The award-winning Markdown app for creative professionals who value focus. Capture ideas, build your personal wiki, and write distraction-free across all your Apple devices.
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A beautiful, clean canvas that hides technical markdown syntax, letting you enter a flow state with gorgeous typography and themes.
Replace rigid folder structures with flexible nested tags and WikiLinks to build a personal knowledge base that grows with your ideas.
No accounts and no tracking. Your notes sync seamlessly across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud, keeping your data private and secure.
Trusted by 4M+ people who love this app.
"I have spent years looking for a 'Second Brain' tool that doesn't feel like a chore to use. Bear is the perfect balance: it has the power of Markdown and WikiLinks for my research, but with a minimalist design that actually helps me focus. The nested tagging system is a total game-changer for organizing complex projects without the clutter of traditional folders."
"As a writer, the environment where I work matters as much as the words themselves. Bear is the most beautiful writing app I’ve ever used. The themes are gorgeous, the typography is spot-on, and the transition from sketching ideas on my iPad to drafting on my Mac is completely seamless. It’s professional-grade power wrapped in a stunning, private package."
Everything you need to know about Bear - Markdown Notes.
Description
Latest Version
2.6.4
Size
143.5 MB
First Released
Nov 2, 2016
Everything you need to know about Bear - Markdown Notes
Bear is a powerfully simple Markdown app for capturing, writing, and organizing life. It allows users to take notes, plan, journal, create lists, sketch ideas, and link notes.
No, Bear does not require a signup or account. Users can open the app and start writing immediately without any initial setup steps.
Yes, Bear supports sketching ideas on iPad with an extendable canvas and Apple Pencil, as well as other styli.
Yes, Bear utilizes flexible Markdown. Users can work in plain text and apply formatting like bold, italics, strikethrough, links, and tables. Markdown hides for a clean reading experience.
Bear allows organization with #tags, #multi-word tags#, and #nested/tags. Users can also pin important tags and add tasks directly into notes for easy management.
Yes, Bear is private at its core. The developers confirm they cannot see users' notes, tags, or any other content, ensuring user privacy.
Bear Pro costs $2.99 monthly or $29.99 yearly. Prices may vary by location and are charged through your App Store account.
Yes, Bear Pro includes a 14-day free trial. Any unused portion of the trial is forfeited if a user purchases a subscription.
Yes, Bear Pro enables note synchronization between iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud, ensuring notes are accessible across all your devices.
Bear Pro allows users to encrypt individual notes with a private password. It also enables locking the entire Bear app with Face or Touch ID for enhanced security.
Bear Pro supports exporting notes to HTML, DocX, PDF, JPG, and ePub formats. The free version exports to plain text, Markdown, TextBundle, Bear note, and rich text.
Yes, Bear Pro allows searching for text inside photos and PDFs within Bear notes. This advanced search feature requires a Bear Pro subscription.
Users manage Bear Pro subscriptions in their App Store Account Settings after purchase. Automatic renewal must be canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
Yes, Bear supports all scripts, including right-to-left (RTL) languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian, ensuring broad language compatibility.
Yes, Bear Pro offers nearly 30 themes for writing spaces in both Light and Dark Mode, and allows users to choose app icons to personalize their experience.
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