If you’re like most people, you probably keep a lot of notes and attachments in Google Keep. But if you want to export your notes and attachments so that you can share them with other people, you may not know how to do it. Here’s how to export your Google Keep notes and attachments:
- Open Google Keep on your computer.
- Click the three lines in the top left corner of the app window (or press Command+3). This will open the “Notes” tab.
- Click the “Attachments” tab at the bottom of the Notes tab.
- Select all of your notes and attachments by clicking on them one by one (or pressing Command+A). Then, click the “Export” button at the top right corner of the “Attachments” tab.
- In the “Export Notes & Attachments” window that opens, select a file format for your exported notes and attachments (PDF, DOCX, or TXT). Then, click OK to export your notes and attachments! ..
To use it, visit the Google Takeout page and log in with the Google account associated with Keep. Click “Deselect All” if you just want to download your Keep data, and not files from any of the other Google services.
In the “Products” list, scroll down and select the checkbox next to “Keep.”
In the “Multiple formats” option, you can see in which format Google extracts your Keep notes.
Scroll to the bottom and click “Next Step.”
On the following page, you can choose:
How Google sends you the archive. If you want Google to automatically back up your Keep data every two months. The file type. If you want Google to split the archive if it’s over a certain amount of GBs.
Once you have it all ready to go, click “Create Export.”
Google will start backing up your Keep notes and attachments. You won’t immediately receive the archive file. Depending on how much data you have, this can take hours, or even days. You don’t have to keep this window open.
If you change your mind, you can scrap it with “Cancel Export.”
In addition to your notes, Google also sends you the following:
Photos, videos, or audio recordings you’ve imported The names of people with whom you’ve collaborated on Google Keep Your list of labels.
When it’s done, you’ll receive an email with a link to the archive that will expire after one week. Click “Download Your Files” and sign in again with your Google credentials for confirmation.
Your computer will start downloading the archive file. If it doesn’t, click “Download” beside your latest backup entry to manually request it.
In the archive, click the “archive_browse.html” file. This will launch a web app in your browser so you can easily browse through all your Google Keep data.
You can also browse the notes from the “Keep” folder individually in the downloaded archive.
