Save a drawing as a note

You can add drawings as notes in Google Keep. Create drawings from scratch, add drawings to existing notes or draw on top of images.

Create a drawing

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. At the bottom, tap New drawing note .
3. Start drawing with your fingertip.
4. To close the drawing, go to the top left and tap Back .

To edit your drawing, open the note and tap the drawing.

To make the drawing area bigger, draw in the bottom of the screen and scroll up. 

Use the drawing tools

• To draw thin lines, tap the Pen .

• To draw thick lines, tap the Marker .
• To highlight with colour, tap the Highlighter .
• To pick the colour or size of a tool, tap a tool twice.
• To erase a shape, tap the Eraser .
• To select any shape you’ve drawn, tap Select .

Delete your drawing

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Tap the note that has the drawing.
3. Tap the drawing.
4. In the top right, tap More .
5. Choose Delete.

Add a drawing to a note or image

Add a drawing to a note

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Tap the note that you want to add a drawing to.
3. At the bottom, tap Add .
4. Tap Drawing.
5. Start drawing with your fingertip.

Add a drawing to an image in a note

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Tap the note with the image that you want to add a drawing to.
3. Tap the image.
4. In the top right, tap the Pen .
5. Start drawing.
6. To remove a drawing from an image, tap the Eraser , then tap the drawing.