Microsoft Onenote Offline Installer Access

The ODT uses an XML file to tell the installer what to download. You can write this manually in Notepad or use Microsoft's free web-based Office Customization Tool (recommended).

For a pure OneNote offline installer, your XML file should look like this:

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Current">
    <Product ID="OneNoteFree" >
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
</Configuration>

If you have a Microsoft 365 license for Office, you can replace OneNoteFree with OneNote or O365ProPlusRetail. microsoft onenote offline installer

Microsoft provides an official Office Deployment Tool (ODT) to create a custom offline installation source.

Steps:

  • Run: setup.exe /download configuration.xml → This pulls the full installer locally.
  • Run: setup.exe /configure configuration.xml → Installs OneNote offline.
  • Note: This method requires a valid Microsoft 365 license. The resulting package is typically 1.5–2 GB.

    You have a conflicting Office version. Use Microsoft's official SaRA.exe (Setup and Recovery Assistant) to scrub old installations before running your offline installer. The ODT uses an XML file to tell


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    The offline installer we are discussing works for the Desktop version. If you have a Microsoft 365 license for

    This is for IT pros, but anyone can do it.