Remindly vs Google Keep

As quick as Keep. On your Mac, too.

Keep is quick on your phone, but on a Mac it's a browser tab. Remindly has native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac: press ⌃⌥N in any app, type, and it's saved. Notes live on your device, PDFs and scans are searchable, and everything exports as plain Markdown.

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Native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac, plus a web app.

Taking a note on your Mac

Google Keep

Find the keep.google.com tab in your browser, or open a new one, then start typing.

Remindly

Press ⌃⌥N in any app. ⌘↩ saves, and you're back where you were.

Google doesn't make a Keep app for Mac. Checked October 2026.

A real Mac app

Quick Capture from any app, and a menu bar item with your recent notes.

Notebooks and tags

Notebooks can sit inside notebooks, and every note can carry tags.

Plain Markdown

Export every note as a .md file whenever you like. No lock-in.

Beyond Keep

Just as quick. Room for the rest.

Remindly keeps the quick note quick, and adds what Keep leaves out: a Mac app, notebooks, file attachments and an export you can open anywhere.

From any app on your Mac

⌃⌥N opens a small panel over whatever you're doing. ⌘↩ saves, Esc puts it away, and your draft waits for next time.

Notebooks, not just labels

Notebooks can sit inside other notebooks, and notes still take tags. Type [[ to link one note to another.

PDFs and scans you can search

Attach PDFs and other files up to 30 MB each. Scan paper with your iPhone camera, and the text is recognized on your device so search finds it.

Plain Markdown, in folders

Export every note as a .md file, one folder per notebook, with attachments alongside. It opens in Obsidian or any text editor.

Compare

Remindly vs Google Keep, feature by feature

Where Keep is ahead, we say so.

Feature	Remindly	Google Keep
Capture on a Mac	A Mac app with a menu bar item, and `⌃⌥N` Quick Capture from any app	Runs in the browser at keep.google.com
Organizing	Notebooks that nest, tags, and links between notes	Labels and colors. No folders or notebooks.
Formatting	Headings, lists, checklists, tables, links and code blocks	Bold, italic, underline, two heading sizes, and checklists
Attachments	Images, PDFs and any file, up to 30 MB each. Paste or drag them in.	Images, drawings and voice recordings. No PDFs or other files.
Text in images	Text in photos, scans and PDFs is recognized on your device and searchable	Text in images is searchable, and Grab image text copies it into the note
Saving web pages	A clean copy of the article, from Safari's share sheet or the Remindly Web Clipper for Chrome and Firefox	Saves the link when you share a page to Keep
Export	Every note as a .md file with its attachments, one folder per notebook	A Google Takeout archive, with each note as HTML and JSON
Reminders	A reminder on any note, with notifications on your iPhone, iPad and Mac, a Reminders list and a calendar	Date and time reminders, now delivered through Google Tasks and Calendar
Voice notes	Dictate a note on your iPhone, iPad or Mac; it's turned into text on the device, and the audio is kept with the note when you choose	Voice recordings with a transcript, on your phone
Sharing	Share a note as a read-only link, and stop sharing whenever you like. No collaborators.	Add collaborators to a note or list
Apps	iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. On Windows, install the web app from Edge or Chrome. It needs a connection. No Android app.	Android, iPhone and web. No Mac or Windows app.

Google Keep features from support.google.com/keep and Google's announcements, checked October 25, 2026.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Can I import my Keep notes?

No. There's no Keep importer. Remindly imports Evernote .enex files, on the Mac. Google Takeout can still give you a copy of your Keep notes to hold on to.

Is there a limit on how many notes I can keep?

No. Notes and notebooks are unlimited on every plan, including the free one.

Can Remindly remind me about a note?

Yes. Use the bell on a note to pick a time, and your iPhone, iPad and Mac notify you. From the notification you can mark it done or have it remind you again in an hour. Reminders also show up in a Reminders list and a calendar.

Can I share a note with someone?

Yes, as a read-only link. Share a note from the iPhone, iPad or Mac app and anyone with the link can read it, until you stop sharing. Nobody else can edit it: there are no collaborators or shared notebooks.

Which devices does Remindly run on?

There are native apps for iPhone (iOS 18 or later), iPad (iPadOS 18 or later) and Mac (macOS 15 or later), plus a web app. On Windows, install the web app from Edge or Chrome: it opens in its own window, but it needs a connection, because your notes aren't stored on the PC. There's no Android app.

Can I get my notes out of Remindly later?

Yes. In the Mac app, writes every note as a .md file, one folder per notebook, with attachments alongside. The folder opens in Obsidian or any text editor.

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