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# Dropbox vs OneDrive for e-ink notes
- URL: https://www.penlo.app/blog/dropbox-vs-onedrive-for-e-ink-notes/
- Published: 2026-10-16T08:53:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T10:25:16.000Z
- Description: Which cloud should your e-ink tablet save to? A comparison of Dropbox and OneDrive for BOOX, Supernote, reMarkable and Kindle Scribe, and how each works with Penlo.
- Author: Michal Wlosik
- Tags: Device guides

Your e-ink tablet needs somewhere to put your notebooks so other apps can use them. For most tablets that means [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/AABLNJrF%5FJ2kOZ9HfDO-ZEehC58Pc2aHxSA?src=global9&ref=penlo.app) or OneDrive, and Penlo works with both. So which should you pick?

The short answer: use the one your tablet supports best, and if both are an option, choose Dropbox.

## Which tablets support which

| Tablet                | Dropbox | OneDrive | Automatic?                             |
| --------------------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Onyx BOOX             | Yes     | Yes      | Yes, a PDF every time you close a note |
| Supernote             | Yes     | Yes      | No: export to PDF, then sync           |
| reMarkable            | Yes     | Yes      | No: export each notebook               |
| Kindle Scribe (2025+) | No      | Yes      | No: share each notebook                |

As of October 2026\. Details for each device are in our [BOOX guide](https://www.penlo.app/blog/sync-onyx-boox-notes-to-dropbox/) and [Supernote, reMarkable and Kindle Scribe guide](https://www.penlo.app/blog/supernote-remarkable-kindle-scribe-to-penlo/).

## Free storage

- **Dropbox Basic:** 2 GB free, plus 500 MB extra if you sign up through a referral link.
- **OneDrive:** 5 GB free, or more if you already pay for Microsoft 365.

Handwritten notebooks are small, so either is plenty for most people. If you already pay for Microsoft 365, OneDrive is effectively free.

## How each works with Penlo

Both connect to Penlo in a minute, and with both, Penlo only reads the one folder you choose. The differences:

- **New notes arrive quickly with both.** Penlo is notified when a new PDF lands, so notebooks show up shortly after your tablet uploads them.
- **Importing your archive: Dropbox only.** With Dropbox, Penlo can import every notebook already in your folder in one go, using *Import all notes*. With OneDrive, Penlo picks up new and updated notebooks from the moment you connect.
- **BOOX + Dropbox is the smoothest setup.** Every notebook is saved automatically when you close it, so it's in Penlo without you doing anything.

## Our recommendation

- **BOOX, Supernote or reMarkable:** [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/AABLNJrF%5FJ2kOZ9HfDO-ZEehC58Pc2aHxSA?src=global9&ref=penlo.app). It's the smoothest setup and the only one that brings in your whole archive at once.
- **Kindle Scribe:** OneDrive, because the Scribe doesn't support Dropbox.
- **Already living in Microsoft 365:** OneDrive works well too.

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**Going with Dropbox? Get 500 MB extra, free.**  
Sign up through our referral link and you get 500 MB on top of the free 2 GB. (We get a little extra space too.)

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## Can I switch later?

Yes. You can connect both in Penlo and switch between them in Settings › Sources & sync at any time. Notebooks you've already synced stay in Penlo.

[Try Penlo free for 7 days](https://notes.penlo.app/login?mode=signup&ref=penlo.app)