Convert Google Keep notes into Markdown

To convert Google Keep notes into Markdown format, follow these steps:

Step 1: Export Notes from Google Keep

Since Google Keep doesn’t offer a direct export-to-Markdown feature, use one of the following methods to export your notes:

Method A: Use Google Takeout

1. Go to Google Takeout.

2. Deselect all, then scroll down and select Keep.

3. Click Next Step, then choose Export once and your preferred file type.

4. Click Create export.

5. Once the export is ready, download the .zip file and extract it.

6. Inside, you’ll find HTML files for each note in the Keep folder.

Method B: Manual Copy-Paste

1. Open Google Keep in your browser.

2. Open a note.

3. Copy the content manually.

4. Paste into a Markdown editor or text file.

Step 2: Convert HTML (from Takeout) or Raw Text to Markdown

If you used Google Takeout, the notes are in HTML format. You can convert them using:

Option 1: Use a Markdown Converter Tool

• Use an online converter like markdowntohtml.com (in reverse mode) or Pandoc.

• Example using Pandoc in terminal:

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  pandoc note.html -f html -t markdown -o note.md
  

Option 2: Use a Script (Python Example)

Here’s a simple Python script using html2text:

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import os
import html2text

source_dir = 'path_to_extracted_notes'
output_dir = 'markdown_notes'

os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)

for file in os.listdir(source_dir):
    if file.endswith('.html'):
        with open(os.path.join(source_dir, file), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
            html = f.read()
        md = html2text.html2text(html)
        with open(os.path.join(output_dir, file.replace('.html', '.md')), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
            f.write(md)

Install html2text with:

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pip install html2text

Step 3: Clean Up and Organize Markdown Files

After conversion:

• Remove timestamps or meta lines not needed.

• Organize files by category or tags if used in Keep.

• Rename files meaningfully for easier access.

Would you like a tool or script to convert notes directly from copied Keep text as well?