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Savedly vs Google Keep
Google Keep is built as a note-taking app focusing on fast notes. Savedly is an open-source AI second brain where you save anything and find it via hybrid search. Here&aposs how they compare.
| Feature | Savedly | Google Keep |
|---|---|---|
| Core Capabilities | ||
| Core Idea | AI second brain | Fast notes |
| What they save | Links, images, notes, videos, PDFs, screenshots | Text, photos, audio, lists |
| Auto-organization | Yes (Auto-tagging & embeddings) | Limited |
| AI / Semantic Search | Yes (Hybrid + Ask Assistant) | Search, increasingly AI-assisted |
| WhatsApp / Chat Capture | Adding Soon | No |
| App Features | ||
| Secure Vault | Yes (Secure Vault) | No |
| Public Sharing | Yes (Public links) | Yes |
| Knowledge Graph View | Yes (Visual knowledge graph) | No |
| Platform & Privacy | ||
| Open Source | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | No (Proprietary) |
| Self-Hostable | Yes (Docker) | No |
| Pricing Model | Free (Self-Host) or Cloud | Free (Data mined) |
Pick Savedly if
- • You need to save full web pages, documents, and videos
- • You want deep semantic search that understands context
Pick Google Keep if
- • You only need to quickly jot down a grocery list or a very short text snippet
- • You live entirely within the Google Workspace ecosystem
Why Choose Savedly Over Google Keep
Savedly acts as a full-fledged memory graph for rich content, not just sticky notes.
Where Google Keep Excels
Google Keep is incredibly fast for opening and typing a 3-word reminder.
We&aposre just getting started
While Google Keep has been around longer, Savedly is shipping rapidly. We are actively working on native iOS/Android apps, WhatsApp capture bots, deep browser integrations, and fully local LLM support.
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