How to uninstall Keep It on Mac
In Keep It, choose Keep It › Library › Show Library File in Finder while holding Option, then quit and copy the entire Keep It folder containing Keep It Library.kptlib. Export Library is another route if you need notes converted for another app. If iCloud is enabled, verify another signed-in device has the wanted items before changing synced files.
The recorded test used the official Mac package; the Homebrew route below is separate.
Remove the app
Quit Keep It, then move Keep It.app from Applications to Trash. Do not move the library folder merely because the app is gone: it can contain the only local copy of notes or attachments. If Finder integration is enabled, remember that files shown in Finder are the same Keep It items, not a separate safe backup.
Review local data
The path below is documented in the current Homebrew cask. In Finder, use Go › Go to Folder to inspect it. Do not remove its parent directory or another product’s data.
| Location | Decision |
|---|---|
~/Library/Containers/com.reinvented.Keep It |
Library container named in the cask zap list; inspect and keep it until your backup opens correctly. |
The tested package uses bundle ID com.reinvented.KeepIt. Review only files that actually appear on this Mac. A missing path needs no cleanup.
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Check what remains
Run these read-only commands after quitting the app:
pgrep -il 'Keep It'
ls -d "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.reinvented.Keep It"
No process output means there is no matching process running now; it does not prove every helper is gone. A listed process needs its owner checked. If ls prints the path, that item remains and needs review. “No such file or directory” means this path is absent; a permission error means its state was not established.
If you installed it with Homebrew
The current keep-it cask has a zap list covering the Keep It and indexing containers, which can hold library data. A direct brew command with --zap applies the cask list without consulting Mole’s checkboxes. After backing up, use this command without --zap:
brew uninstall --cask keep-it
Mole checks each zap path against your selections, other installed apps, and protected locations. An unchecked, shared, or unverifiable path suppresses --zap; selected remnants can still use Mole’s own removal flow. This cask was not the recorded installation channel.
What Mole lists
Mole can list exact app-owned support and cache rows. A support folder under the exact bundle ID is selected by default; a folder based only on the display name is listed for review. The Keep It library container needs special care: do not treat a selected row as proof its documents are expendable.
What this test covered
The official DMG build 1.11.16 was installed and removed on September 20, 2026. Review rows were selected in that run. No library was created, so the test did not verify preservation or removal of a populated library or iCloud data.