The only con is the storage space of OneDrive (5 GB) in the free version. Otherwise, it's a powerful note taking tool.

Maybe try out OneNote? I have a Windows Tablet I take notes on in class, but there's a decent OneNote app for Android too. It supports typing, drawing, and automatically syncs with OneDrive. It's a different ecosystem than Dropbox, but I have zero complaints with it. No need to save online - all your stuff is automatically there. Bringing notes up on your computer is literally just opening the OneNote program, then everything is there within a couple seconds. Also, it has quick and easy organization - at the highest level you have your book (I call mine "Semester 3"), then sections (classes - so math, english, thermodynamics...), and then pages (for each class). Organization is super easy, and once you set it up you never have to worry about folders again (for notes at least).

Microsoft One Note for sure. It automatically synchronizes to the desktop version and is easily converted to a traditional MS app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

I really like OneNote! I've only used it on Windows, but they do have an Android version that seems very fairly priced: first 500 notes are free, then pay a one-time fee of 4.99USD for unlimited notes.

OneNote is exactly what you need.

I have tried Keep, and Keep works excellently for short notes. Think Post-it sized notes. It doesn't have a good information hierarchy management for more detailed information though.

Think of OneNote as a set of notebooks. Each notebook can have sections filled with pages. Each page can have subpages. This is true information hierarchy.

I could see you writing down/typing in notes in pages with a clean separation for each conference session etc. The app itself (after its latest set of updates) is incredibly well designed.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

OneNote for android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

Depending on your exchange configuration you may need to update or get exchange services for android or the official Microsoft Outlook app;

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook

<strong>OneNote</strong>
Started using it because a coworker was fawning over some other online note-keeping app for his Mac. The first week I had to force myself to use it instead of saving shortcuts on the desktop, web pages as bookmarks, case notes on a pad of paper, yellow notes in "sticky notes" and on paper notes on my monitor. Everything went into OneNote!
Next week I sifted through my scribbles and made a few rudimentary folders like "WMvare", "Licensing", "Mobile Units", and sorted my notes into those. Then everything took off, and now I have three notebooks - CurrentWorkplace, Private, OldWorkplace, and everything is neatly sorted. I keep meeting notes, work notes, drawings, scribbles, links, screenshots, everything except Outlook mail in there, and it's all searchable and syncs flawlessly between my Laptop, phone and tablet.

I can't recommend it enough. Take a week and force yourself to use it as your primary notebook. You'll probably like it too. The only thing I miss is an MS certified plugin for Chrome/Firefox to save web pages straight to OneNote.

Honorable mention: Office Lens
If you have a habit of snapping a picture of the whiteboard after a meeting (or class) this nifty app will automagically straighten the image for you. It'll also let you save directly into OneNote, or just as a JPG. Even if you don't usually take pictures of boards it's fun to mess around with. Give it a try.

Microsoft OneNote is one of the most useful and feature-packed note taking app out there. It syncs all of your notes connected your Microsoft Account (You'll need to create a Microsoft Account). It'll help you keep notes fettered. OneNote is also available as web app which can be used to view and edit notes from other devices.

Dozens of people on Android are experiencing this issue where the app cannot get past the Splash screen, even in airplane mode. Clearing Cache and unstalling the App fixes the problem ONCE and then it recurs. I cannot believe this is the first Reddit thread about it.

Check out all the negative reviews in the last 3 weeks:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en\_US&gl=US&showAllReviews=true

I don't know GoodNotes 5, but looking at the screenshots and feature description of that app I think Microsoft OneNote might be what you're looking for.

If your device supports Android apps (it needs to be enabled in settings), then OneNote is available:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

Otherwise your only option is web based.

I see Cherry tree for for Windows or Linux, nothing for low end smartphones without Windows.

From reviews for OneNote for Android, it have to be connected to wi-fi even if it set to work in off-line mode.

Onenote does audio recording with timestamps for notes. If you don't need the audio, you can also insert timestamps manually. Here's an overview.

Time to switch to OneNote. Or Keep, for simple notes.

Microsoft OneNote is a good app for something like that, although it is a bit more useful than just grocery lists. lol https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en

OneNote on iPhone and Android has sticky notes integrated in it:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id410395246

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en

Also, Microsoft Launcher on Android has sticky notes integration as well: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher&hl=en_us

All these apps sync with sticky notes on Windows 10.

<strong>OneNote</strong> is the best alternative to me.

Microsoft One Note, creates notebooks and everything, want to drop an audio recording instead of writing? Easy.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

I think OneNote (from Microsoft) is good for some of this.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

^Keep ^in ^mind ^that ^these ^arguments ^are ^also ^based ^on ^opinion.

