How to export your Google Keep notes
Google Keep has no export button of its own. Google Takeout exports every note at once as a ZIP; for a single note, Copy to Google Docs is quicker.
At a glance
- All notes
- Google Takeout, as a ZIP archive
- One note
- Copy to Google Docs, on the web or Android
- Ready in
- A few minutes to a few days
- Download
- Within about 7 days, up to 5 times
Export every note with Takeout
In these steps, “here” means Import notes in ThreadPage.
- Go to Google Takeout (takeout.google.com) and choose Deselect all.
- Select Keep, then choose Next step and Create export.
- Download the ZIP when Google’s email arrives.
- Choose the ZIP here.
Steps checked 7 November 2026 on Google’s help pages.
What the archive holds
For each note that isn’t in Trash:
- its text and list items;
- its images, drawings and voice recordings;
- its labels and color, and whether it was pinned or archived;
- the people you shared it with.
Before you export
- Choose Deselect all before you select Keep, or the archive holds every Google product you use.
- Choose .zip as the file type: ThreadPage doesn’t read .tgz.
- Download the archive on a computer if you can, as Google advises.
- The link expires after about 7 days, and the archive can be downloaded up to 5 times.
- On a work or school account, an administrator can turn Takeout off.
Export a single note
On the web
- Open the note and choose More → Copy to Google Docs.
- Choose Open Doc at the bottom left.
On Android
- Open the note and choose Action → Send → Copy to Google Docs.
In Google Docs, File → Download → Microsoft Word (.docx) or Markdown (.md) gives a file ThreadPage imports too.
Bring them into ThreadPage
Text, checklists, images, audio as files and dates come across; labels become #tags, and archived notes go to Archive.
Note colors, reminders and collaborators stay behind.
Your exported files are read in your browser and never sent to ThreadPage. With Sync on, the imported notes then sync to your account like any others.
Get your Keep notes as Markdown
After the import, open Settings → Import & export, choose Export to other apps and then Markdown (.md). Each thread becomes a .md file in its folder, with its images and files beside it.
Both steps run in your browser, free and without an account.
Questions
Can I export Google Keep on an iPhone?
Takeout opens in any browser, but Google suggests downloading the archive on a computer. On an iPhone, Keep can send one note to another app.
Do my reminders come across?
No. Set them again in ThreadPage: a reminder on a thread brings you back to it with a notification.
Does exporting change my notes in Google Keep?
No. Exporting makes a copy, and your notes stay in Google Keep as they were.
Do I need a ThreadPage account?
No. The import works on Free, in your browser or in the app. With Plus or Pro and Sync on, the imported notes then sync to your account.
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