Google Keep
by Google Keep
What Google Keep is
Google Keep is a free app for making and sharing notes, lists, photos, drawings, and audio. It works on the web, Android, and iOS, with a Chrome extension for saving URLs, text, and images. Users can search notes and sort them with colors, labels, pins, and filters, with up to 50 labels available. Reminders can be added to notes and viewed in Google Tasks and Google Calendar. Notes can be edited offline and sync when a device reconnects. Shared notes support real-time editing of text, lists, images, drawings, and audio recordings. If the owner deletes a shared note, it is removed for everyone; colors, labels, and pins on shared notes are visible only to the person who set them. Keep connects with Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Notes can be added from Workspace apps and exported to Docs. Keep is free; the listed Google Workspace Business Starter plan is $7 a month, billed per user per month with a one-year commitment, and includes Keep through Workspace.
Who it suits
Keep suits people organizing personal lists, reminders, and ideas, or sharing notes with friends, family, and colleagues. Its offline editing and real-time collaboration support shared and individual note-taking.
What it does well
- Free note-taking across web, Android, and iOS
- Offline edits sync after reconnecting
- Shared notes support real-time collaboration
- Reminders can also appear in Google Tasks and Calendar
What to know first
- Deleting an owned shared note removes it for everyone
- Only the person setting shared-note labels, colors, and pins can see them
- Other browsers may lack features
Limits
Keep allows up to 50 labels. In Workspace Business Starter, Keep is available with 30 GB of pooled storage per user; the plan costs $7 a month, billed per user with a one-year commitment.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Google Keep | Create and share notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio · Syncs across devices | Free |
| Google Workspace Business Starter | per user per month with a one-year commitment · Keep is available through Google Workspace · 30 GB pooled storage per user | $7 a month |
| Google Workspace Business Starter | per user per month on the Flexible Plan · Keep is available through Google Workspace · 30 GB pooled storage per user | $8.40 a month |
As keep.google.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open https://keep.google.com/ on the web, or use Keep on Android or iOS.
- Install Google's Chrome extension to save URLs, text and images from Chrome.
- Create notes, lists, photos, drawings or audio in Keep.
- Add colors, labels, pins, filters or reminders to organize notes.
- Share a note when you want others to edit it in real time.
Verdict
Google Keep combines notes, reminders, offline access, and shared editing at no cost. Check the shared-note deletion behavior and browser support if those matter to your use.
Questions
Is Google Keep free?
Yes. Its free plan is priced at $0 and supports creating and sharing notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio.
Which platforms does Keep support?
Keep is available on the web, Android and iOS, and has a Chrome extension. The extension saves URLs, text and images to Keep.
Can people collaborate on Keep notes?
Yes. Shared notes support real-time editing of text, lists, images, drawings and audio. If the owner deletes a shared note, it is deleted for everyone.
What integrations does Keep offer?
Listed integrations include Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chat, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides. Notes can be added from Workspace apps and exported to Google Docs.
What does Google Workspace Business Starter cost?
The plan costs $7 a month, billed per user per month with a one-year commitment. Keep is available through the plan, which includes 30 GB of pooled storage per user.
Facts from Google Keep's own pages
- 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, 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, 11 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- People can share notes and collaborate on editing them in real time. · workspace.google.com, 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, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · workspace.google.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United States · keep.google.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Gmail,Google Calendar,Google Chat,Google Drive,Google Docs,Google Sheets,Google Slides · workspace.google.com, 20 Sept 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, 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, 11 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yes · workspace.google.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Offline
- Notes can be updated offline, and changes sync after the device reconnects. · workspace.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yes · workspace.google.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Organization
- Users can search notes and organize them with colors, labels, pins and filters. · workspace.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- web,ios,android,chrome_extension · workspace.google.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Keep lets people create and share notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio. · workspace.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes · workspace.google.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Reminder integration
- Keep reminders can also be viewed in Google Tasks and Google Calendar. · support.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Reminders
- Users can add reminders to notes to keep track of deadlines. · workspace.google.com, 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, 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, 11 Oct 2026
- Workspace integration
- Users can add notes from Google Workspace apps and export notes to Google Docs. · workspace.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
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