> Galaxy Apps: So useless

Galaxy apps, although it isn't the best, is not useless. Google Play is definitely better implemented and more user friendly, but Samsung has to have a method of keeping apps they consider viable (i.e. Disconnect Pro and other apps that interact with knox, as well as many other apps such as the edge panels) available to its users without Google having the final choice. It gives them the freedom to not be locked out of their own phones by Google. However. it could be improved a lot.

> TouchWiz: It's alright

While I personally find TouchWiz (now known as Samsung Experience) and its many unseen system optimisations and improvements great, I do agree with you on the use of Nova Launcher. It is noticeably faster than any other launcher on any other phone that I've used before (including iPhones and Pixels).

> Bixby: Remap that shit. It's so useless at this point.

Could you please elaborate on how Bixby is useless? It's purpose is to provide voice control with system level integration, allowing you to primarily control your phone in any way possible through your voice. It is buggy at this point, but certainly not useless. The Bixby 2.0 update will give it more functionality and probably remove most of the bugs.

Try out the following apps and see if they suit you better, as I personally find these great:

Notes: OneNote (Free - May require Office Subscription - Probably doesn't though) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en
Weather: Weather Timeline (Paid) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston.weather&hl=en
File Manager: Solid Explorer (Trial/Paid) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer2&hl=en

You seem to misconstrue what a smartphone actually is. A smartphone is a computer in your pocket. So:

1: Can a computer be used productively without becoming a distraction?
This is on you. If you load up a computer with games and browse facebook all day you can do the same thing on a smartphone and be just as time wasting.

2: In terms of being used for work, how useful are computers?
Extremely, especially a small handheld computer you can take with you to lunch in case of emergency calls at work, or on the train when you're traveling you can respond to emails, or even tether to your laptop if you opt for that in your plan.

3: What are the things that I probably don't know a computer can do for me?
Remember, you are holding a fully functional computer that just happens to be very small in your hand. If you get a USB host adapter for your phone (either USB-C for the latest phones, or MicroUSB for older phones, or Lightning for an iPhone) then you can literally plug in a keyboard and a mouse and go to town. Actually, you can even plug in USB external monitors on Android devices and use a bigger screen!

That is the premise of the Superbook, which is coming out in a few months. I plan to completely replace my laptop with my cell phone and the Superbook, which is just a fancy dock for a cell phone.

4: What's the point of a computer if I do everything on a sheet of paper?
This is the Galaxy Note 4. See the fancy little pen right there? It lets you write on the screen, just like a piece of paper. I have this phone and love it so much I refused to upgrade to the (famously explosive) Note 7.

This is the OneNote app. It's free. There is a similar app available for your computer, both Windows and Mac. You can literally do the same exact thing you do right now, what with the binder and calendars and whatnot else, only with a device that weighs less than a pound. What happens if you don't have your binder with you? What do you do if you need to add something to your calendar right now but don't have the binder handy? Have you ever misplaced the binder? OneNote syncs all of your notes up to the cloud. You could throw the phone in the shredder, get a new phone, install the app, log in, and have all of your notes handy.

The point of a smartphone is to do everything a computer can do, in a small and portable form factor. That has always been the point of the devices. If you do not know how to efficiently use a computer to organize yourself, you probably won't see a lot of benefit out of it. But if you spend some time learning to use the (mostly free) software out there designed for the workflow you have, you will find them to be invaluable.

I can do everything I need to do while traveling from my phone. Email, phone calls, calendar, checking into flights, google research, chatting, everything. To the point where I'm buying that Superbook I mentioned above simply so that my phone is easier to use if I need to write a long email.

Combine it with OneNote and you can group share, as Office Lens can save directly to OneNote.

I use OneNote to make notes and to-dos, clip sites or images to add as citations/arguments for papers since i can highlight parts, circle, comment on them and even draw stuff on them when i'm bored or don't understand a diagram lol. I have a Notebook dedicated to university completely, with sections by class color coded by year

for time tables class buddy because 1) multi-event creator of classes/labs/etc and 2) it syncs with google calendar and can have my schedule on any calendar widget

I use folder sync in a combo with redirect file organizer to keep important files both in my phone and computer with no effort, example: i find an interesting pdf that could help in x class, i download it to phone. Redirect detects a pdf and redirects it to a set folder that is later synced with my Copy account so when i use my pc and want that pdf i only have to open my copy folder, and there's the document ready. Folder sync is also handy to keep several copies of important files in different cloud services, so if one is not accesible for some reason i can always go to another (i have box/copy/dropbox/google drive/onedrive for different type of files)

then i keep my calendar updated with everything i have to do because i'm obsessed with order and punctuality so i'm always creating new events and things to do. the calendar widget shows those along with my schedule from above

i use Alarmpad that tracks a certain tag in my calendar and creates an alarm automatically for certain events so in case i forget (not likely but better safe that sorry) it alerts me with something i can't miss (like small notifications with one second sounds). also digging a feature added not so long ago that let's you set a sort of timer/alarm inside the app dragging the FAB button upwards, really simple

for a while i used Forest to stay "focused" while studying, planting a tree and having it die if you use your phone within 30 minutes? Seemed like a cute app, specially with me being an environmental engineer student and all that, i could show off my forest to everyone who cared too (not many). i would take a small break when the tree was fully grown and feel accomplished

lastly, started using floating notes this past month to be constantly reminded of stuff that an alarm couldn't, working great so far

edit: ok, welp, my friends were right, i'm iincredible organized jfc

Microsoft OneNote: Save Ideas and Organize Notes - 4.4 rating - Free - Search manually

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Microsoft One Note

Powerful note pad to save ideas & record notes! Easily collaborate & share notes

One note is the best option.

