Keep It Downloads
Download a 15-day trial of Keep It here, which can be converted to the full version after purchase. Other downloads, including versions for older versions of macOS, are available at the bottom of the page.
Version 1.7.10
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
January 14, 2020
Changes
- Fixed an issue where “Extracting info” may be performed repeatedly at startup for large libraries stored in iCloud.
- Fixed an issue where the correct list view mode may not be shown after switching to All Items from a saved search.
- Fixed a hang that could occur when performing large imports.
- Fixed an issue generating thumbnails for items when Keep It's files are in a custom location.
- Fixed an issue where the app would unnecessarily prompt to save a password when decrypting.
- Fixed an issue encrypting items whose names would change as a result of being saved.
- Fixed an issue making changes to encrypted rich text files.
Version 1.7.9
Download: KeepIt_1.7.9.dmg (18.1 MB)
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
January 6, 2020
Changes
- Fixed an issue performing text recognition on attachments in notes and rich text documents.
- Fixed an issue where Keep It may repeatedly auto-import folders with spaces before or after the name.
- Improved handling of files that are renamed or moved while being saved to iCloud.
- Fixed an issue adding text via the Share extension on macOS Catalina.
Version 1.7.8
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
December 10, 2019
Changes
- Fixed an issue where standalone images could cause the entire window to flicker on macOS Catalina.
- Fixed an issue where deleting checklists in notes wouldn’t reset the paragraph style.
- Fixed an issue where the correct Markdown preview style would not be used after the first time the preview has been shown.
- Fixed an issue where fetching changes from iCloud may get stuck attempting to make a folder name unique.
Version 1.7.7
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
November 27, 2019
Changes
- Fixed an issue finding items whose names begin with a double quote character.
- Fixed an issue where the current Markdown style would not be checked in the Markdown > Editor Style menu.
- Fixed an issue where Markdown previews that use a custom style would not be displayed at startup and the app is set to show Markdown previews by default.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when showing a note.
- Added an option to include HTML files when converting text files to notes.
- Fixed an issue tabbing away from the search field after cancelling a search when the app is full screen.
- Fixed an issue where the correct list view (list or thumbnails) would not be used for saved searches.
- Fixed issues saving web links with the share extension.
- Fixed the vertical alignment of checklists in notes.
Version 1.7.6
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
November 12, 2019
Changes
- Add a new folder or bundle to the selected folder by holding on the Option key when choosing File > New Folder or File > New Bundle from the menu.
- Fixed an issue showing Markdown previews by default in editor windows on macOS versions prior to 10.15.1.
- Fixed an issue where tags set on items via iCloud could be reverted when “Import Finder tags” is enabled.
- Increased the delay before Keep It autosaves changes after typing stops.
- Fixed an issue making folder names unique when downloading changes from iCloud.
- Fixed a performance issue when changing tags on a large number of items and the “Update Finder Tags” option is enabled.
- Fixed an issue pasting text copied from Microsoft OneNote.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when generating thumbnails.
Version 1.7.5
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
October 29, 2019
Changes
- Fixed an issue where the Markdown preview would appear blank after editing the file and the preview has been displayed once.
- Fixed an issue where an error could be shown after hiding the app when a web archive is being viewed.
- Fixed an issue where the format chosen in the New Web Link panel would be ignored.
- Fixed issues generating thumbnails for web pages.
- Fixed an issue where attempting to export some items as PDFs would include the original file extension in the PDF’s proposed filename.
- Fixed an issue importing Evernote notes with dividers.
Version 1.7.4
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
October 22, 2019
Changes
- Fixed an issue where the Format > Font > Bold and Italics menu items and associated keyboard shortcuts would be disabled on macOS Catalina.
- Fixed an issue that could occur when renaming items or folders with names that contain certain characters.
- Fixed an issue where the iCloud sharing popover could be dismissed when initially sharing a folder.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when converting text files to notes.
- Fixed an issue where viewing any item could cause an iCloud change to be saved.
Version 1.7.3
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
October 14, 2019
Changes
- Search suggestions are now dismissed when Enter or Return pressed and no suggestion is selected.
- Fixed an issue with the appearance of rows in the item list when rearranged.
- Fixed an issue where it may appear possible to annotate or remove notes on PDFs that do not allow those changes.
- Fixed an issue with standalone images and Dark Mode on macOS Catalina.
- Updated thumbnail generation for macOS Catalina.
Version 1.7.2
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
September 28, 2019
Changes
- Fixed an issue where changes to editing files wouldn't always be saved to iCloud.
