Fixed: On some macs we were using the GPU rather than the CPU, our apologies to your battery.
  • Fixed: Dragging text between outlines could crash the app. As of this release, it can't.
  • Fixed: We had an issue with font spacing that many kerning nerds found impossible to ignore, everything should be back to normal now.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.14.1 (Sep 27, 2015)

  • Built for El Capitan: We made sure everything works just right for OneNote on El Capitan.
  • Fixed: On some macs we were using the GPU rather than the CPU, our apologies to your battery.
  • Fixed: Dragging text between outlines could crash the app. As of this release, it can't.
  • Fixed: We had an issue with font spacing that many kerning nerds found impossible to ignore, everything should be back to normal now.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.13.3 (Aug 25, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.12.3 (Aug 5, 2015)

  • Bullets and Numbering Galleries:
  • You can quickly pick the style of bullets or numbers you want from our new gallery of options.
  • Share to OneNote:
  • We've made it easier than ever to share content to OneNote. Whether you want to clip web pages, export a file, or save a photo for later, you can now send content to OneNote with a few clicks.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.11.2 (Jun 30, 2015)

  • OneNote now has the option to use a newer, purple-er theme.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.10 (May 14, 2015)

  • Audio Recording & Playback - This has been a very popular feature request from our users, and particularly from students! OneNote now allows you to record & play back audio, which is perfect for class lectures or meetings. You can even create bookmarks in a recording, so it's easy to jump directly to the most important parts!
  • Searchable Handwriting - Handwriting in OneNote is awesome for taking notes, sketching out ideas, and brainstorming for your next project. Now, we've made all your handwritten content automatically searchable. Sheets of paper never felt so behind the times.
  • Equations - This has been a popular request, and we're excited to say that you can now view any equations you've added to OneNote from other devices!
  • Deleted Notes - We know you didn't really mean to delete your homework. We've now made it possible to fetch it out of the Deleted Notes.
  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.8 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • Sharing Enhancements - It's now easier than ever to invite your friends and family to collaborate in OneNote. Send an invitation directly from OneNote using an integrated contacts picker, and see exactly who has permission to a notebook. You've just run out of excuses for keeping that top secret recipe collection all to yourself!
  • Web Clipper - We've released an all new design for the OneNote Web Clipper. Use it to capture your favorite recipes, save news articles to read later, clip products for your wish list, and so much more. Install it today at onenote.com/clipper!
  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.8 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • Sharing Enhancements - It's now easier than ever to invite your friends and family to collaborate in OneNote. Send an invitation directly from OneNote using an integrated contacts picker, and see exactly who has permission to a notebook. You've just run out of excuses for keeping that top secret recipe collection all to yourself!
  • Web Clipper - We've released an all new design for the OneNote Web Clipper. Use it to capture your favorite recipes, save news articles to read later, clip products for your wish list, and so much more. Install it today at onenote.com/clipper!
  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.7.1 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • OCR for Images - Search for text contained within images in your OneNote notebooks. OCR is now supported on new images added to OneDrive notebooks. You can even copy the image text and add it to your notes. Existing images will also become searchable soon!
  • Hide authors - You asked, we listened. Now you can hide author initials in shared notebooks from the View tab.
  • Close Window - This has been a popular request. You can now close the OneNote window without quitting the app!
  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.4 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.3.2 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • More Password Protection Support - You're now able to create new password protected sections, and change or remove the password for existing protected sections.
  • SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server - Open or edit notebooks stored in SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server on-premise document libraries.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.2.2 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.2 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • OneDrive for Business - Open or edit notebooks saved to OneDrive for Business, or create new ones too.
  • Insert Files - You asked, we listened. Now you can insert files into your notes, open them with a double-click, and easily share them using AirDrop.
  • Protected Sections - Now you can lock or unlock password-protected sections created in OneNote for Windows.
  • PDF Printouts - Add a PDF printout to any notebook page, then add your own notes.
  • Organize Notebooks - Now you can move pages and sections anywhere you want in OneNote.
  • Email Page as Message - Share your notes with others, and they'll see it just like it appears in your notebook.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.1 (May 1, 2014)

  • Print - Need to print your notes or a to-do list? Now you can with OneNote for Mac! You can also save your notes as a PDF.
  • Drag and Drop - Drag pictures from websites or other places on your Mac and drop them directly into your notes.
  • Formatted Text - We've added the ability to copy and paste formatted text between applications. Whether it's an article from the web or a document in Word, any content you paste into OneNote will look great!
  • Format Painter - Use Format Painter to quickly copy the format of text in one part of your notes and apply it to other text.
  • Hyperlinks - Now you can add links to your notes or edit existing ones.

New in Microsoft OneNote 15.0.2 (Apr 2, 2014)

  • Fixed bugs that caused a crash on launch, affecting a limited number of users