Bear - Markdown Notes

Bear - Markdown Notes

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🧾$2.99 - $29.99
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All Versions of Bear

2.2.2

June 24, 2024

* Fixed misplaced side actions on iPads * Korean localization fix * Fixed crash caused by the side actions * Fixed bug of copy as Plain Text with unlinked [link references] * Better handling of editing and unfolding near folded sections * The markdown folder importer now ignores symlinks and aliases
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2.2.1

June 13, 2024

* Fixed side actions glitch causing the buttons to be misplaced * Fixed side actions crash * Fixed Apple Watch app sync crash
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2.2.0

June 7, 2024

* New folding UI that can be enabled by the … menu inside the note > Toggle Side Actions * A Copy Code button has been added to the Side Actions area next to the code blocks * 4 new themes: Tokyo Night Light, Gruvbox, Catppuccin Macchiato, and Latte * PDF export fixes for code blocks overlapping pages * Fixed issue with links and DOCX exports * Fixed issues with the Obsidian importers * Fixed issue with search widgets sorting
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2.1.9

May 13, 2024

* Fixed bug with the iPad line width option * Fixed crash concerning tables’ last-line deletion * iOS widgets are no longer available on macOS * Search widget special searches bug fix * Fixed issue with tag renaming and tagcon preservation
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2.1.8

April 2, 2024

* Replaced the “search” menu item previously available by long pressing Bear’s icon on the home screen with “Scan Documents” * Preventing the dismissal of the search panel when showing the replace field with no search term * Enabled ⌘G and ⇧⌘G on iPadOS > 16 in the Editor Search Panel * Correctly selecting the Label text in the Link Edit Panel when it has emojis inside * Correctly showing the Editor when changing the orientation of the iPhone while using the camera to add a picture to the note * Fixed the `Add New Note` button when used while a search is active * Moving the caret on the side of the ToDo checkbox on tap, to prevent automatic iOS scroll to the current caret position * Fixed the ISO 8601 title for new notes option * Fixed issue with the @date special search * Fixed crash concerning the OCR engine * Fixed web clipper edge case concerning non-HTML files * Fixed copy of note links when multiple notes are selected * Fixed note styling for some edge cases causing crashes * Fixed some keyboard issues on iPadOS * Fixed background app crashes * A set YAML properties are now part of the ePub exporter: type, subject, source, rights, publisher, language, format, creator, and description.
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2.1.6

March 15, 2024

* Improved note list search performances * Minor search panel and pull the search UI fixes * Fixed editor bug with external keyboards' delete key while the suggestions are visible * Sharing to Apple Mail now honors the tag export preferences * Fixed some animations and UI for iPadOS * Fixed crashes generated by drag&drop editing * Fixed missing history navigation localization * Fixed missing sketcher menu icons * Changed table's shortcuts for creating new rows and columns * Fixed issue with paragraph spacing after code snippets * Added options for starting new notes with the ISO 8601 current date or date and time * Now we prevent dates starting with a number followed by a dot (e.g. 12. March) from turning into numbered lists * Fixed crash concerning special Unicode characters in the note title * Corrected bug concerning the editing of a nested list root element * Fixed Table of Contents glitch * Fixed folding edge case crash * Fixed parsing crash
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2.1.5

March 14, 2024

* Improved note list search performances * Minor search panel and pull the search UI fixes * Fixed editor bug with external keyboards' delete key while the suggestions are visible * Sharing to Apple Mail now honors the tag export preferences * Fixed some animations and UI for iPadOS * Fixed crashes generated by drag&drop editing * Fixed missing history navigation localization * Fixed missing sketcher menu icons * Changed table's shortcuts for creating new rows and columns * Fixed issue with paragraph spacing after code snippets * Added options for starting new notes with the ISO 8601 current date or date and time * Now we prevent dates starting with a number followed by a dot (e.g. 12. March) from turning into numbered lists * Fixed crash concerning special Unicode characters in the note title * Corrected bug concerning the editing of a nested list root element * Fixed Table of Contents glitch * Fixed folding edge case crash
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2.1.4

