About Bear
Bear is a focused notes app with markdown support, tags, and effortless sync across your Apple devices — great for quick jots and long-form writing alike.
Features
- Polished Markdown editor
- Nested tags for organization
- Cross-note linking
- Encrypted notes
- Export to many formats
Pros
- +Elegant, distraction-free
- +Fast and lightweight
- +Great tagging system
Cons
- −Sync needs Bear Pro
- −Apple ecosystem only
Information
Apple SiliconIntel
- Price
- Free · In-app purchases
- Category
- Writing & Notes
- Version
- 2.9
- Size
- 38.0 MB
- Requires
- macOS 12.4+
- Released
- Nov 2016
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian +6
- Developer
- Shiny Frog
What's new
- Version 2.9Jul 2026
– Workspaces: right-click a tag in the sidebar to use it as a workspace, or switch via the selector next to Notes – Fixed a MathJax rendering issue – Fixed a memory leak affecting widgets – Various BearCLI fixes and additions – Minor Japanese localization fixes
Frequently asked questions
Does Bear use Markdown?
Yes, Bear centers on a refined Markdown editor.
Is sync free?
Syncing across devices requires the Bear Pro subscription.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review Bear.