[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":215},["ShallowReactive",2],{"compare-onenote":3},{"id":4,"at_a_glance":5,"extension":36,"faq":37,"features":47,"hero":87,"ideal_for":91,"import_guide_path":109,"info":110,"meta":119,"migration_guide_path":120,"pain_points":121,"pricing":145,"seo":167,"stem":174,"strengths":175,"switching":200,"verdict":204,"__hash__":214},"compare\u002Fcompare\u002Fonenote.yaml",[6,11,16,21,26,31],{"dimension":7,"icon":8,"capacities":9,"competitor":10},"Core Philosophy","i-ph-lightbulb-duotone","Object-based knowledge studio","Notebooks, sections, and free-form pages",{"dimension":12,"icon":13,"capacities":14,"competitor":15},"Best For","i-ph-target-duotone","Researchers, writers, lifelong learners","Class notes, ink, and Microsoft 365 users",{"dimension":17,"icon":18,"capacities":19,"competitor":20},"Platform","i-ph-devices-duotone","Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Web","Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Web",{"dimension":22,"icon":23,"capacities":24,"competitor":25},"Pricing Model","i-ph-currency-circle-dollar-duotone","Free core + Pro subscription","Free app. Microsoft 365 optional",{"dimension":27,"icon":28,"capacities":29,"competitor":30},"Data Model","i-ph-tree-structure-duotone","Typed objects with properties and links","Notebook > section > page canvas",{"dimension":32,"icon":33,"capacities":34,"competitor":35},"Offline Support","i-ph-wifi-slash-duotone","Full offline access","Offline in the desktop and mobile apps","yaml",[38,41,44],{"question":39,"answer":40},"Can I import OneNote into Capacities?","Not directly. Export from OneNote (Windows desktop works best), convert each batch to Markdown and media, then use Bulk Import on desktop. PDF, Word, and .onepkg files will not import as-is.",{"question":42,"answer":43},"Will my ink and free-form layout survive?","No. A converted page becomes text and files. Spatial layout and handwriting do not come across as a canvas.",{"question":45,"answer":46},"Is OneNote free?","The OneNote app is free with a Microsoft account. Extra OneDrive storage and the rest of Office sit on Microsoft 365. Confirm current prices on Microsoft’s site.",[48,75],{"category":49,"icon":28,"items":50},"Knowledge Organization",[51,58,63,67,71],{"name":52,"capacities_support":53,"competitor_support":54,"capacities_note":55,"competitor_note":56,"highlight":57},"Typed objects","full","none","Types and properties are first-class","Pages in a notebook tree",true,{"name":59,"capacities_support":53,"competitor_support":60,"capacities_note":61,"competitor_note":62},"Bi-directional links","partial","Automatic two-way links","Wiki-style links. No typed graph",{"name":64,"capacities_support":53,"competitor_support":60,"capacities_note":65,"competitor_note":66},"Daily notes","Built-in daily note and timeline","You can make a daily page. It is not a first-class object",{"name":68,"capacities_support":54,"competitor_support":53,"capacities_note":69,"competitor_note":70,"highlight":57},"Free-form canvas","Block editor, not a 2D page","Click anywhere and type or ink",{"name":72,"capacities_support":53,"competitor_support":54,"capacities_note":73,"competitor_note":74},"Queries and views","List, table, gallery over types","Search and section tabs",{"category":76,"icon":77,"items":78},"Ink and Microsoft","i-ph-pencil-simple-duotone",[79,83],{"name":80,"capacities_support":54,"competitor_support":53,"capacities_note":81,"competitor_note":82},"Handwriting \u002F stylus","Not an ink app","Strong Windows and iPad ink",{"name":84,"capacities_support":60,"competitor_support":53,"capacities_note":85,"competitor_note":86},"Outlook \u002F 365","Calendar integrations. 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Capacities wins on types, queries, and a network that does not live in one notebook.