OneNote for Mac now requires Mac OS X Yosemite

Anonymous
2015-02-18T06:31:14+00:00

With today's OneNote for Mac update in the App Store (version 15.7.1), we've changed the minimum system requirements for OneNote to take advantage of the latest and greatest capabilities in Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10). Yosemite (10.10) is a free upgrade and is supported on the same hardware as Mavericks (10.9).

If you previously installed OneNote for Mac and are on OS X Mavericks (10.9), you can continue using the older version of OneNote for Mac, however in order to get today's update or any future OneNote updates, you must upgrade your OS to Yosemite 10.10 or later.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-19T20:32:42+00:00

    Where can I get OneNote for Mavericks. I downgraded from Yosemite to Mavericks. Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-22T13:55:39+00:00

    Yosemite is free, sure, but it is a horrible operating system.  Like the other reply, our family downgraded back to Mavericks, which is MUCH better.  So, again, if we want to  use OneNote, how do we get a version for Mavericks?  Also, forcing folks to upgrade for no apparent reason, or locking in to one version of an OS does not seem very sensible.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-22T14:54:49+00:00

    Yosemite is free, sure, but it is a horrible operating system.  Like the other reply, our family downgraded back to Mavericks, which is MUCH better.  So, again, if we want to  use OneNote, how do we get a version for Mavericks?  Also, forcing folks to upgrade for no apparent reason, or locking in to one version of an OS does not seem very sensible.

    What's horrible about Yosemite?

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-07-30T22:52:29+00:00

    Is Actually quiet easy, here are the steps:

    1. Find another Mac running OSX 10.10 or higher
    2. Go to the App Store and sign in with your Apple ID
    3. Download and install the latest version of OneNote
    4. Go back to the Mac running OSX Mavericks and open the App Store
    5. Go to Purchased and download OneNote from the list
    6. When you click download, it will suggest you are able to download a previous version.

    Congratulations!!

    OneNote is now associated with your Apple ID and you can installed on any OSX version. 

    If you don't have a access to another computer running 10.10 or higher, you can backup yours, upgrade to latest OSX, download OneNote and restore your Mac to Mavericks. OneNote will be associated with your Apple ID after being install for the first time.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-05-29T22:20:48+00:00

    I have the same issues as many of you - I can't upgrade to 10.10 as it's not yet approved by my employer.

    I was having problems with OneNote, so I removed it thinking I could reinstall it.

    My advice - move to Evernote, it's just as good

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