Bear - Markdown Notes

Bear - Markdown Notes

Clean text editor for focus

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1747 reviews
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A beautiful and simple Markdown app for capturing, writing, and organizing your thoughts and ideas. It offers a distraction-free writing environment, flexible formatting, and powerful organizational tools like tags and tasks. Ideal for anyone looking to streamline their note-taking and creative processes.

Distraction-free writing environment
Flexible Markdown formatting
Tag-based organization
Task management
Note linking (WikiLinks)
Web clipping extension
Apple Pencil sketching
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What's New in Bear

2.9.2

July 28, 2026

- Added support for Mermaid, enabling charts and diagrams within notes - Resolved a visual glitch in the style bar - Fixed an issue affecting new notes created while a workspace is active

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Subscription plans

Monthly Pro subscription

Full access to all features for 30 days.

$2.991 Month
7 Days trial
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Events

Read more about Use tag as Workspace

Use tag as Workspace

Turn any tag into a dedicated workspace in Bear

Jul 16, 2026 Aug 16, 2026

Read more about Bear TagCons got a new look!

Bear TagCons got a new look!

Make your tags standing out in the Sidebar, and...

Mar 20, 2026 Apr 20, 2026

Read more about Hello, math!

Hello, math!

Write beautiful math formulas, right in your notes

Aug 6, 2025 Sep 6, 2025

User reviews

Just keeps getting better

Love Bear, love everything about it. And the recent addition of mermaid and workspace as tags just keep making it better. It truly is a dream app.

Very easy to use

I found this notes app very clean and easy to use, the tutorial at the start was very appreciated since I’m able to go back to it but overall I didn’t need it just because of how simplistic this app is. I’d definitely recommend this to any writers who need to write things down quickly or for a place to put things in general
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Great, but broken?

I love this app and have been using it for a long time - perhaps almost a decade. Its clean, simple and effective. But for the last year or so it has become almost unusable for notes that are longer than a few paragraphs. When i go to add something in my iPad to a longer note, it ceaselessly flips up to the start of the note so I cant write into the end. It happens over and over. Often i have to start a new note to write what i wanted to record and label it as a continuation of another note, but this is messy and annoying. I keep thinking its a glitch that will get fixed with an update but this fix never happens - do i have to abandon Bear after all these years? Is it just not made for longer notes?
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Windows bug

I’ve been using this app for over 3 years, I love it. It works just fine on Mac. Recently, I got a PC and I moved my workspace there. There is a webpage version of this app but it doesn’t sync right. I was writing on my PC yesterday for all night and I woke up today check the same file on my phone. BOOM, nothing is there, nothing got saved. And the worst part is, the website will auto sync to the phone no matter what. Which means it will erase whatever I wrote on the website and go back to the old version of the file on my phone. ISN’T THIS STUPID?
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I love this app!!

I love this app!! I love the different themes available, I love the live updates for the time of an entry, & I love the pin to top feature. I use this app for notes, to save links & package tracking numbers. I would like to suggest each entry show the day of the week, & the time. I also would like to suggest entries be stored together by each different month. Thank you for this app!! I use this app every day.
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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Sync issues causing note conflicts and data loss

Bug

Cursor jumping and input issues on iPad

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when importing/exporting content

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Requested Features

5 requests

Add password protection for individual notes

Feature

Improve search capabilities to find text within notes

Feature

Implement table support for more robust note-taking

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Develop a web-based version for broader accessibility

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Allow manual sorting and organization of notes

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FAQ

What is Bear?

Bear is a beautifully designed and powerfully simple Markdown app for capturing, writing, and organizing your life. It allows you to take notes, journal, create lists, sketch ideas, and link notes together, all within a distraction-free environment.

What are the key features of Bear?

Key features include a clean writing interface, flexible Markdown support for formatting, robust organization with #tags and nested tags, task management, note linking via WikiLinks, web clipping, and sketching with Apple Pencil. Bear Pro unlocks additional features like themes, custom icons, and advanced search.

How much does Bear cost?

Bear offers a free version with core note-taking and organization features. For advanced capabilities such as syncing across devices, themes, custom icons, and enhanced search, a subscription to Bear Pro is required. Pricing details can be found within the app or on their website.

What devices is Bear compatible with?

Bear is available for Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Notes can be synced across these devices using iCloud, ensuring your writing is accessible wherever you are.

What are some common use cases for Bear?

Common use cases include journaling, writing articles or books, managing project notes, creating to-do lists, organizing research, and building a personal knowledge base through linked notes. Its flexibility makes it suitable for a wide range of personal and professional needs.