# Google Keep

> Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders

Google Keep is Google's app for short notes and lists on the web, Android and iOS. A note can hold text, a checklist, photos, a drawing or audio, is organized with labels, colors and pins, and can carry a time or location reminder. Keep is free with a personal Google Account and is also part of Google Workspace, and its notes can be pulled into Google Docs and Slides from a side panel.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Google
- **Website:** https://workspace.google.com/products/keep/
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Google Keep has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free with a personal Google Account on the web, Android and iOS: notes, lists, labels, reminders, sharing and offline use. Creating lists with Gemini needs a Google AI plan or a Pixel device.
- **Free trial:** 14-day Google Workspace trial for new customers, limited to 10 users; billing details required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal Google Account | $0 | Keep on the web, in the free Android and iOS apps and as a Chrome extension, with labels, reminders and shared notes. |
| Business Starter | $7 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible) | Google Workspace for up to 300 users with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Keep shared notes come with every Workspace plan. |
| Business Standard | $14 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible) | Google Workspace with 2 TB pooled storage per user. |
| Business Plus | $22 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible) | Google Workspace with 5 TB pooled storage per user. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For companies with more than 300 users; priced through Google sales and resellers. |

Read from https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Google Keep before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower Workspace rate with a 1-year commitment** (Annual discount): Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22. Source: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- **Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0** (Nonprofit): Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment. Source: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- **Lower price shown to buyers in India** (By country): On October 9, 2026 the Workspace pricing page showed Starter at ₹270 per user a month on a 1-year commitment to a visitor in India, against $7 in the US list. Google says prices and discounts can vary by country. Source: https://workspace.google.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio:** A note can be text, a checklist, a photo, a drawing or an audio recording. Voice memos are transcribed automatically, and text inside images is picked up by search.
- **Labels, colors and pins:** Notes are organized with up to 50 labels, color codes and pins. Search filters by color and by attributes such as lists, audio notes with reminders or shared notes.
- **Time and location reminders:** A reminder brings a note back at a set time or on arrival at a place, such as a grocery list that appears at the store.
- **Shared notes:** Several people can edit the same note or list at once, with checked-off items showing up in real time. Notes can also be shared with a Google family group.
- **Keep inside Google Docs and Slides:** A side panel in Docs and Slides lists Keep notes, which can be dragged into the document. Highlighted text or images can be saved back to Keep.
- **Chrome extension and offline use:** The Chrome extension saves URLs, text and images to Keep and lets you add labels. Notes can be updated offline, and changes sync once you reconnect.

## Good for

- Quick notes, shopping lists and reminders on a phone or smartwatch
- People who already work in Google Docs and other Google apps
- Households sharing lists that update in real time

## Worth knowing

- Keep allows up to 50 labels, and labels, colors and pins on a shared note are visible only to you.
- No desktop app is listed: Keep runs in a browser, as a Chrome extension and as Android, Wear OS, iPhone and iPad apps.
- Creating lists with Gemini in Keep requires a Google AI plan or a Pixel device.
- Workspace Business editions are capped at 300 users; larger organizations need Enterprise pricing from Google sales.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 28,989 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1029207872

## Works with

Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Messages, Gemini

**Tags:** Notes, Tasks, Real-time collaboration, Works offline, Web clipper, Transcription, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Apple Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apple-notes): Apple's free notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-notes-vs-google-keep)
- [Microsoft OneNote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-onenote): Microsoft's free digital notebook for typed, inked and audio notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-keep-vs-microsoft-onenote)
- [Samsung Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/samsung-notes): Samsung's free note app for Galaxy phones, tablets and Galaxy Book. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-keep-vs-samsung-notes)
- [Simplenote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplenote): Free plain-text notes that sync across every major platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-keep-vs-simplenote)
- [Evernote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/evernote): Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/evernote-vs-google-keep)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://workspace.google.com/products/keep/
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/getting-started/editions/business-editions
- https://workspace.google.com/pricing
- https://workspace.google.com/faq/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-keep-notes-and-lists/id1029207872
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-keep-chrome-extens/lpcaedmchfhocbbapmcbpinfpgnhiddi
- https://support.google.com/keep/?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/keep/answer/6191044?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/keep/answer/15222789?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7298487?hl=en
- https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/

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