A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a memo corresponding to a captured image in a memo mode, displays an item group including at least one item on a touchscreen in a memo mode, links at least one item of the item group with a generated memo and stores the item linked with the memo. Accordingly, utilization of a memo is improved by linking the memo with an item executable in the mobile terminal.