


The desktop app will receive security patches and updates until October 14, 2025.ĭevelopers are directing their efforts to the Windows 10 OneNote app, where the switchover will be formal once Microsoft releases Office 2019. But don’t panic just yet, OneNote 2016 will share the same lifecycle as Microsoft Office 2016. Microsoft’s OneNote desktop application is nearing the end of its journey, as the software giant will stop developing the product line past the 2016 edition.

The desktop version of the app will be phased out in favor of the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app included with Office 365 and Microsoft Office 2019. People who use OneNote for Windows are in for a surprise.
