Alternatives to Keep It

A notebook and document organizer for Mac, iPhone and iPad that integrates with the Finder. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Keep It

    A notebook and document organizer for Mac, iPhone and iPad that integrates with the Finder.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Keep It.

  • DEVONthink

    A document and information manager for Mac and iOS that stores, organizes and searches files.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    DEVONthink is a paid Mac and iOS document manager that handles almost any file type in one database with automation and versioning, at the cost of a steep learning curve.

  • Evernote

    A long-running note-taking app with notebooks, tasks, calendar links, search and web clipping.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Evernote keeps notes, clippings and tasks in a cloud notebook on Android, iOS and the web, storing everything on Evernote's servers with many features behind paid plans.

  • Apple Notes

    Apple's built-in notes app with sync, sketches, and text recognition.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOS

    Apple Notes is free and preinstalled on Apple devices with sync and OCR search, but it does not show files and tags in the Finder or handle web archives.

  • Notebooks

    A writing, notes and task app for Mac and iOS that organises documents in nested books.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    Notebooks is a one-time purchase for Mac and iOS that organises notes, documents and tasks in nested books with document scanning and PDF or ebook export.

  • Bear

    Apple-exclusive markdown notes app with tag-based organization and a polished editor.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

    Bear is a freemium Apple-only Markdown notes app with tag-based organization, focused on writing notes rather than storing PDFs, emails and web archives.

  • UpNote

    A cross-platform notes app with rich text, Markdown support, nested notebooks and automatic sync.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSBrowser extension

    UpNote offers nested notebooks, attachments and a web clipper on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, going beyond Apple platforms with a freemium plan.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.