Keep It for Mac

Keep It — a portable digital scrapbook (free)

Keep It is a free, lightweight app for creating a portable scrapbook of documents, images, and other files you want to keep for future reference. It’s designed to help you collect items in one place and pull them up quickly when needed.

Core capabilities

• Fast full-text search to locate saved items in seconds.
• Accepts a wide variety of file types and images for easy archiving.
• Lets you assemble a personal, portable collection you can carry with you.
• Free to use for basic storage and retrieval needs.

Benefits and typical uses

Keep It works well as a simple archive for receipts, notes, screenshots, PDFs, and photos. Because it supports many formats and includes a quick search, it’s useful for users who want a single, easy-to-navigate repository for reference material rather than a complex document-management system.

How to add and retrieve files

• Drag or import almost any document or picture into your collection.
• Use the built-in search box to filter by filename, content, or tags.
• Organize items with folders or tags to make future lookup faster.
• Sync or export your collection when you need to move it to another device.

Paid alternative to consider

• Microsoft Excel — paid option (useful if you prefer spreadsheet-based tracking or indexes tied to file paths)