# elvirbrk/NoteHighlight2016

Source code syntax highlighting for OneNote 2016 and OneNote for O365 . NoteHighlight 2013 port for OneNote 2016 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Repository: https://github.com/elvirbrk/NoteHighlight2016
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notehighlight2016
Language: C#
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: onenote, addin, syntax-highlighting, onenote-addin, code-snippets
Last push: 2026-06-22T15:12:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3551, "days_push": 72, "days_rel": 72, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3933, forks 395 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.037482+00:00)

## What it is
NoteHighlight2016 is a OneNote add-in that adds source code syntax highlighting to OneNote 2016 and OneNote for O365, supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit Office. It uses the highlight library to render formatted code blocks directly into OneNote pages.

## Use cases
- insert syntax-highlighted code snippets into OneNote notes
- format existing code text in a OneNote page with a chosen language
- customize which programming languages appear on the OneNote ribbon
- apply different color themes to code blocks in notes

## When to choose
- you take technical notes in OneNote and need readable, highlighted code
- you use OneNote 2016 or O365 desktop on Windows and want a native add-in experience

## When to avoid
- you use OneNote for Mac, OneNote for web, or the UWP OneNote app
- you need syntax highlighting in other editors or note-taking apps

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows
- tags: onenote, addin, code-snippets, syntax-highlighting

## Member repositories
- elvirbrk/NoteHighlight2016 (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.037482+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:24:40.132752+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elvirbrk/NoteHighlight2016 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.037482+00:00, sha b572cd2c2917)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.