February 26, 2024

* Fixed issue with the Cangjie keyboard (Traditional Chinese) * Fixed iPadOS sharing to Apple Mail * Better handling of the virtual keyboard close to titled links and URLs * Solved performance issues with in-note search * The note list now shows the creation date instead of the modification date if sorted for the creation date * Fixed search widget bug causing the listing of the wrong results * Better handling of OneNote pasteboard * Fixed memory issue with the search Shortcuts action * Fixed OCR related crash
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2.1.3

February 5, 2024

Fixed crashes on iOS 14, 15 and 16

2.1.2

February 2, 2024

* Fixed some API and widget generated wrong app states * Fixed background crashes causing the app the lose its state * Fixed clipboard issue on both paste and copy * Fixed Apple Watch crash * PDFs and images imported using App extensions or API are no longer ignored by the OCR scan * Fixed search result sorting issue * Various improvements to the Web clipper image support * French localization fixes * Minor fixes for the DayOne importer * Support for DayOne videos * Fixed backlinks related crashes * Fixes for sketches coming from sidecar (iPad/iPhone)
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Bear In-App Purchases History

$2.99

Monthly Pro subscription

Full access to all features for 30 days.

$29.99

Yearly Pro subscription

Full access to all features for 1 Year.

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Description of Bear

Bear is a beautiful, powerfully simple Markdown app to capture, write, and organize your life. ​ Take notes, plan your day, journal thoughts, organize tables, create lists and tasks, sketch ideas, link notes together, write a book, and much more. Bear is used by writers, lawyers, chefs, CEOs, teachers, doctors, engineers, students, parents.. you get the picture. Getting started couldn’t be faster—no signup and no account. Just open a note and write naturally. ​ "My journaling app of choice is Bear" - Kit Eaton, New York Times ​ * 2017 Apple Design Award * 2016 App Store App of the Year * Editors' choice for 7 consecutive years * Most of our parents love it ​ ## BEAUTIFUL. SIMPLE. POWERFUL. PRIVATE - Tools stay out of your way so you can just write - Sketch ideas on iPad with an extendable canvas and Apple Pencil (and other styli) - Clip web pages and other content with Bear’s app extension - The redesigned Info Panel now with Table of Contents and Backlinks - Use Apple Watch to dictate and append to recent notes - Support for all the scripts including RTL languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian - Easily create notes with Siri and Shortcuts - Your notes, not ours - Bear is private at its core: We cannot see your notes, tags, or anything else ​ ## FLEXIBLE MARKDOWN ​ - Work in plain text - easy to move between apps - Still use formatting like bold, italics, strikethrough, links, tables, and more with Markdown - Combine text styles like bold and underline, even in headings - Markdown hides for a clean reading experience - Use WikiLinks to connect notes and build a personal wiki or knowledge management tool ​ ## GET ORGANIZED with #tags, tasks, and more ​ - Add #tags, #multi-word tags# and even #multiple/nested/tags anywhere in a note for quick organization - Pin important tags to the top of the Sidebar - Make important tags stand out in the Sidebar with TagCons - Add tasks to notes and easily view all notes that include tasks - Fold sections to get them out of the way ​ ## SHARING MADE EASY ​ - Export notes to plain text, Markdown, TextBundle, Bear note, and rich text - Export notes to HTML, DocX, PDF, JPG, and ePub (Bear Pro required) - Easily share your notes to any third-party app with the Share Sheet ​ ## SEARCH FAR AND WIDE ​ - Use Spotlight to search your notes from anywhere - Search for text inside photos and PDFs (Bear Pro required) - Focus on specific types of notes with powerful Special Searches like @todo, @images, and @yesterday ​ ## CREATE YOUR COZY SPACE ​ * Pick from nearly 30 themes for the perfect writing space in both Light and Dark Mode (Bear Pro required) * Choose an app icon that speaks to your personality (Bear Pro required) * Set your own fonts for plain text, headings, and code * Set line height and width, paragraph spacing, and more ​ ## GET MORE WITH BEAR PRO ​ One subscription enables a variety of features on all your devices and keeps the Bear hugs coming. ​ - Sync notes between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud - Encrypt individual notes with a password that is entirely private to you - Lock Bear with Face/Touch ID - Export to more formats including HTML, DocX, PDF, JPG, and ePub - Search for text inside images and PDFs in Bear notes - Over 30 beautiful app themes & app icons ​ $2.99 monthly $29.99 yearly 14-day free trial ​ ----- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your App Store account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ----- ​ bear@shinyfrog.net Twitter: BearNotesApp Reddit: reddit.com/r/BearApp Facebook: BearNotes Instagram: BearNotesApp Privacy Policy: http://www.bear.app/privacy/ Terms of Service: http://www.bear.app/terms/
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Bear: FAQ

Is Bear compatible with the iPad?

