Your OneNote notes, as files you own
Mnote exports your OneNote notebooks to ordinary files on your PC, and reads them like a PDF. You can search, highlight, add notes and edit, and everything is saved inside the files.
64-bit installer, version 1.0.1 · Other downloads
What is cloud computing? – Study notebook
What is cloud computing?
Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.
- No up-front hardware to buy
- Scale up or down in minutes
- Go global in a few clicks
Three models: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Each one hands more of the stack to the provider.
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on-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet
IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
Read OneNote like a book, keep it like a file
Everything you'd expect from a good PDF reader, made for notes, without any cloud account.
Reads like a PDF
Each notebook is one document, with sections as chapters and pages as sheets. Page numbers, zoom, a contents sidebar, and light, sepia or dark themes.
Highlights and notes
Highlight in four colours, comment on any passage, bookmark pages and add page notes. They're saved inside the file, so they travel with it.
Search everything
Search the text, titles and your own notes across every notebook at once, and jump straight to each match.
Edit your pages
Fix a word or rewrite a section, with bold, lists, headings and checkboxes. OneNote's original copy of each page is always kept.
One file per notebook
Pack a whole notebook into a single .mnotebook file to share, back up or archive. You can unpack it again any time.
Private by design
No account, no upload, no tracking. The reader runs entirely on your PC, and your notes never leave it.
Three steps to your notes
One small installer. No admin rights, no account, nothing from a store.
Install Mnote
Run the installer. It sets Mnote up for your Windows account in a few seconds, and you can uninstall it in Settings > Apps.
Mnote-Setup-x64.exeExport from OneNote
Open the OneNote desktop app with your notebooks open, then choose this in the Start menu. Your notes go to Documents\OneNote Export.
Read and annotate
Open Mnote Reader from the Start menu, or double-click any .mnote page or .mnotebook notebook.
Mnote ReaderRather not install anything? The portable ZIP does the same with three .cmd files you double-click.
The installer isn't code-signed yet. Your browser may ask whether to keep it, and Windows may say "Windows protected your PC". Keep the file, then choose More info > Run anyway. To be sure the file is the one published here, compare it with its SHA-256 checksum. Everything it installs is plain scripts you can read on GitHub.
Pick your download
Version 1.0.1 for Windows 10 and 11. Every download holds the same Mnote. They only differ in how it gets onto your PC.
Installer, 64-bit (x64) Recommended
For most PCs, including Windows 11 on ARM.
Mnote-Setup-x64.exe · 84 KBInstaller, 32-bit (x86) Recommended
For 32-bit Windows, and Windows 10 on ARM.
Mnote-Setup-x86.exe · 85 KBPortable ZIP
No installer. Unzip it into a folder you'll keep, then double-click the .cmd files inside.
SHA-256 checksums
42887e58211f0b73a0bd611711a4bb4ea1ba8e0b95a52bbdc4eabbd9dd1f2802 Mnote-Setup-x64.exe 024b74049b30382f94d1eb8ab4da04ba0cd5f48a7f9ed3dc41dabb3b75ef11b2 Mnote-Setup-x86.exe 62e63cf3551ce08972c937fc18a861accd9e37ade28a308c9b36a9bd016bf6d2 Mnote-portable.zip
To check a file, run Get-FileHash .\Mnote-Setup-x64.exe in PowerShell and compare. The list is also in SHA256SUMS.txt.
Install without a window, or on many PCs
Mnote-Setup-x64.exe /quiet installs with the defaults, and /uninstall /quiet removes it again. Neither needs admin rights: Mnote installs for the signed-in user. Run the installer with /? to see every option.
Your notes in formats you can open anywhere
Both are ordinary ZIP archives. Rename one to .zip and everything inside is readable, even without Mnote.
.mnote
One OneNote pageThe page in several forms, so nothing is ever lost:
page.htmlThe page, readable in any browserpage.txtPlain text, for searchpage.onexmlOneNote's original XMLimages/The page's picturesannotations.jsonYour highlights, notes and bookmark
.mnotebook
A whole notebookEvery page of a notebook in one file, in its OneNote order:
notebook.jsonName, sections and page orderpages/…/*.mnoteEach page, as its complete .mnote
Highlights, notes and edits are saved straight into the notebook file. Before packing replaces anything, every page is checked byte for byte.
Requirements
- Windows 10 or 11, with Windows PowerShell (it comes with Windows)
- The OneNote desktop app (Microsoft 365 or OneNote 2016), only for exporting
- Firefox or Microsoft Edge for the reader window
Does Mnote upload my notes anywhere?
No. The reader runs a small private server on your own PC (localhost) that only its window can use. There's no account, no sync and no tracking.
Can I still use OneNote?
Yes. Exporting only reads from OneNote and never changes your notebooks. Export again whenever you want a fresh copy. Your highlights, notes and edited pages are kept.
What about notebooks on OneDrive or a work or school account?
Sign in to the OneNote desktop app with that account and open the notebooks there. Mnote exports whatever OneNote has open, including images, which it asks OneNote to download.
Does it work on Mac or Linux?
Not yet. Exporting uses OneNote for Windows, and the reader is set up for Windows. Exported files are standard ZIP archives, though, so they open anywhere.
Why are there 64-bit and 32-bit installers?
Mnote itself is PowerShell and HTML, so it's the same on every Windows PC. Only the small setup program comes in two builds. Choose 64-bit unless your Windows is 32-bit. The download button picks the right one for your PC.
How do I remove it?
If you used the installer, go to Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Mnote Reader > Uninstall. With the portable ZIP, double-click Uninstall Mnote Reader.cmd, then delete the folder. Either way, your exported notes aren't touched.
Take your notes with you
Free and open source under the MIT license. Read the code, suggest changes, or make it your own.