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Complete your first sync

Outcome: You will send the selected pages to OneNote and confirm what the first sync saved.

  • Finish guided setup and select at least one syncable page.
  • Start the free trial or use an active subscription.
  • Keep the official reMarkable desktop app and ReMarkSync running.
  • OneNote does not need to be open during sync.
  1. At You’re all set, review the selected-page summary and select Start 7-day trial if you have not already.
  2. Leave Launch at login on if you want ReMarkSync to start automatically with your computer.
  3. Select Open ReMarkSync.
ReMarkSync You're all set step showing the selected page summary, Start 7-day trial button, Launch at login toggle, and Open ReMarkSync button
The final setup step confirms your selection and starts the free trial. No card is required.Open full size
  1. On Dashboard, wait for automatic sync or select Sync now to check immediately.
  2. While work is active, follow the current item, progress, and waiting explanation. Keep both apps running until the current work settles.
  3. Wait for Latest sync completed, then read the result such as 3 of 3 pages.
Animation of the ReMarkSync Dashboard during a first sync, sped up. Three selected pages are processed one by one, then Dashboard shows Latest sync completed with 3 of 3 pages and the View this sync button.
During sync, Dashboard names the current page and counts what is processed. Latest sync completed then reports the pages in this sync. Example using sample data, sped up.Open full size
  1. Select View this sync. Activity opens with Latest sync selected.
  2. Find one selected page and confirm its current result is completed and its Content in OneNote fact says the content is saved.
  3. Open OneNote with the Microsoft account you connected.
  4. Open the destination notebook, then the reMarkable section group.
  5. Open the same page and compare it with the original note.

The latest-sync total applies only to pages in that sync. If Dashboard also shows a current Waiting, Recovering, Needs attention, or Failed count, select it separately to open the exact pages in Open now.

During a larger first sync, Dashboard can show active or waiting work before the completion card appears. A page can also reach Activity before OneNote refreshes its own view. Use the page’s current Activity fact as the ReMarkSync result, then refresh OneNote.

New pages can join later syncs through automatic inclusion. An Auto included event records selection for sync, so check the page’s later result to confirm delivery.

Next stepUnderstand the DashboardSeparate the latest sync result from pages that currently need follow-up.

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