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Google Keep
Google Keep · Mountain View, California, United States · founded 1998
What it is
Google Keep is a free service for creating and sharing notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio. Users can search notes and organize them with colors, labels, pins and filters, with a limit of 50 labels. Reminders can be added to notes, and those reminders can also be viewed in Google Tasks and Google Calendar. Notes can be updated offline and sync after a device reconnects. Keep supports real-time collaboration on shared notes, including editing text, lists, images, drawings and audio recordings. If the owner deletes a shared note, it is deleted for everyone; colors, labels and pins on shared notes are visible only to the person who set them. Keep is available on the web, Android and iOS, with a Chrome extension for saving URLs, text and images. Notes can be added from Google Workspace apps and exported to Google Docs. Listed integrations include Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides. Google says data in transit is protected with HTTPS and Transport Layer Security. Workspace administrators can control access for organizations or selected groups, and Google Drive must be enabled for Keep.
For and against
For
- Free plan supports notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio.
- Offline edits sync after the device reconnects.
- Shared notes support real-time collaboration.
- Reminders can also appear in Google Tasks and Calendar.
- Available on web, Android, iOS and as a Chrome extension.
Against
- Keep supports up to 50 labels.
- Deleting an owned shared note removes it for everyone.
- Shared-note colors, labels and pins are visible only to their setter.
- Some browsers may lack features.
The verdict
Google Keep combines offline notes, reminders and real-time sharing across several platforms. Users should note how shared-note deletion works and that shared organization markers are personal to the person who set them.
Who it suits
Keep suits people organizing personal lists, reminders and ideas, as well as those sharing notes with friends, family or colleagues. It also fits Workspace users who want notes connected to other Google apps.
Plans and prices
Google Keep
Create and share notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio · Syncs across devices
Read 11 Oct 2026 · workspace.google.com
Google Workspace Business Starter
Keep is available through Google Workspace · 30 GB pooled storage per user
Read 11 Oct 2026 · workspace.google.com
Google Workspace Business Starter
Keep is available through Google Workspace · 30 GB pooled storage per user
Read 11 Oct 2026 · knowledge.workspace.google.com
On the record
- Admin controls
- Workspace administrators can turn Keep on or off for an organization or selected groups, and Keep requires Google Drive to be enabled.knowledge.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Browser support
- Keep supports the two most recent versions of Chrome and Firefox, plus Edge on Windows and Safari on Mac; other browsers may lack features.support.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- People can share notes and collaborate on editing them in real time.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Extension
- Google's Chrome extension saves URLs, text and images to Keep and syncs them across web, Android and iOS.chromewebstore.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Gmail,Google Calendar,Google Chat,Google Drive,Google Docs,Google Sheets,Google Slidesworkspace.google.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Intended use
- Google presents Keep for personal organization such as shopping lists, to-dos and brainstorming, as well as sharing with friends, family and colleagues.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Label limit
- Keep allows up to 50 labels, and labels, colors and pins on shared notes are visible only to the user who set them.support.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yesworkspace.google.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Offline
- Notes can be updated offline, and changes sync after the device reconnects.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yesworkspace.google.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Organization
- Users can search notes and organize them with colors, labels, pins and filters.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Keep lets people create and share notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yesworkspace.google.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Reminder integration
- Keep reminders can also be viewed in Google Tasks and Google Calendar.support.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Reminders
- Users can add reminders to notes to keep track of deadlines.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Google says its products are protected by its security infrastructure and that it uses HTTPS and Transport Layer Security to protect data in transit.safety.google · read 11 Oct 2026
- Sharing limit
- People with whom a note is shared can edit its text, lists, images, drawings and audio recordings; deleting an owned shared note deletes it for everyone.support.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Workspace integration
- Users can add notes from Google Workspace apps and export notes to Google Docs.workspace.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
