Onenote Portable -

While you cannot run the OneNote app portably from a USB in the traditional sense, you can make your data and workflow portable. Here are the three best approaches:

You may find "OneNote Portable" packages on various software hosting sites. Use these with extreme caution: onenote portable

: If you need OneNote on the go without installing it on a guest computer, OneNote for the Web is the safest and most efficient "portable" version available. While you cannot run the OneNote app portably

Older versions of OneNote used a file format ( .one / .onepkg ) that acted like a standard file, similar to a Word document. Older versions of OneNote used a file format (

| Feature | Official OneNote (Cloud) | Unofficial Portable | Alternative (Joplin/TinyTask) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Automatic (OneDrive) | Broken / Risky | Manual / Cloud | | Security | High | Low | High | | Usability | Requires Internet | Runs Offline* | Runs Offline | | Portability | Browser-based | USB-based | USB-based |

If you search the internet, you may find websites claiming to offer "OneNote Portable" downloads (often found on sites like PortableAppsZone or similar mirror sites).