Capture new context in Keep

The Capture menu is the quickest way to add something to Keep. It can create a Note, save a link, upload a file, transcribe audio, or capture a screenshot.

Open the menu with the Capture button in the app header. You can also press Command Shift C on macOS or Control Shift C on Windows and Linux. The older Command Shift K and Control Shift K shortcuts also open Capture.

Choose what you want to capture

The menu has six actions.

Write a Note

Use a Note for a decision, idea, handoff, plan, or anything else you wrote.

1. Open Capture.
2. Select Write.
3. Add a title if the Note needs one.
4. Write the body in Markdown.
5. Select Save note.

The new Note opens in the Note editor. You can add a Project, state, kind, tags, and other properties there. The Notes guide explains how those fields work.

Save a link

1. Open Capture.
2. Select Link.
3. Paste the page URL.
4. Add a collection if you use one for this work.
5. Add any useful tags.
6. Write why you saved the page in Notes.
7. Select Save link.

Keep adds the page to your Feed. Paid plans also keep readable page content when extraction is available.

Paste or drop something into Keep

Keep watches for useful clipboard and file input while you use the app.

• Paste a web URL to save it to your Feed.
• Paste a file to upload it.
• Drop files anywhere in the app to upload them.
• Drop one Markdown file to create a Note.
• Drop an audio file to open the transcription form.
• Drop a supported bookmark or subscription export to open the matching import flow.

A dropped Markdown file keeps its supported frontmatter. This includes the title, Project, repository, kind, state, tags, and custom properties.

Keep accepts one Markdown file at a time. Drop several other supported files together when they belong in the same upload.

Upload documents and images

Document uploads require a paid plan.

1. Open Capture.
2. Select Media.
3. Select one or more files.
4. Turn on Summarize uploaded documents if you want a summary.
5. Select Upload.

The current upload form accepts PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, images, HTML, XML, and OpenDocument files. Keep converts supported documents to Markdown and adds them to your Feed.

Transcribe audio

Audio transcription requires a paid plan. Keep accepts MP3, M4A, and WAV files up to 100 MB.

1. Open Capture.
2. Select Audio.
3. Choose one audio file.
4. Check the estimated duration.
5. Select Upload audio.

Keep opens the new Item while transcription runs. The Item updates when the transcript is ready.

Capture a screenshot

1. Open Capture.
2. Select Screenshot.
3. Choose the screen, window, or tab in your browser prompt.
4. Confirm the share.

Keep captures the current frame as a PNG and saves it to your Feed. Your browser may hide this option when screen capture is unavailable.

Capture from another app

The browser extension saves pages and highlights without opening Keep first. The mobile sharing guide covers the iOS Shortcut and the Android share target.