Joe Maring / Android Authority
Google Keep has been my go-to note-taking app for years, but I recently noticed that my disorganized notes were becoming overwhelming, making it harder to find what I was looking for. I had previously tried color-coding notes and pinning important ones, however these fixes were no longer enough.
I decided to finally get control over my notes by using features I’d often ignored, including labels and deleting old notes I no longer needed. But I also moved some of my notes to another app with more advanced features.
How do you keep your Google Keep notes organized? 126 votes Deleting and archiving old notes. 13 % Color-coding notes. 20 % Pinning important notes. 10 % Using labels. 17 % Using another app for more complex notes. 25 % All of the above. 14 % Something else (let us know in the comments). 0 %
Finally using labels
Megan Ellis / Android Authority
My notes in Google Keep fall into three main categories: personal notes like shopping and medication lists, notes for articles I’m writing, and notes about hardware I’m reviewing. The labels feature lets you categorize notes, but the label itself is not enough to keep these notes organized.
Rather, the ability to filter your notes to view a single label is what helped me get my Google Keep organized. Instead of being met with all my pinned notes and a series of disorganized notes spanning years, I can tap on a specific label to only view notes from a single category.
Labels help by acting as filters that let you see your notes in a less cluttered view.
When you view a specific category in Google Keep, it also remembers your pinned notes preferences. This means you can still see your highest-priority notes with a specific label at the top of your screen.
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