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Updated January 26, 2026
Mendeley vs Microsoft OneNote: Which is best for you?
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Features
Features
Activity Dashboard
4.43
Document Storage
4.36
Notes Management
4.13
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Commenting/Notes
4.76
Notes Management
4.72
Drag & Drop
4.62
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Pros / Cons
- They can be grouped into different categories which makes it easy to manage them when it is a large volume.
- Additionally, the software does not allow for exporting the entire database with annotations, necessitating a time-consuming process of exporting them one by one.
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- Microsoft's OneNote Is one of my favorite programs to keep track of daily notes, and it allows me to find processes that I saved for quicker productivity.
- The loadtime for bigger files can be a bit laggy compared to other notetaking software, though most of Microsoft Suite could use some optimization so this issue is not new.
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Ease-of-Use
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
Value for Money
4.3/ 5
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4.6/ 5in the comparison
Customer Support
3.7/ 5
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4.3/ 5in the comparison
Functionality
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
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4.5/ 5in the comparison
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
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Deployment Options
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Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad