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You remember Google Keep, right It was supposed to revolutionize taking and organizing notes in 2013, but its faced a lot of competition.

Evernote may be a PCMag Editors Choice for note-taking apps, but Keep has its benefits as a free, minimalist tool that simplifies the process of sharing ideas across multiple devices.

Or, conversely, when youre about to head out to an appointment, add info (like addresses or directions) on the web app so you can access them on the road.

You can also keep on top of tasks with to-do lists that can be added to or checked off from multiple screens.

Read on to get a better sense of what Google Keep offers you, and how you can better organize your notes.

That means if you rely heavily on Gmail, Google Drive, or Google Docs, you can easily share items in Keep between platforms, from inside the Keep app or through a Google program that supports Keep.

A notification will tell you that the note is being saved, then a new notification will appear with a link to a Google Doc that contains your Google Keep data.

This will open a side menu filled with all your notes and images, which can be added to emails, Drive folders, or existing documents.

You will then be able to add a users email address or their name from your contacts.

Now whenever anyone makes changes to a note, edits will automatically be visible all the people with whom it is shared, though the original owner can revoke access at any time.

Depending on the size of the widget you choose, recent notes can be viewed right on the home screen without opening the app.

On iOS, swipe right from the home screen into Today View, scroll to the bottom, and tap Edit.

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Find the Google Keep widget and tap the plus button to add it.

Click on an uploaded image, then click the three-dot menu and select Grab image text.

You can do the same with handwritten notes, but your mileage may vary depending on the quality of your penmanship.

Start creating a note like you normally would and click the bell icon.

Open the Settings menu and you will be able to change the default time for Morning, Afternoon, and Evening.

But this being a Google product, the apps search smarts are robust.

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