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Bear

A beautiful, powerfully simple Markdown note taking app.

freemium Mac iPhone iPad Productivity

Bear is a productivity tool built by Shiny Frog. It's best for Students and Writers. Pricing is freemium. Main alternatives include Instapaper, Reflect Notes, A simpler way to organize your work.

Pricing

freemium

Audience

Students

Platforms

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About Bear

Bear is a Markdown note-taking application designed for capturing, writing, and organizing notes across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It offers a blend of simplicity and powerful features, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

Bear is a versatile Markdown note-taking application that aims to provide a seamless and enjoyable writing experience. It allows users to capture ideas, write documents, and organize their thoughts efficiently. With its clean and minimal interface, Bear stays out of the way, allowing users to focus on their content.

Key features include seamless Markdown support, enabling users to format notes with simple Markdown that adapts to any situation. The app supports text, photos, tables, and todo lists within the same note. Bear also offers powerful organization tools, allowing users to easily manage notes and projects with flexible tags. Users can send notes to others and export them to various formats, including PDF, HTML, DOCX, JPG, and more.

Bear stands out with its universal beauty, having won the Apple Design Award. It offers beautiful themes to create a cozy and personalized workspace. Security is also a priority, with options to encrypt notes for added protection. The app supports iCloud sync, ensuring notes stay up-to-date across all devices automatically.

Bear is designed for anyone who needs a reliable and intuitive note-taking solution. Whether you're planning your week, writing a book, or building a wiki, Bear provides the tools to keep pace with your imagination. It's particularly well-suited for users who appreciate a polished interface and seamless Markdown integration.

Key Features

Seamless Markdown support
Flexible tags for easy organization
iCloud sync across devices
Note encryption for enhanced security
Export to multiple formats (PDF, HTML, DOCX, JPG, etc.)
Resize and crop images within notes
OCR search to find text inside photos and PDFs
Sketching support with Apple Pencil or finger
Over 250 tag icons for visual organization
Outline notes with headings and folding
Multiple themes for a personalized experience
Document scanning
Advanced Data Protection support

Pricing

freemium

Free

Free
  • Local access to your notes
  • Document scanning
  • Export to: TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, RTF, PDF, JPG, HTML, DOCX, ePub
  • 3 free themes
  • 1 app icon

Bear PRO

$2.99/month
  • Local access to your notes
  • Document scanning
  • Export to: TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, RTF, PDF, JPG, HTML, DOCX, ePub
  • 28+ themes
  • 15 app icons
  • Search inside PDFs and images
  • Sync with iCloud

Bear PRO

$29.99/year
  • Local access to your notes
  • Document scanning
  • Export to: TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, RTF, PDF, JPG, HTML, DOCX, ePub
  • 28+ themes
  • 15 app icons
  • Search inside PDFs and images
  • Sync with iCloud

Who is it for?

Best for

  • Taking notes in Markdown
  • Organizing notes with tags
  • Writing documents on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • Users who prefer a clean and minimal interface
  • Users who need to encrypt sensitive notes

Not ideal for

  • Users who require advanced collaboration features
  • Users who need real-time document editing with multiple users
  • Teams that need project management features

Integrations

iCloud

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