The 7 Best Ways to Organise Notes in Google Keep [Video]

Notetaking Jedis know the power of organization. Creating a system for your Google Keep notes isn’t any different, even if the sticky notes app doesn’t have an obvious tier of folders and sub-folders. Google Keep is deliberately minimal, but there are enough tips and tricks you can combine to stop yourself from drowning in a sea of digital sticky notes.

Seven tips for organizing Google Keep

It’s important to set up a system before the sea of notes starts overwhelming you, but you can do this retroactively, too. Start by discarding notes you no longer need and shifting the relatively vital notes to more permanent places. For instance, a shopping list isn’t a permanent note, but a list of contact numbers might be. Next, begin by creating a scheme or rules (that works for you) with these features in Keep.

Color code your notes with colors and backgrounds

Since Google Keep doesn’t have folders, use colors and background options instead. I suggest you reserve …