Is there an equivalent to Microsoft OneNote available for the Mac?

I primarily use MS OneNote to take notes in class. I find having all my notes contained in virtual "notebooks" and "tabs" to be very convenient, as well as the Office Live feature that syncs all my notes between my various computers. I'm looking for a similar program that could do all this on the Mac, preferably one that would be intercompatible with Windows.

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    Hi,
    Although I hope you already found a solution (May 30 today), I went through this exact issue and finally decided to go with Evernote. I tried other options including the very different product DevonThink. I also tried using VM "Parallels" with OneNote running on a Win7 VM but the licensing hassles with Microsoft on VM instances was a pain and it was a resource hog.
    I had used Evernote off and on for a few months earlier when still on my PC as a cross platform tool with my others.
    What really attracted me to Evernote this time around was:
    1) ability to EXPORT my extensive OneNote content (do this from your Windows machine; won't work on Mac)
    2) synch files up to the cloud (how I transferred data to my MAC)
    3) ability to connect on my iPad (interface is a bit ugly with a lot of notebooks)

    The primary thing I miss in Evernote is the auto-table generation of OneNote, where you simply "tab" over to start a table. And I haven't found a "highlighter" either. You can "group" notes thankfully. And there is a Tag system that may become useful.

    But overall it is very workable and cross platform.
    /Mike

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  • I have done a bit of research into MS OneNote equivalents and so far this is what I have come up with:
    - Curio *
    - EverNote
    - Circus Ponies Notebook
    - Yohimbe
    - SoHo Notes

    * Curio sounds like it might be the closest thing to MS OneNote. They also have a free trial and a video to help you learn some basic functions. I am going to start with this one and hopefully it will be close enough!

    I have not yet tied any of these alternatives, so please don't take my word for it. Just thought I would offer potential solutions! :)

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  • Outline for Mac. Find it on Mac App Store.
    This is native OSX app which works with OneNote file format.

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  • I use Growly Notes. I find (as a teacher) it has everything OneNote has. Growly Notes is more user friendly and FREE.

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  • I don't know too much on the connectivity between platforms and computers, but an app that serves the basic functions for me is Growly Notes. It is, in many ways, quite similar to OneNote.

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