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The best e-ink tablet for OneNote: how each one gets your notes there
Short answer
It depends on how you want to use OneNote. If you want the OneNote app itself on the tablet, an Android e-ink tablet can run it. If you want a focused paper feel and your notes in OneNote automatically as real ink, a reMarkable with ReMarkSync does that. Kindle Scribe models released in 2025 or later can send notebooks to OneNote as images or text, one export at a time.
We make ReMarkSync, a paid app for reMarkable tablets. The other tablets on this page are described from their makers’ own pages, checked in October 2026.
First, decide what you need
E-ink tablets reach OneNote in very different ways, so “best” depends on how you work. Answer from the top: the first “yes” is your tablet.
1Do you want to write in the OneNote app itself, on the tablet?
Android e-ink tabletIt can install OneNote, so you write straight into your notebooks.2Should your notes reach OneNote by themselves, as ink you can edit?
reMarkable + ReMarkSyncA paper tablet without apps, synced from your computer as real ink.3Do you mostly read, and need a notebook in OneNote only now and then?
Kindle ScribeYou share a notebook to OneNote when you need it.4OneNote is not central to how you work.
SupernoteA focused writing tablet. Pages reach OneNote only if you export them.
The four tablets, side by side
Each card shows the road your notes take to OneNote, what arrives, and who the tablet suits.
reMarkable + ReMarkSync
Paper Pro, Paper Pro Move, Paper Pure, reMarkable 2
- Write
- ReMarkSync
- Same page, updated
- Arrives as: Real OneNote ink, in color on Paper Pro
- Automatic: Yes, while the computer is on
- Needs a computer: Yes, Windows or Mac
Best for: You want a paper feel without apps, and your notes in OneNote automatically as real ink you can still edit.
Android e-ink tablets
With Google Play, Android 9 or later
- Write in the OneNote app
- OneNote syncs it
- Arrives as: OneNote pages, written there
- Automatic: Yes, OneNote syncs them
- Needs a computer: No
Best for: You want OneNote itself on the tablet, with other apps too. Writing feel depends on the model, so read a recent hands-on review.
Kindle Scribe
Models released in 2025 or later
- Tap Share
- Image, text or both
- New pages each time
- Arrives as: An image of the page, converted text, or both
- Automatic: No, each export adds a new page
- Needs a computer: No
Best for: You read a lot on Kindle and sometimes want a notebook in OneNote.
Supernote
Ratta
- Export PDF or PNG
- Insert in OneNote by hand
- Arrives as: A picture of the page
- Automatic: No
- Needs a computer: No
Best for: You want a focused writing tablet, and OneNote is not central to how you work.
Show the full table
| Tablet | OneNote app on the tablet | How notes reach OneNote | What arrives | Automatic | Needs a computer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reMarkable + ReMarkSyncPaper Pro, Paper Pro Move, Paper Pure, reMarkable 2 | No | ReMarkSync syncs the notebooks you choose from your computer | Real OneNote ink, in color on Paper Pro | Yes, while the computer is on | Yes, Windows or Mac |
| Android e-ink tabletsWith Google Play, Android 9 or later | Yes, from Google Play | You write in the OneNote app itself | OneNote pages, written there | Yes, OneNote syncs them | No |
| Kindle ScribeModels released in 2025 or later | No | Share a notebook to OneNote from the Scribe | An image of the page, converted text, or both | No, each export adds a new page | No |
| SupernoteRatta | No | No OneNote option; export a PDF or PNG and add it by hand | A picture of the page | No | No |
reMarkable + ReMarkSync
Paper Pro, Paper Pro Move, Paper Pure, reMarkable 2
- OneNote app on the tablet
- No
- How notes reach OneNote
- ReMarkSync syncs the notebooks you choose from your computer
- What arrives
- Real OneNote ink, in color on Paper Pro
- Automatic
- Yes, while the computer is on
- Needs a computer
- Yes, Windows or Mac
Android e-ink tablets
With Google Play, Android 9 or later
- OneNote app on the tablet
- Yes, from Google Play
- How notes reach OneNote
- You write in the OneNote app itself
- What arrives
- OneNote pages, written there
- Automatic
- Yes, OneNote syncs them
- Needs a computer
- No
Kindle Scribe
Models released in 2025 or later
- OneNote app on the tablet
- No
- How notes reach OneNote
- Share a notebook to OneNote from the Scribe
- What arrives
- An image of the page, converted text, or both
- Automatic
- No, each export adds a new page
- Needs a computer
- No
Supernote
Ratta
- OneNote app on the tablet
- No
- How notes reach OneNote
- No OneNote option; export a PDF or PNG and add it by hand
- What arrives
- A picture of the page
- Automatic
- No
- Needs a computer
- No
Features change with software updates, so check each maker’s current page before you buy. We list no prices for other brands for the same reason. For reMarkable, see Does reMarkable work with OneNote? Tablet by tablet.
Why ink or picture matters in OneNote
When notes arrive from another device, they can land as a picture, as typed text, or as ink. That decides what you can do with them later.
- A picture of the pageFrom: Kindle Scribe (image), Supernote (export)
- Read it: Yes
- Keeps your drawings: Yes, flat
- Change it later: No, one picture
- Typed textFrom: Kindle Scribe (converted text)
- Read it: Yes
- Keeps your drawings: No, words only
- Change it later: The text, yes
- InkFrom: Android tablet (written in OneNote), reMarkable + ReMarkSync
- Read it: Yes
- Keeps your drawings: Yes
- Change it later: Yes, stroke by stroke
A picture is fine for reading. Typed text is easy to search. Ink you can still select, move and recolor, like notes you wrote in OneNote yourself.
Questions people ask
Can any e-ink tablet run OneNote?
Yes, e-ink tablets that run Android 9 or later with Google Play can install the OneNote app. reMarkable, Kindle Scribe and Supernote cannot install it.
Does Kindle Scribe sync to OneNote automatically?
No. Kindle Scribe models released in 2025 or later can share a notebook to OneNote as an image of each page, as converted text, or both. You start each export yourself, and each one adds new pages instead of updating the old ones. PDFs and other documents go to OneDrive or Google Drive instead.
Does Supernote work with OneNote?
Not directly, as of October 2026. Supernote can back up files to OneDrive, but it has no OneNote option. You can export a page as a PDF or PNG and insert it into OneNote by hand.
Is a reMarkable a good choice for OneNote users?
Yes, if you want a paper-like tablet without apps and are happy to sync through your computer. With ReMarkSync, the notebooks you choose arrive in OneNote automatically as real ink. Without it, you can only export PDF copies.
Do I need a computer for ReMarkSync?
Yes. ReMarkSync runs on a Windows PC or a Mac, next to the official reMarkable desktop app, and sends your notes to OneNote from there. Your computer needs to be on for new notes to sync.
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