- Fixed an issue where updated Finder comments wouldn't always be refelected in the app.
Version 1.7.1
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
September 24, 2019
Changes
- Fixed an issue where customized note styles would not be used, and changes to note styles would not be saved.
- Fixed an issue saving some files to iCloud on macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
- Fixed an issue generating thumbnails while saving to iCloud.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when checking for added files.
Version 1.7
Requirements
macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
Released
September 18, 2019
Summary
- Search and text recognition for attachments
- Improved mail message viewing
- Improved Markdown preview and export
- Improved Touch Bar support for notes, PDFs, Markdown documents, and images
- Added printing support for rich text, plain text, Markdown, PDFs, images, mail messages, and web pages
Search
- Keep It now indexes attachments on notes, rich text with attachments documents (RTFD), and mail messages. It will also perform text recognition on PDF and images attachments, if necessary.
- When Keep It 1.7 is first run it will extract attachment information from any existing notes, rich text with attachment documents, and mail messages for indexing, and perform text recognition if necessary, which may take some time.
Notes
- Notes with custom background colors will now always be shown as light content in Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 and later.
- Use the Touch Bar to apply note styles, insert a checklist and highlight text.
Rich Text Files
- Zoom rich text files with the magnify gesture on trackpads.
- Rich text files with custom background colors will now always be shown as light content in Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 and later.
- Print and export rich text documents as PDFs using the commands in the File menu.
Markdown
- MultiMarkdown 6 is now used for previews and HTML export. This changes the available options in the Preview tab of the Markdown menu > Settings sheet, and the syntax for strikethrough to CriticMarkup.
- Added the ability to highlight text in CriticMarkup syntax.
- Use the Touch Bar to format Markdown text.
- Print or export Markdown source or previews as PDFs using the commands in the File menu.
Images
- A rotate toolbar item is now available when an image is opened in a window. Hold on Option to change the direction.
- Rotate and zoom images with the Touch Bar.
- Images can now be printed.
PDFs
- When editing notes on highlights, the note text will be shown as either light or dark depending on the highlight color.
- Use the Touch Bar to page through PDFs, highlight text, rotate and zoom pages.
- Print PDFs using the File > Print menu command.
Mail Messages
- When searching items by content, matching terms will now be highlighted in mail messages.
- Find and step through occurrences of text in mail messages.
- View a Quick Look preview of attachments by clicking them.
- Save attachments by choosing Mail > Save Attachments from the menu.
- Print and export mail messages as PDFs using the commands in the File menu.
- When using Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 and later, choose whether to show the current mail message as light content using the Mail menu.
- On macOS 10.14 and later, use the Mail menu to choose whether to always show mail messages as light content by default.
AppleScript Files
- AppleScript files are now always shown as light content in Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 and later.
- Print or export AppleScript files as PDFs using the commands in the File menu.
Plain Text Files
- Print and export PDFs of plain text files using the commands in the File menu.
Web Pages
- When finding occurrences of text in web pages, it no longer matters whether characters are accented or not.
- Print and export PDFs of web links, web archives and HTML files using the commands in the File menu.
- Improved thumbnails for web archives and HTML files.
Items List
- It’s now possible to prevent confirmation before moving items to Deleted Items using the checkbox on the confirmation alert. Reset in Advanced preferences.
- Click on the header in the item list to scroll to the top of the list.
- Fixed an issue where some items could show a blank thumbnail icon in the list.
Imports
- Added an option to Import preferences to always keep both files when importing and a file with the same name exists in the destination.
- Fixed an issue importing some notes with single attachments from an EXEX file.
- Fixed an issue with dividers in web pages when importing an EXEX file.
- Fixed an issue where files and photos added with the Share extension wouldn't be imported until the app is restarted.
AppleScript
- When adding files, optionally specify whether to “always keep both” when an existing file is found. If not specified the setting in Import preferences is used.
- Bundles are now exposed on Keep It items in AppleScript.
- Fixed an issue getting a subfolder by name.
General
- When decrypting items, Keep It will now prompt to save the password entered if there is no password saved in the keychain, or decryption failed.
- “Fetching metadata” jobs are now shown as “Extracting info”.
- The help files now show light text on a dark background in Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 and later.
History
Older Versions
- Keep It 1.4.8 — requires macOS 10.12 Sierra and later.
More Downloads
Use this to install the "Save PDF to Keep It" print service:
Use this to import from Yojimbo: