Oskar Austegard

OneNote Protocol Forwarder

A client-side utility that allows you to open onenote: protocol links from applications that only permit https: links.

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Overview

Many applications, for security reasons, do not allow links that use custom protocols like onenote:. This makes it difficult to link directly to a specific page or section within the OneNote desktop application. This forwarder page acts as a bridge: you create a standard https: link to this page, including your OneNote link as a parameter. When visited, the page uses JavaScript to immediately redirect the user to the intended onenote: destination.

Features

• Automatic Redirection: If a OneNote URL is provided in the page’s query string, it automatically forwards the user to the OneNote app.
• Link Generation Form: Paste a onenote: link into the form to easily generate a valid, shareable https: forwarder link.
• Purely Client-Side: The entire process is handled in your browser. No data is sent to or processed by a server.
• Safe and Secure: Simply redirects to the URL you provide.

Usage

Method 1: Automatic Forwarding

1. In the OneNote desktop app, right-click on a page or section and select “Copy Link to Page” or “Copy Link to Section”.
2. You will get a URL that looks like this: onenote:https://your-sharepoint-site/...#PageName&section-id={...}&page-id={...}
3. Construct a new URL by appending your OneNote link (without the onenote: part) to this page’s URL: https://austegard.com/web-utilities/onenote.html?https://your-sharepoint-site/...
4. Use this new https: link in any application. When someone clicks it, they will be taken to this page, which will then redirect them to the OneNote link.

Method 2: Using the Form

1. Open the OneNote Forwarder.
2. Copy your onenote: link from the OneNote application.
3. Paste the full link into the input box on the page.
4. Click Generate Forwarder Link.
5. Two links will be generated: the direct onenote: link and the new, shareable https forwarder link. You can copy and use the forwarder link.

Technical Details

• Technology: Built with vanilla JavaScript.
• Mechanism: Reads the window.location.href to find the OneNote URL provided as a query string parameter, then sets window.location.href to the onenote: link to trigger the redirect.

Credits

Created by Oskar Austegard (@oaustegard)

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