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Keep It

Notebook and document organizer for Mac, iPhone and iPad

Free trial · from $2.99Note-TakingChecked Oct 6, 2026
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Keep It report card

2.8GPA

Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 9, 2026

Best for notes and documents that stay visible in the Finder

Keep It is a notebook and document organiser for Apple devices, and its nice trick is that everything stays as ordinary files, folders and tags you can see in the Finder and the Files app. Notes, PDFs, web links and emails all go in one library. It's Apple only, though, and the iPhone and iPad app is always a separate purchase from the Mac one.

Who Keep It is for

  • Great if you want notes and reference documents together in one library on your Mac
  • Handy when you like your files to stay visible in the Finder and the Files app
  • Good for archiving web pages, PDFs and emails to read and search offline

Who Keep It is not for

  • Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as it runs on Apple platforms only
  • Pricey if you want it on your phone too, because the iPhone and iPad app is a separate subscription
  • Not for you if you sync with Dropbox or OneDrive, since Keep It only syncs through iCloud

Why Keep It gets a 2.8

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • BValue for moneyThe Mac subscription is $2.99 or $29.99 and the iPhone and iPad one is $1.99 or $19.99, monthly or yearly by the look of it, though the listings don't label which. Cheap alone, about typical once you pay for both. The one-time Mac licence only shows its price at checkout.
  • CFree plan and trialNo free plan. There's a 15-day trial of the direct Mac download and a two-week trial with the App Store subscriptions. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed for the direct one. On iPhone and iPad a subscription is required after the trial.
  • AFeaturesNotes with checklists and attachments, Markdown and rich text files, web pages saved as PDFs, document scanning, PDF editing, nested folders, overlapping bundles, tags, and search that reads text inside scanned PDFs and images. For a personal library, that's the whole job.
  • BEase of useYour items are plain files in the Finder and the Files app, so there's no new system to trust or learn. Sync goes through iCloud. No App Store rating is on record to go by, so a B is as high as we go.
  • CPlatforms and integrationsMac, iPhone and iPad, with hooks into Apple Mail, Safari, Shortcuts, AppleScript and Siri. All Apple, though. Sync is through iCloud only, so it can't be used with Dropbox or OneDrive, and there's no Windows, Android or web version.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Reinvented Software's own pages on 6 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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What is Keep It?

Keep It is a notebook and document organizer from Reinvented Software for the Mac, with a separately sold app for iPhone and iPad. It keeps notes, text and Markdown files, PDFs, web links, emails and other documents as ordinary files, folders and tags that also appear in the Finder and the Files app, and it syncs and shares them through iCloud. The Mac version is sold as a Mac App Store subscription or as a one-time license bought from the vendor.

Keep It is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $2.99 in-app subscription on the Mac App Store (billing period not labelled). See every plan

Good for

  • Mac users who want notes and reference documents in one library
  • People who want their files to stay visible in the Finder and Files app
  • Archiving web pages, PDFs and emails for offline reading and search

Worth knowing

  • It runs on Apple platforms only, and the iPhone and iPad app is always a separate purchase from the Mac app.
  • The iPhone and iPad app requires a subscription; the one-time license exists only for the Mac version bought from the vendor.
  • Sync is through iCloud only: it cannot be used with Dropbox, OneDrive or iCloud Drive, and it has a single library.
  • The one-time license covers the current major version (2.x), and its price is not shown until the store checkout.

Key features

Notes and text files
Notes with styles, checklists, lists, links, images and attachments, plus rich text, plain text and Markdown files with an HTML preview.
Web links, PDFs and scans
Save web links as PDFs or web archives for offline reading, scan documents, and edit PDFs by reordering or removing pages and highlighting text.
Finder and Files integration
Everything is stored as files, folders and tags that can be managed in the Finder and in Open and Save panels on the Mac, and in the Files app on iPhone and iPad.
Folders, bundles, tags and labels
Organize items in nested folders, gather them into bundles that can overlap, and add tags and color labels. A Tag Filter narrows any list by tag.
Search and saved searches
Searches file contents, text recognized in scanned PDFs and images, and metadata, with suggestions as you type. Any search can be saved to the sidebar.
iCloud sync and sharing
The library can live in iCloud and be reached from all your Macs, iPhones and iPads, and top-level folders or single items can be shared with other Keep It users.

Keep It pricing

Starts at
$2.99 in-app subscription on the Mac App Store (billing period not labelled)
Free plan
None
Free trial
Two-week free trial with App Store subscriptions; 15-day trial of the direct Mac download
Keep It for iPad and iPhone$1.99 or $19.99monthly or yearly subscription; the listing does not label whichA separate App Store app that requires a subscription, with a two-week free trial for new subscribers.
Keep It for Mac (Mac App Store)$2.99 or $29.99monthly or yearly subscription; the listing does not label whichSubscription to the Mac app from the Mac App Store, with a two-week free trial and Family Sharing.
Keep It for Mac (one-time license)Not publishedBought from Reinvented Software and covers every 2.x release on all the Macs in a household. The price is shown only in the store checkout.

Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keep It before you buy.

Pricing in detail

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Ways to pay less

  • Other savingsFree or half-price upgrade from Keep It 1

    Buyers of Keep It 1.x on or after May 4, 2021 qualify for a free upgrade to version 2, and earlier buyers for a half-price upgrade license.

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Common questions

Is Keep It free?

No, Keep It is a paid product, but you can try it first. Two-week free trial with App Store subscriptions; 15-day trial of the direct Mac download.

How much does Keep It cost?

Keep It lists 3 plans. Keep It for iPad and iPhone: $1.99 or $19.99 monthly or yearly subscription; the listing does not label which. Keep It for Mac (Mac App Store): $2.99 or $29.99 monthly or yearly subscription; the listing does not label which. Keep It for Mac (one-time license): Not published. Prices were read from apps.apple.com on Oct 6, 2026.

What platforms does Keep It work on?

Keep It is available on macOS and iOS. It also has a browser extension.

Does Keep It offer any discounts?

Keep It publicly lists the following: Free or half-price upgrade from Keep It 1.

Does Keep It have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Keep It is listed for macOS and iOS.

Does Keep It have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Keep It is listed for macOS and iOS.

Is Keep It open source?

Keep It is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

What does Keep It integrate with?

Keep It's listing names iCloud, Apple Mail, Safari, Apple Shortcuts, AppleScript, Automator and Siri. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Keep It?

Keep It is made by Reinvented Software.

What are the alternatives to Keep It?

The closest alternatives to Keep It in our directory are DEVONthink, EagleFiler, Notebooks, Evernote and Apple Notes. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Keep It.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026.