Google Keep is useful for keeping all your important notes to yourself together. Sticky notes are cool but too many of those can become messy and, more often than not, they also get misplaced.
Google Keep does not come as a desktop application to use Keep web as the desktop app. Google Keep web offers a plain interface with an option to enable the dark mode. All the notes are on the main screen with an input field and a search bar on the top. Still, somehow Keep escaped the gaudy four-color redesign Google inflicted on the rest of its services. Above: New icon live at the Keep desktop site. Below: Still the old icon in the Gmail sidebar.
With an application such as Google Keep, you can quickly access all your notes and sync them across multiple devices as long as you are connected to the Internet.
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Google Keep has many features that make it a must-have tool. First Google Keep allows for the recording of notes in multiple formats such as audio, images, and text.
In addition, you can also set location-based reminders so that you don't forget to carry out planned activities on arrival at a particular place.
Notes can also be shared. This allows for collaboration of items such as shopping lists.
Finally, quick filtering, according to the type of note, allows for the easy location of your information. You can also carry out searches based on the name of the note.
There are native mobile apps available that are easy to access when you're on the go. Luckily, you can access this useful app on your Windows 10 PC as well.
Let's explore your options for doing so.
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There are a few options available for accessing your notes on Windows 10. The option you pick will probably just come down to your preference.
EasyNotes for Keep
If you're looking for a full-fledged desktop app, EasyKeep for Notes is probably your best option.
With EasyNotes for Keep, you can access all of your notes and create them from within the app.
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Note: The app does make use of ads that might be annoying for some users.An alternative to EasyNotes for Keep without the ads is Keep Lite. However, it should be noted that the developer warns of potential app instability from the get-go. You should take note of this if you wish to use this app.
Download EasyNotes for KeepGoogle Keep Web App
Another option for accessing Google Keep on Windows 10, is to use the web app.
Head to keep.google.com, log in with your Google account, and you will be able to access all of the Google Keep features.
If you always have your browser open, this is a great option for you.
Access Google Keep Web AppRead Next: 5 Awesome Note-taking Apps for Android You May Not Know AboutChrome Extension
If you are a Google Chrome user, then you might want to check out the official Google Keep Chrome extension.
The advantage of using the chrome extension is the ability to incorporate information from websites into a note with the single click of a button.
Download Google Keep Chrome ExtensionFinal Thoughts
Google Keep is a useful app for taking notes and accessing information when you're out and about.
However, when you're making use of a device such as a Windows 10 PC, it's useful to be able to directly access your notes without having to grab your mobile device.
The options described above will allow you to conveniently enjoy the full Google Keep experience directly on Windows 10.
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Introduction
As a Google Keep user, you need to make sure that you can access the application easily for faster input of your tasks. As per the statistics, though the percentage of traffic is more from mobile devices, people tend to spend more time on a website when they access through desktops. So here we are going to see “how to access google keep Desktop”. Then we will shift our focus on mobile and browser extensions.
Google Keep Desktop
There is no native application built for Desktops. But we can get a desktop-like experience using Chrome Browser shortcut. Below are the steps to follow to have Google Keep Desktop:
- Install Chrome Browser
- In Chrome Browser, Navigate to Google Keep and log in
- In Chrome Browser Menu, you will see triple dots as below. Click on that triple dots, then select “More tools” and finally click “Create Shortcut”
- In the “Create Shortcut” popup, select the checkbox “Open as window” and click Create.
- The shortcut will be available on your desktop as shown below:
- Right Click on the “Google Keep” shortcut in desktop and select “Pin to taskbar”
- Once pinned, it will available in your desktop taskbar
- Using the above shortcut you can launch Google Keep easily. When you do so, the usual chrome window won’t be displayed and you get a desktop-like interface. This is your Google Keep Desktop setup.
Google Keep on Android
- Install the Google Keep app from Playstore here
- One done, you can launch the app
- For faster access, you can set up a widget as below. Depending on the Android version:
Google Keep on iOS
- Install the Google Keep app from App Store here.
- Once done, you can launch the app
Google Keep Browser Extension
- In Chrome Browser, go to Chrome Browser webstore
- Click Install
- Once installed, the “Google Keep” icon will be displayed in the menu bar of the Chrome Browser as shown below:
- This is the extension that can be used to save the sites to google keep with a single click. Once you click on the “google keep” icon, you will show a pop up where you can take note of the current site that you have visited and read site content later. That’s the reason we had created a list called “Bookmark” in our system. Make sure all the sites that you want to read later are labeled as “Bookmarks”.
- Another advantage comes from the fact that, once you install the chrome extension, your right-click menu on the browser will have options to directly save image or page to google keep.
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- Right, Click Menu on the browser will also have the option to select text and save it to google keep.
Google Keep Firefox Addon
It’s sad to say that we don’t have an official add-on for Firefox. I would suggest using Chrome. Even if you avoid it for browsing, you can install it just as Google Keep Desktop shortcut creator.
Google Keep Notes Download
There is an unofficial version of Google Keep add-on here. I have never used it and suggest to avoid it.
Conclusion
With all the above shortcuts, we were able to access google keep quickly. This improves our productivity. Make sure you set up the application in the ways described above so that whenever you get any new tasks, you can add them faster.
Hope you enjoyed this article. In the next article, we will see more about google keep templates and how we can integrate google keep with other applications of google suite. Thanks for reading…
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