A OneNote plugin for the Flow launcher, allowing for the ability to quickly access and create notes.
Using Flow Launcher type:
pm install OneNote
Important
For version 2.0+ requires at Flow Launcher version 1.16+. For earlier versions see releases.
| Keyword | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
on {your search query} |
Default Search | Search OneNote pages |
on nb:\ |
Notebook Explorer | Navigate notebooks hierarchy |
on rcntpgs: |
Recent Pages | View recently modified pages |
| Keyword | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
> |
Scoped Search | Search only within a specific hierarchy item |
* |
Title Search | Search only the title of hierarchy items |
Note
Hierarchy items are notebooks, section groups, sections and pages.
- ⭐ New page preview panel ⭐ for quickly creating pages with text!
- Added icons for different themes. The themes available are color, light, dark and one that matches Flow Launcher's current theme. Change it in the settings!
on {your search query}
This allows you to search OneNote pages using the OneNote API which searches both the content in a page and the page title.
- Press ⏎ Enter or left-click on a search result to open in OneNote.
Note
You can include bitwise operators like AND or OR (they must be uppercase) in your search. E.g. on hello there AND general kenobi.
on nb:\
Traverse your OneNote notebooks explorer style.
- Press ⏎ Enter or ⇥ Tab or left-click on a result to auto complete the query.
- Press ⇧ Shift + ⏎ Enter or right-click on a result to open it directly in OneNote.
Note
Supports all OneNote hierarchy items i.e. notebooks, section groups, sections and pages.
Whilst using the notebook explorer, if your search query does not match any names of the items in the results, the plugin will give you an option to create a new item.
Pressing Ctrl + ⏎ Enter on a selection will create the item but not open OneNote for quick creation.
Note
Supports creation of all OneNote hierarchy items i.e. notebooks, section groups, sections and pages.
A preview panel (Default shortcut: F1) allows for quick page creation with text content. No longer do you need to open OneNote to add text to a page!
This preview panel is available on all create a page results in the plugin and has the shortcuts listed below:
| Shortcut | Preview Panel Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + S | Creates the page in OneNote but does not open OneNote |
| Ctrl + O | Creates the page in OneNote and opens it |
| Ctrl + ⇥ Tab | Traverse to next textbox/button |
| Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + ⇥ Tab | Traverse to previous textbox/button |
Note
The traversal shortcuts work for Flow Launcher as a whole for navigating results.
on rcntpgs:
Displays your recently modified OneNote pages.
Add a number after rcntpgs: to display that number of recent pages. E.g. the full query on rcntpgs:10 will show the 10 most recently modified pages.
on nb:\{hierarchy path}\>{your search query}
Scoped search is the same as default search but restricted to search within a specific hierarchy item.
Important
Must be used with notebook explorer.
on nb:\A Notebook\A Section Group\>hello there
Will use the OneNote API to search the hierarchy item A Section Group for hello there
on *{your search query}
Searches for hierarchy items based on their title alone. Unlike scoped search and default search which only return pages, title search can return all hierarchy item types.
Note
Can be used in conjunction with notebook explorer.
on nb:\A Notebook\A Section Group\*hello there
Will search for titles in the hierarchy item A Section Group that match or are similar to hello there
The plugin has a number of settings such as the ability to hide the recycle bin or indicate which pages have unread changes.
Screenshot of settings
All the keywords used can be changed according to user preference.
Screenshot of keywords
See here for the full list of changes.
- Made with Linq2OneNote a library for exposing the OneNote API also made by me 😃
- Inspired by the OneNote plugin for PowerToys