About
Bear is a Markdown notes app for capturing, organizing, and writing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It combines plain-text Markdown with rich formatting—bold, italics, tables, links—while keeping notes private and synced via iCloud. Use hashtags for organization, WikiLinks to connect notes into a personal knowledge base, and Apple Pencil sketching on iPad. Bear includes Spotlight search, task management, web clipping via app extension, Apple Watch dictation, and support for RTL languages like Arabic and Hebrew. Export to plain text, Markdown, TextBundle, HTML, PDF, and more. Bear Pro ($2.99/month or $29.99/year) adds cross-device sync, password-protected notes, 30+ themes, and OCR search inside images and PDFs.
Highlights
- WikiLinks to connect notes and build a personal knowledge management system
- Apple Pencil sketching on iPad with an extendable canvas
- Hashtag organization with nested tags and pinnable tag sidebar
- Private notes with optional password encryption per note (Bear Pro)
- Cross-device sync via iCloud on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Bear Pro)
- Export to Markdown, HTML, PDF, ePub, DocX, and plain text
Best for
Writers, students, lawyers, teachers, and anyone organizing notes, journals, or knowledge bases who want a distraction-free Markdown editor with private sync and flexible organization through tags and WikiLinks.
At a glance
Bear - Markdown Notes is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 6,675 ratings and is available on iOS and macOS — all free to download.
It is developed by Shiny Frog Ltd..
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