OneNote templates offer a convenient way to kick-start your note-taking journey, providing predesigned layouts and structures tailored to specific tasks and purposes. Still, its built-in template library can feel limited sometimes. This list explores some of the best sites for downloading OneNote templates for free. Whether you need a comprehensive project management template, a visually appealing meeting agenda, or a beautifully designed recipe collection, there’s a template to suit your needs.
1. Auscomp
Auscomp is hands down one of the best sites to download OneNote templates. If you are new to OneNote, you probably already find it hard to use, let alone find and apply new templates. If that’s the case, you are in luck with Auscomp’s tutorials and useful FAQs. Its clean and intuitive interface further adds to the convenience. On top of that, it has a rich library of OneNote templates that are spread over various categories, like Fitness & Health, Diary / Journal, Cooking, Legal, Finance & Budget, etc. However, most of these templates are only available through a paid subscription. Still, there are 10 excellent OneNote templates that are absolutely free to use.
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2. OneNote Gem
OneNote Gem is another website where you can find free OneNote templates. As its name suggests, it is really a gem for managing your daily tasks. You can even create weekly or monthly planners and organizers to plan your whole week or month ahead of time. These templates are versatile in use – whether you are a student, professional, or hobbyist, you can benefit immensely from them. Its templates range across different categories, such as assignments, to-do lists, appointments, daily work schedules, academic notes, and so on. On top of that, OneNote Gem also offers plugins for OneNote that can significantly enhance its functionality. But on the flip side, its templates are limited and rather specific – so you will find the template that fits your needs perfectly or nothing.
3. Notegram
Notegram is a go-to free template solution for many OneNote users. From a Monthly Calendar to a Weekly Planner, Daily Planner, To-Do List, Journal, Checklist, and so on, Notegram has all the templates that an average OneNote user could ask for. Its user interface is extremely easy to use and navigate through. Opening the website, you will find the templates right in front of you. In a matter of a couple of clicks, you can easily download and use them. But before you download any templates, you’ll need to sign in through your Microsoft account. Also, on the downside, the choice of templates is rather limited.
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4. Onetastic
While Onetastic is not a site dedicated to offering OneNote templates like the ones discussed so far, you can still use it to get your hands on some practical templates and to enhance the way you use OneNote. Onetastic provides you with free plugins and macros packages that can improve the functionality of your OneNote. In the process, you can also customize and enhance your OneNote templates. Onetastic plugins use macros, which are blocks of executable programming code that help command OneNote to perform repetitive tasks. Sound too complicated? Luckily, Onetastic also offers detailed guides to help you use these macros to enhance different aspects of your OneNote’s functionality, including templates. Still, there is a learning curve if you use this website.
5. Text Blaze
Text Blaze is a template manager for Chrome, macOS, and Windows. It may remind you of a clipboard manager, in that, you can save frequently used text snippets, and recall them using a shortcut, but Text Blaze works with dynamic forms. You can paste your “templates” into any text field within the operating system, browser, or on the Web, including OneNote. Visit Text Blaze’s OneNote templates page to get a taste of what you can do with the tool. It includes meeting notes, class notes, project notes, contact notes, and budgeting notes. Once you have installed the app, click Copy to Text Blaze next to a template you’d like to use. Expand Source Snippet to customize the form to your needs before copying it, but you can still do it from within Text Blaze. To paste a template, type its shortcut into any text field, then customize the details.
6. The Better Grind
If your taste moves toward cute and elegant, then you’re going to love this one. The Better Grind is a website that offers various useful OneNote templates, that are not only practical but also very aesthetic. You will find a variety of pretty OneNote templates, ranging across various categories, such as Project Collaboration, Project Management, Calendar, Teaching Planners, and so on. In fact, you can also learn to create OneNote templates with the course on The Better Grind’s website, but it is hard to find “free” templates there. You’ll just have to be on the lookout for when they make templates free, but those are often outdated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How to Add a Template in OneNote
Applying or adding a template in OneNote is extremely simple. Follow this step-by-step guide:
- Open OneNote on your computer, and navigate to the ribbon on top.
- Select Insert, then click Page Templates.
- This will open the Templates task pane.
- To expand and get a better preview of a template, click the small arrow below the template name.
- Once you have decided which template to apply, click it and close the Templates pane.
- The template you choose will be applied to your current page, allowing you to begin using it.
How do I personalize OneNote?
Customizing OneNote is easy with its app preferences. For Windows 10, open OneNote and navigate to the upper-right corner, then click Settings and More -> Settings -> Options.
For Mac, open OneNote, and navigate to the menu bar. Click Preferences to personalize OneNote.
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