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Adding new Source Target type: Google Saved items #1

@PetRose

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@PetRose

Hi, came across this wonderful piece of code to assist the many coming from various Note taking type environments.
However, my Idea is to suggest yet another information source such as: Google Saved items.
For years, since I started with my Android on phone, I 'tagged' collected interesting pieces from Articles, Feeds etc. and chosed on Android - Share to Saved
The last year or so, I became aware of Google Keep and thought this was the same (I was lost in translation, probably since I'm danish) .
Using Gemini (Google v.3) I asked for this in more detail, and the response was this on how to get code assistance to transform my 700+ entries from Saved into Keep (Code Block below), thinking this would be a good Use Case for an addition :

What do you think ?
BR
Peter

That's a lot of items! Moving 702 items manually is a time-consuming and frustrating task.
​Unfortunately, there is no official "migration button" or automatic tool from Google that directly transfers your entire "Saved" section to Google Keep. This is because, as mentioned, "Saved" is a collection of links/places/images from Search, while Keep is a note-taking tool.
​The best and most realistic thing you can do to achieve your goal of using the content in Google Workspace is a combination of two steps:
​Step 1: Export and download your "Saved" Items
​You can use Google Takeout to download all your data from "Google Saved". This will give you a complete overview and make sorting easier later:
​Go to Google Takeout. (You can search for "Google Takeout" on Google).
​Sign in to your Google account if you are not already signed in.
​Click "Deselect all".
​Find the "Saved" (or "Saved") service in the list and check it.
​Click "Next step".
​Select your file format preferences (leave the defaults, such as .zip and "Send download link via email").
​Click "Create export".
​You will receive an email with a link to a ZIP file containing all of your saved items in a readable format (typically HTML or JSON, depending on the content type).
​Step 2: Prioritize and Insert the Most Important Items into Google Keep (Manually)
​Once you have the downloaded file, you have a "master archive" of all of your items. The most efficient way to get them into Keep is now to prioritize the most important ones for your Workspace use:
​Open your downloaded file: Review the list of your saved items (links, images, etc.).
​Sort by relevance to Workspace: Identify the 50-100 most important links, ideas, or notes that you’ll actually need in Docs or Sheets.
​Create Keep notes/lists:
​Links: Create a new Keep note with a relevant title and copy the most important links into the note.
​Images/Screenshots: Copy and paste the images from your downloaded file directly into new Keep notes.
​Organize with labels: Use Keep labels (e.g., “Project X,” “Inspiration”) to categorize your notes.
​The benefit of this method: By manually moving only the most relevant content to Keep, you avoid overloading Keep with 702 items that you’ll probably never need in a Workspace document. At the same time, you get the most essential content integrated so you can use it in your Keep sidebar in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail.

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