\n",{"capacities":92,"competitor":100},[93,97],{"persona":94,"reason":95,"icon":96},"Personal knowledge, not a course binder","You want meetings, people, and sources as types, not as tabs.","i-ph-user-duotone",{"persona":98,"reason":99,"icon":18},"Cross-platform without Microsoft","Linux, or a life that is not 365.",[101,105],{"persona":102,"reason":103,"icon":104},"Lectures and ink","A stylus on a free-form page is the workflow.","i-ph-chalkboard-teacher-duotone",{"persona":106,"reason":107,"icon":108},"School or work 365","The notebook is already shared in the Microsoft tenant.","i-ph-microsoft-outlook-logo-duotone","\u002Fmigration\u002Fimport-from-onenote",{"slug":111,"order":112,"competitor_name":113,"competitor_website":114,"competitor_color":115,"last_updated":116,"status":117,"fact_checked_on":116,"author":118},"onenote",9,"OneNote","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.onenote.com","#7719AA","2026-10-05","published","steffen",{},null,{"competitor":122,"capacities":136},[123,128,132],{"title":124,"description":125,"severity":126,"icon":127},"Export is not Markdown","Capacities does not import .onepkg, Word, or PDF as-is. You convert first.","high","i-ph-export-duotone",{"title":129,"description":130,"severity":131,"icon":28},"The tree becomes the product","Large notebooks get hard to search and harder to reuse across classes or years.","medium",{"title":133,"description":134,"severity":131,"icon":135},"Linux gap","No first-class Linux app.","i-ph-linux-logo-duotone",[137,141],{"title":138,"description":139,"severity":126,"icon":140},"No ink canvas","Handwriting-first class notes should stay in OneNote or a dedicated ink app.","i-ph-pencil-slash-duotone",{"title":142,"description":143,"severity":131,"icon":144},"Not a 365 replacement","Capacities will not replace Outlook, Word, or a school OneDrive.","i-ph-buildings-duotone",{"capacities":146,"competitor":157},{"free_tier":147,"plans":148},"Core features, unlimited objects, all platforms, offline access",[149],{"name":150,"price":151,"billing":152,"key_features":153},"Pro","$11.99\u002Fmonth","USD list, or $119.88\u002Fyear. Confirm on \u002Fpricing",[154,155,156],"AI assistant","Queries","Calendar integration",{"free_tier":158,"plans":159},"OneNote app is free with a Microsoft account",[160],{"name":161,"price":162,"billing":163,"key_features":164},"Microsoft 365","Paid suite","Optional. Confirm on Microsoft’s site",[165,166],"More OneDrive storage","Word, Excel, Outlook in the same subscription",{"title":168,"description":169,"keywords":170},"Capacities vs OneNote — Honest Comparison (2026)","An honest comparison of Capacities and Microsoft OneNote. Notebooks vs typed objects, export limits, and who should stay on OneNote.",[171,172,173],"capacities vs onenote","onenote alternative","onenote to capacities","compare\u002Fonenote",{"capacities":176,"competitor":189},[177,182,186],{"title":178,"description":179,"icon":180,"evidence_source":181},"No notebook tree to maintain","Objects are not owned by a section tab. Links and types replace the binder.","i-ph-graph-duotone","product",{"title":183,"description":184,"icon":185,"evidence_source":181},"Queries over sections","Find every Meeting this month without opening five notebooks.","i-ph-magnifying-glass-duotone",{"title":187,"description":188,"icon":18,"evidence_source":181},"Linux and a calmer editor","A block editor on Linux, Windows, Mac, and phones. Not a canvas you scroll forever.",[190,193,196],{"title":191,"description":192,"icon":77,"evidence_source":181},"Ink and a free-form page","If the page is a whiteboard with handwriting, OneNote is the tool.",{"title":194,"description":195,"icon":108,"evidence_source":181},"Already in Microsoft 365","Schools and workplaces that live in Outlook often already have OneNote.",{"title":197,"description":198,"icon":199,"evidence_source":181},"Familiar binder model","Notebooks and tabs match how many people already file paper.","i-ph-notebook-duotone",{"difficulty":201,"migration_notes":202,"import_support":203},"hard","OneNote is notebook-first. Capacities is object-type-first. Decide what each notebook or section becomes (a type, or Pages with tags) before you export.\n","There is no OneNote importer. Export from the Windows desktop app, convert to Markdown and media, then Bulk Import on the Capacities desktop app. Raw PDF, Word, and .onepkg files will not import.\n",{"summary":205,"choose_capacities_if":206,"choose_competitor_if":210},"Stay on OneNote if ink and a binder are the point. Move to Capacities if you want typed objects and queries, and you can accept a conversion-first import.\n",[207,208,209],"You are done filing pages into section tabs","You want types, backlinks, and queries","You need Linux or you do not want a Microsoft account",[211,212,213],"Handwriting on a canvas is how you take notes","Your school or job issues OneNote","You are not willing to convert exports to Markdown","hT7D-E_Z2D3nDdwRShLKv3bfJhJ7rFJHiwgNEzK06iw",1791274197934]