Google Keep alternative
As of 19 Oct 2026, 8 Android apps can take over from Google Keep. Colour cards can stay. Start with Notesnook.
Encrypted notes that sync across your devices
A finished notes app with colour, editors and encrypted sync across phone, tablet and computer.
Hand-checked 22 Oct 2026.
The things people use Google Keep for, and which alternatives do them today. Hand-checked against each maker's own pages.
| Feature | Google Keep | Notesnook | NotallyX | Easy Notes | Fossify Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checklists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reminders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Sync across devices | Google account | Encrypted | — | — | — |
| Lock or vault | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Works without an account | Google account | Optional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Source: each maker's website, read by a person on 22 Oct 2026. "—" means not offered, as far as the maker says.
8 notes apps that can hold your next list. Sort by any column.
| App ▲ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Easy NotesKin |
A Markdown notes app with a locked vault | Free | 18 May 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
Fossify NotesFossify |
Quick notes and checklists with a widget | Free | 3 Feb 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
NotallyXPhilKes |
Colour cards, checklists, reminders and widgets, no account | Free | 14 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
ObsidianObsidian |
Linked Markdown notes in a local vault | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | website |
QuillpadQuillpad |
Markdown notes that sync with Nextcloud Notes | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
SaberAdil Hanney |
A handwriting notebook for phone and tablet | Free | 31 Aug 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
Notes in Keep stay in Keep until you export them. The new app starts with its own notes.
Pick one from the table. Keep Google Keep for now.
Keep can export a note. Or type the ones you still use. Nothing moves by itself.
Widgets and reminders should land. Open Keep again if you want the old cards.
Start with Notesnook if you want encrypted sync. NotallyX if you want colour cards and no account. Easy Notes if you write in Markdown.
Not by themselves. Keep can export a note. Or leave them in Keep and start clean in the new app.
Yes. Open Keep. Notes already there stay there.
Only if you want sync. Notesnook can stay on the phone. NotallyX, Easy Notes and Fossify Notes never ask.
NotallyX is colour cards, checklists, reminders and widgets, without an account.