As somebody who was a part of Catch Notes (RIP) and a person obsessed with this space I'm pretty sure I'm an expert on alternatives.

Worth checking out: OneNote, Google Keep, Moo.do, Notion (Really cool but no Android yet), Simplenote, Thinkery, Laverna (Android coming soon), Nimbus Note, Turtl, Quip, Zoho Notebook, Basecamp, GNotes

You're welcome. Glad to help.

I'm afraid I don't know for certain if it will work on Android. Yet it should as I'm able to do such things on OneNote's Mac version. Which naturally isn't as feature full as the Windows version lol.

I can see that Microsoft's OneNote is available for Android on the Google Play store.

Here’s an FAQ for Microsoft OneNote for Android too.

As well as the system requirements for OneNote for Android.

I hope with installing the app and playing around with it a bit, you'll make it work just like you want. At least far better than what you're forced to work with right now.

Please let me know how things work out. I've got my fingers crossed lol.

There are apps that take advantage of S-Pen functionality. Personally I use OneNote, but Evernote is quite handy also. Some people recommend papyrus, but frankly I never tried it. From these you can see related apps as well. For example for drawing and such I use SketchBook Express. The one thing you basically lose in my opinion, regarding S-Pen is the action circle thing(I don`t really know the name of it), but the rest of the functionality stays, and as far as apps go, there are loads to chose from.

Anyway, links are:

OneNote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

Evernote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote

Papyrus: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus

SketchBook Express: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus

Better to use something directly made for note-taking, like OneNote, Joplin,or Obsidian

https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps looks promising, thanks

can't think of any other way to keep using global searches across all notebooks of the user account, including OCR'd pdfs and handwritten notes (for stylus users)

wondered about about an (emulated) android app, found a few red flags immediately though:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OneNote/comments/j0970q/onenote_on_android_is_an_unfortunately_broken

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en&gl=US&showAllReviews=true

You need to find the OneNote app on the Android Play Store. Try this link. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

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Same here. Search on play store returned nothing. Searched Bing and got a link. WTF

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

Inboxit Save everything to your inbox with a single click

Try Microsoft One Note

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Microsoft OneNote

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

So, I never used Evernote so I only can give you tips based in your post. But I use OneNote daily for everything. I recommend using the Windows 10 version from the Store.

You can insert (almost) everything, from PDFs to .exe files. Just head to Insert and choose what type of file you want to insert. When you right click on a page in any notebook, you can copy the link to the page and insert it somewhere else, also in OneNote. I usually add a link to text with right click. You can also use drag and drop, that's very convenient. If you insert files like PDF documents, it asks you if you want to insert a printout, the file, or a OneDrive link.
So, OneNote is available for Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, and the web. Keep in mind that only 5GB of data is free with OneDrive, everything more than that is included with 1TB in Microsoft 365 (also known as Office 365). You can also buy 100GB for 2$ a month, check it out.

The following tips are some nice things I figured out while using OneNote for ~4 years now.

It integrates wonderful with OneDrive and other Microsoft services. If you think about getting Microsoft 365 (Office 365) it is totally worth it when you use OneDrive for all your photos, documents and more. You can even put sensible data in your personal vault to add an extra layer of protection.
If you are using it with a pen or a Surface device, there are great options for drawing with shapes and even a math tool.
If you like dark mode, there is one in OneNote for Windows 10. If needed, you can disable it quickly within the view tab.
You can invite other people to your notebooks to work together with them. You can also set if they can edit or just view a notebook.
Right click on a page to create subpages, I always use that for organization. You can also create subsections with a right click on add section.
You can use tags to categorize pages and text. There is another cool feature when you insert an image and wait (online) a moment it scans it for text, so you can right click on it to extract the text or even search (Ctrl+F) within the picture. Search in OneNote also recognizes your handwriting.
When I set up a new PC or OneNote app, I immediately turn on page previews in settings, it makes the whole thing much more uncluttered.

That was everything I would say is important to a new user. If you want, I can create a notebook to share with you that you can see how I organize my notes, just DM me for that.

Hope that helps!

OneNote

Web, mobile app, desktop (Windows 10 app or OneNote 2016 w/ Office).

Here are my apps: