Move from Google Keep.
Your notes, checklists and labels, in a notepad that stays out of the way.
Export from Google Keep
- Go to takeout.google.com and click Deselect all.
- Tick Keep, then Next step. Choose Export once and .zip, then Create export.
- Google emails a download link, usually within minutes. Download the zip and keep it zipped.
From Google: How to download your Google data. Checked October 2026.
Import into HushJot
- Open hushjot.app. No account needed.
- Drop the zip anywhere on the window. Or open Export and import (⌘J ⇧I) and choose the files there.
- Pick a folder to import into, then press Import. The summary lists anything it skipped.
HushJot recognises a Keep export and says so in the summary. Takeout writes each note twice, as JSON and HTML; HushJot reads the JSON and ignores the copy.
What comes across
| What | Comes across? |
|---|---|
| Note text and titles | Yes, the title as a heading |
| Checklists | Yes, as - [ ] items you can tick |
| Labels | Yes, as #tags |
| Pinned notes | Yes |
| Archived notes | Yes, in an Archive folder |
| Created and edited dates | Yes |
| Saved links | Yes, as Markdown links |
| Trashed notes | No, left out on purpose |
| Images, drawings, voice notes | No: listed as skipped |
| Colours and reminders | No |
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What you give up
Photos, drawings and reminders. HushJot keeps text only.
Questions
- How do I export my notes from Google Keep?
- At takeout.google.com, deselect everything, tick Keep and create a one-time .zip export. Drop the zip onto HushJot without unzipping it.
- What comes across from Google Keep?
- Note text, checklists (as boxes you can tick), labels (as
#tags), pins, the archive, dates and saved links. Trashed notes, images, drawings, voice notes, colours and reminders stay behind. - Do I need a HushJot account to import?
- No. Open hushjot.app, choose to use it on this device only, then import. No email address, no password.
- Are my notes uploaded when I import them?
- HushJot reads the files in your browser and encrypts each note before storing it. Without an account nothing is sent to us; with Sync, only the encrypted notes are.