What is it

Get an easy to use OneNote link that can be shared through messaging apps and will open with OneNote Desktop.

Usage

Check out this video to the simplest use case: https://streamable.com/v4snk

Why build it

This was a huge pain point in my previous work place. We used OneNote daily, and there was no easy way to share the OneNote links in Slack. Now there is.

Why not use a link shortner

Link shortners I tried did not support the onenote: prefix and would not open in OneNote Desktop.

How is it build

• Netlify to serve html, css, and js files. I opted for pure js and css to keep things simple.
• Netlify Functions to serve as a backend server (serverless)
• AWS S3 as a key-value store. Generate an id (using shortid), store the link in S3.

How to run locally

Install Netlify Dev and configure it. Then you can run the following command:

netlify dev --functions=.\functions

You will also need to set the following environment variables:

• AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID_RW - the AWS access key for S3
• AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_RW - the access key secret

Report issues

Report any issues through GitHub:

• New Issue
• Current Issues