tmcinerney / keep

Run Google Keep in the menu bar

Keep

Simple Google Keep menu bar application built in Electron.

Install

You can install Keep by downloading the latest binaries, which can be found here.

Homebrew Cask

To install the app using Homebrew Cask:

brew cask install keep

Develop

If you want to run the code locally, clone the code and install node modules:

git clone https://github.com/tmcinerney/keep
cd keep
npm install

Run

To run the application without building an .app file:

npm run start

Build

To build a local .app file:

npm run build

Donate

If you would like to donate, you can use the following addresses:

Bitcoin

1Fvav7ATZvuAZ2Xv8JU9jAUmeV8MCLSCUF

Ethereum

0x9a6B7DF0c5EDAE69408A79428B8e7Fa8A318AD60

Litecoin

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keep's Issues

Reduce CPU usage

Thank you for a very useful app!

I noticed that Keep is often causing significant CPU load, even when I'm not interacting with it. For example, Keep is now constantly using around 3% and Keep Helper 6% of the CPU. This reduces battery life of my MacBook significantly, so I can't afford to have Keep running all the time.

Hide scrollbar

Add a configuration option, and add the ability to hide the scrollbar.

App window goes dark after launching

Hi @tmcinerney , I'm not sure if you see this?

I wanted to let you know that on macOS Ventura and v1.2 of Keep (installed with "brew install --cask keep"), after I have logged in, the app window in the menu bar just goes black.

If I right-click the icon and do "Refresh", the same thing happens again – I see the contents for a split second before the window goes dark.

I would LOVE to use the app, since I haven't found any other way to use Google Keep from the menu bar.

Any idea or advice about what to do?

Thanks!

Add support for multiple accounts

Add account switching functionality.

Activate with keyboard shortcut

I'd like to be able to set a keyboard shortcut to activate the app so I can type a quick note. Would be great if it could focus the new note box when it activates too.

Unable to launch the Electron app

Get this error : "Textured window <AtomNSWindow: 0x7f8161b1f2f0> is getting an implicitly transparent titlebar. This will break when linking against newer SDKs. Use NSWindow's -titlebarAppearsTransparent=YES instead." on an 2020 Intel Macbook running MacOs Monterey 12.0.1

Homebrew Cask Integration 🖥️

I would love for this app to be added to Homebrew Cask so it can be installed more easily.

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Some context...

Homebrew-Cask extends Homebrew and brings its elegance, simplicity, and speed to the installation and management of GUI macOS applications such as Atom and Google Chrome.

We do this by providing a friendly Homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of macOS applications distributed as binaries.

Add configuration options

Add window to allow configuration of settings.

Add copy/paste support

Currently doesn't work.

Session not maintained on restart

The session is lost, and user is logged out when the app is restarted.

Can't Sign In - App classed as 'not secure' by Google

Incredibly excited by the existence of this app. However, the app will not sign in as Google is classing it as 'insecure'.

Screenshot here:

Feature request

Hi there. I love the app! Exactly what I was looking for.

I wanted your thoughts on a feature I was thinking about. The ability to show a number of "to-do" tasks in the menu bar that is linked to a checklist (perhaps first pinned)

I can also help with development, but wasn't sure if google keep had an api to even make this possible.