When Microsoft releases Office 2019 later this year, it will be killing off the desktop version of OneNote. At the moment there are desktop and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) versions available, but soon Microsoft will only offer OneNote for Windows 10.
When Microsoft releases Office 2019 later this year, it will be killing off the desktop version of OneNote. At the moment there are desktop and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) versions available, but soon Microsoft will only offer OneNote for Windows 10.
While the killing off of OneNote 2016 coincides with the launch of Office 2019, OneNote for Windows 10 will also become the „default OneNote experience“ for Office 365 users. But because the desktop version of the app has a dedicated userbase, it will continue to be supported for a number of years.
Microsoft says that OneNote 2016 will continue to receive bug fixes until October 2020, and will get security patches until October 2025. New features, however, will be reserved for OneNote for Windows 10. Writing on the Office 365 blog, Microsoft’s William Devereux explains: „Beginning with the launch of Office 2019 later this year, OneNote for Windows 10 will replace OneNote 2016 as the default OneNote experience for both Office 365 and Office 2019.“
Users of the two different versions of OneNote have made their particular choice for a variety of reasons, but the selection of available features is high on the list. While there is a lot of crossover in features between the desktop and UWP versions, there are still a few differences, and this is something Microsoft aims to address, promising a number of new additions to OneNote for Windows 10. The company says the following will be added this summer:
Microsoft also says that synchronization and overall user experience are in line for improvements.
