Add Google Keep notes to the Dock in macOS and run it as an ...

Keep is available from within Google's Chrome web browser, but there is a way to add it as a desktop app on the Mac and you may prefer it this way because of ... Skiptomaincontent Searchform Newpostsareonrawinfopages.co.uk.SeeAppleMacarticlesandmore. AddGoogleKeepnotestotheDockinmacOSandrunitasanapp WhenyouareworkingonyourMacorbrowsingtheweb,youoftenneedtostorebitsofinformation.OnewayiswithAppleNotesorStickies,butGoogleKeeponthedesktopoffersadvantages (updated). KeepisGoogle'sbrilliantnote-takingappthatenablesyoutostoreawiderangeofinformationsuchasplaintext,weblinks,andimages,andcollaboratewithothersonnotes,whichisgreatforworkprojectsorsimplytheweeklyshoppinglistwithyourpartner. Whenyouneedtorememberatelephonenumber,anaddress,sometextfromawebpage,aphotoorotherartwork,storetheminKeep.Oneadvantageisthatitisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandcomputer,anditworksoneverything. GoogleKeepnotesareavailableontheMac,PC,Linux,iPhoneandAndroidphone.Nomatterwhatyouworkon,youcanaccessyournotesandcreatenewones.Anotheradvantageisthatifyoustoreanimageinanote,youcanturnitintotextusinganOCRfunction.That'shandyforscanningdocuments. GooglesyncsthenoteswiththecloudandstoresthemonlineinyourGoogleaccount.Thismeansthattheyareavailableonanycomputerwithinternetaccess.Youwillneverloseanythingbecauseitisstoredonlineandeverycomputeryouusehasaccesstothenotes. KeepisavailablefromwithinGoogle'sChromewebbrowser,butthereisawaytoadditasadesktopappontheMacandyoumaypreferitthiswaybecauseofthesimplerandcleanerinterfacewithnobrowseraddressbar,tabsorotherclutter. GoogleKeepdesktopappstep-by-step 1AddtheGoogleKeepapp Togettheapp,youneedtohaveChromebrowserinstalledandyoushouldbesignedintoyourGoogleaccount.Gotochrome.google.com/webstore/andifyousearchforKeep,youwilljustfindtheextension.Thisisnotwhatweneed. ThereusedtobeaDesktopAppssectionwithlotsofthem,butnotanymore.Appsarestillthere,buttheyarehidden.Usethis directlinktoGoogleKeepapp.Onedayitmaybegone,butfornow,itisstilltheresograbitwhileyoucanandinstalltheapp 2CreateaGooleKeepshortcut ThisdoesnotadditselftoChromelikeanextension.Toseeit,gotochrome://appsandascreenwithiconsisdisplayed.ClicktheiconanditopensawindowthatcontainsKeepanditlookslikeanappandnotawebbrowserandwebsite,whichismuchsimplerandlessdistracting. Ctrl+clicktheKeepiconandselectCreateShortcut. 3FindtheKeepshortcut ThisshortcutisnotinthemainApplicationsfolderontheMac,itisinyourpersonalandprivateApplicationsfolderbecauseitisinstalledjustforyourownuseraccount.Gotoyourhomefolder,openApplicationsandthenopenChromeAppstoseeit. 4RunGoogleKeepfromashortcut DoubleclicktheshortcutintheFinderwindowandKeepopensasadesktopapp.Thislooksmuchbetterthanrunningitinabrowser,don'tyouthink?Resizethewindowtomakeitonecolumnofnotes,twoortheecolumnswide.Shrinkitsoitfitsinthecornerofthescreenorwhateversuitsyoubest.Clickthehamburgericontoopenthemenuinasdebar. 5AddGoogleKeeptotheDock Ifyoudidn’tuseGoogleKeepbefore,becauseitwasinconvenientaccessingitthroughabrowser,addittotheDockasanapp.WiththeGoogleKeepwindowopenyou'llseethatthereisaGoogleKeepiconintheDock.Ctrl+clickitandselectKeepinDock. YounowhaveaDockicontoopenKeepasadesktopappinasimpleandcleanwindow. FocusonGoogleKeep ThereisanotherwaytoopenGoogleKeepinitsownwindowontheMac'sdesktoplikeanapp.ItrequiresachangetoGooglesettingsandisahiddenfeature,butitisinterestingandprettycool. 1ChromeflagsFocusMode Enterchrome://flagsintotheaddressboxandalistofexperimentalfeaturesisshown.TypefocusintothesearchboxandthenenableFocusMode.YouneedtorestartChromeforittotakeeffect. 2FocusonatabinChrome GotoKeepinChrome,Ctrl+clickthetabandselectFocusThisTab.Keeponthewebhasagreatnewdarkmodethatisenabledbyclickingthegearicon. 