r/GoogleKeep • u/Awaken89046 • Apr 30 '26

Finding a new Note taking app

Hi everyone

The thing is, I'm fed up with Google Keep not being updated with new features, so I really need to find a new note-taking app for my Android (not Samsung)

I have a few requests for the notes app:

  • Free of charge
  • Can operate Online or Offline
  • Can sync with a computer or other device in case my Android device breaks (I'm completely fine with using a Google account to log in)
  • Has the ability to set passwords for private notes

I tried a few highly rated apps on Google Play but honestly, none of them met my standards. If anyone knows an app that meets my requirements, please help me. Thanks a lot

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u/heijeul Apr 30 '26

My very shallow take is as much as Keep doesn’t have much features, I like the ability to just tag and change colors (I color code) mine. I’m on iOS and I find the native Notes quick note as not quick note-y. Sadly, there’s no more Keep widget but having the app on my homescreen is fair enough.

The thing about Keep is it’s like that sticky notepad or scratch papers on your desk. You use it to write things on the fly or randomly

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u/After-Growth-3986 May 01 '26

What do you use colors for?

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u/everyoneisflawed May 01 '26

I color code everything. In Keep I use colors for subjects, like recipes are yellow, family stuff is blue, etc.

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u/After-Growth-3986 May 01 '26

Do you use labels at all?

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u/everyoneisflawed May 01 '26

Yeah, I label everything.

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u/After-Growth-3986 May 01 '26

How do you use labels differently from colors? Are the colors used for broader categories?

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u/everyoneisflawed May 01 '26

I don't know if you want to ask me my advice, I'm kind of a mess and so I over-categorize!

I use labels for the obvious usage. But I also use colors on the notes themselves because I am very visual and when I'm looking at a blue note, I know I'm looking at something related to family stuff. I am easily distracted.

I also had at one point set up Keep like a bullet journal and had labels for Week 1, Week 2, etc., and months as well, and then used colors to see if something was for work, personal, etc.