Yes, Bear can be used on iPad devices.
The Bear app was released by Shiny Frog Ltd..
To function properly, the app requires at least iOS 14.0.
The current user rating of the Bear app is 4.7.
The Bear App Relates To The Productivity Genre.
The latest version of the Bear app is 2.2.2.
July 1, 2024 is the exact date of the latest Bear update.
The Bear app became available to the public on February 5, 2023.
Shiny Frog Ltd.: The Bear app is child-friendly.
Bear can be used in English, French, German and 8 more.
No, Bear is not featured on Apple Arcade.
Yes, you can make in-app purchases to unlock additional features in Bear.
Sorry, Bear is not specifically engineered for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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  • It's a nice app, but is it really any better than Notes?

    This is a very lovely app, and that is coming from someone who does not like bears or "boring" notes apps. When it comes to beauty, Bear beats the vast majority of other notes apps. Functionality, however, is another story.
    The tag feature is...interesting, but what would be better is a by-file organization system. The by-tag system that the devs condone is messy and not pretty. Besides, why waste time adding all the "#lalaloopsey" nonsense when you could have created the note within the file it needs to go in?
    Two important features—exportation and locking—are behind the infernal wall of subscription. Locking is free with Notes. I do not need that or exportation, however; but people juggling ten other subscriptions might. (I do appreciate the devs' stance against AI. Take humans seriously!!)
    In conclusion, Bear looks better than Notes, but looking better is Bear's sole advantage. Be real, Apple editor: It is no better than yours.
  • What happened to our tiny image thumbnails?

    I've been using Bear since 2021. I use it for pretty much everything—from research notes, to shopping & to-do lists, to Pinterest-styled mood boards—and I had zero complaints up until this latest 'revamp.' I opened my app up one day to find that all of my uploaded images had been resized to a HUGE SIZE, and the only way to get them to be smaller was to go back and resize them all INDIVIDUALLY? Why? They won't even let me pick a default size. I have hundreds of pictures. I have to scroll endlessly just to find one picture now, when before, they were so small that I had them all listed in rows and could pick any one of them out instantly.

    I needed a note-taking app that allowed me to upload pictures right next to my writing, and I liked this feature in Bear because its tiny thumbnails didn't take up too much of my writing space. After all, if I needed to see the picture better, I could just click on it to enlarge it.

    I love Bear—I really do—and I can deal with all the other changes, but the image thing is really what does it for me. Please don't fix something that isn't broken... I don't know why they would go and change this up, but I can't go back and resize everything now. :'( Is there a way to revert those changes back? Or could you at least give us the option to pick? I hope you well at least consider this.
  • Makes Note-Taking Like Moving Through Water

    I’ve moved through every writing and notes app there is and at last I’ve found my stopping point.
    1. The usefulness of tagging is completely realized by this app. Instead of having a hundred individual tags, you can nest them, almost like folders. Unlike a folder system though, a single note can exist in several “tag folders” at the same time. This means that instead of having to make arbitrary decisions about where to place a note (always with the danger of “losing” the note somewhere in your system) you can put important notes everywhere they need to be.
    2. The linking feature between notes is perfect. Unlike Roam, this app is not constantly forcing you to make connections that may or may not really be there. Instead, it’s easy to make connections where *you* want them, and easy to forget about the links when you don’t need them.
    3. This hidden markdown idea works perfectly. You get the best of both world: when your reading, the annoying markdown symbols are invisible, but when you want to edit them, they’re there.
    4. I actually use the charts feature, and it works well!
    5. You can make text fold up under headings when you don’t need to see it. Also, it’s very easy to jump around your note using the automatically generated table of contents.

    All of these things are realized so well here! Using the app is like moving through water.