3GoogleKeepasanapp Thisistheresult,KeepinitsownwindowontheMacdesktopanddarkmodetoo!Thisisexcellentanditlookssogood. Chromeflagsareexperimentsandsometimesdisappear,eitherbecausetheyareabandonedortheyareincorporatedintothebrowserbydefault.Infuture,youmaynotneedtosettheflagandFocusModemaybeastandardfeaturebuiltintothebrowser.   Author: RolandWadddiloveTags: BrowsersHow-ToUtilities Comments 17 Submittedbydlfuller(notverified)onMon,07/14/2014-10:13 Thanks IreadfavorablecommentsandcheckedoutGoogleKeeponlineusingSafari,butwasunsureofhowtogetadesktopversion.Yoursimplehow-tomadeiteasy.Thankyou. SubmittedbyAnonymous(notverified)onThu,12/18/2014-17:29 Thankyouforthis. Thankyouforthis. SubmittedbyAnthony(notverified)onTue,01/06/2015-14:19 Wouldthisworkwithany WouldthisworkwithanyotherGoogleapp?Itwouldbecooltohaveagoogleplaymusicshortcutlikethis. SubmittedbyrwaddiloveonWed,01/07/2015-13:01 Otherapps... Thisfeaturewillonlyworkwithappsthataredesignedforthedesktop(chrome.google.com/webstore/category/collection/for_your_desktop)soyoucouldaddGooglePlayMoviesandTV,Pocket,Wunderlistandsoon. SubmittedbyfarH(notverified)onFri,04/24/2015-10:32 perfectthanks reallythanks SubmittedbyDanielO.(notverified)onSat,06/20/2015-12:53 correctionclarification? "WiththeGoogleKeepwindowopenyou'llseethatthereisaGoogleKeepiconintheDock." Well,no.WithmyGoogleKeepwindowopeninChrome(orSafari)thereisaChrome(orSafari)iconintheDock,notaGoogleKeepicon.I'dlovetoknowhowyougoaGoogleKeepicontoappear?Thanks. SubmittedbyOscar(notverified)onTue,10/06/2015-00:37 Problemsolved HelloDaniel,ithinkifoundasolutiontothisproblem: 1.Gotoyouruserfolderwhereyouhaveallthepicture,movies,music,etcfoldersandmakeafoldercalled"Applications" 2.Gotoyourchromebrowserandtype"chrome://apps" 3.Rightclickongooglekeepandchoose"createshortcut"andyouwillbeaskedtoputitintheapplicationsfolder,youchooseyesandtheaplicationshortcutwillbecreatedandjustdragittoyourdock. Hopethishelps. SubmittedbyRyan(notverified)onThu,10/22/2015-04:29 Thanks!! You'vesavedmequiteaschlep.I'vemovedfromwindowstomacanditsbeenabitofahasslegettingallmytriedandtrustedappsacross. SubmittedbyBrandon(notverified)onSun,10/25/2015-12:23 Notworkinganymore Thiswasagreatideauntilitstartedcrashingonmymactoday....I'vebeenusingitforaweek,andnoweverytimeIclicktheiconopen,itgivesmeacrashreporttosendtoApple...weak!! SubmittedbyAllan(notverified)onFri,06/03/2016-17:56 MacBookwillnotfindmynotes Hi,myMacBookProwillnotload/findmynotesthatareinmykeep.Itjustopensuplikeijuststartedusingitrightnow.ButIinstalledtheextensionanddideverythingelsealreadysignedinonmyaccount. SubmittedbyrwaddiloveonSun,06/05/2016-01:23 Useabrowser CanyouseeyourGoogleKeepnotesifyougotokeep.google.cominabrowser? SubmittedbyCatherine(notverified)onSun,08/14/2016-01:44 Won'tlogin ThiswasahugehelpandIhaveGoogleKeepIconinmydocnow.However.....itdoesn'tsyncwithmygoogleaccount?WhenIlaunchititdoesn'thaveanywheretologin?IhavemygmailopenandwhenIopenitfromwithinGmailmynotesarethere,butfromthedoc-nothing?Anysuggestionsplease?Thankyou SubmittedbyrwaddiloveonMon,08/15/2016-02:00 Loggingin IcanseethisbeingaproblemifyoulogoutofyourGoogleaccount.Whydothisthough?IneverlogoutofGoogleandI'mpermanentlyloggedin,soitisn'taproblem. SubmittedbyKrisTidblom(notverified)onMon,11/20/2017-10:31 Usethisappworkedperfectforme I'mrunningelcapitan. https://chriskol.github.io/Desktop-Google-Keep-OSX/ SubmittedbyParrotBay(notverified)onFri,01/05/2018-11:41 DoesthisappsyncwithGoogleKeep? HeyKris,thisapplooksgood.DoesitsyncwithgooglekeepwithouthavingGmailorChromeopen? Thanks SubmittedbyrwaddiloveonMon,01/08/2018-03:18 Syncyng Yesitsyncsandyoudon'tneedChromeorGmailopen. 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