MemoKey guides

Step-by-step help for setting up MemoKey, organizing your notes and keeping them safe.

• How to enable the MemoKey keyboardTurn on the MemoKey keyboard on iPhone or Android, switch to it to paste a note or type, what its tabs do, and how the Paste key works.
• How to back up and restore your notesBack up to your own iCloud, Google Drive or a folder you choose, restore on a new phone, and export or import a JSON or CSV file.
• How to lock MemoKey and single notesSet a passcode, unlock with Face ID or fingerprint, lock the app or single notes, and what to do if you forget it.
• How to use templates and placeholdersWrite {date}, {time} and {cursor} in a note — or add them with the editor’s Insert Placeholder button: the keyboard fills in the date and time and puts the cursor where you type next.
• How to import notes from Google Keep and other appsBring in notes from Google Keep, Evernote, your Mac or Gboard text shortcuts, a spreadsheet, text and Markdown files, a MemoKey backup, or another app that saves notes as text, then clear out duplicates.
• How to organize notes with tags and PinnedCreate, rename, merge and delete tags, filter Home by tag, pin notes, choose the sort order and pick notes by tag in the keyboard.
• How to share a note or send it by QR codeShare a note as text, save it as a .txt file, move one note to another phone with a QR code, and what happens with long notes, locked notes and placeholders.
• How to have a note read aloudStart Read aloud, change the voice, speed and pitch, how the voice follows the note’s language, how to download a better voice on iPhone or Android, and what happens with long notes and in the background.
• How to change the look of MemoKeyLight, dark or system theme, custom colors and the readable-text rule, Wallpaper colors on Android, a background image, the new or Classic app icon, text size, and what stays if Pro ends.
• How to reach a note from the Home ScreenIcon shortcuts New note, Search and Kaomoji on iPhone and Android, how the app lock fits in, the Shortcuts actions Get MemoKey Note and Add MemoKey Note (iOS 16 or later), and iPhone Home Screen search: turning it on and what it shows.
• Widgets and quick actionsThe iPhone and Android widgets and how to choose a tag, Lock Screen widgets, Control Center and the Action button, the Android Quick Settings tile, Note from clipboard, and what the app lock does.