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Bear

Organizes notes, adds sketches, and exports in various formats.

Made by Shiny Frog

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What is Bear?

Bear is a versatile writing app that caters to diverse needs, empowering users with a range of features for note-taking, prose composition, and cross-platform syncing. Whether on the go with iOS devices or at the desktop with Mac OS, Bear offers a seamless experience that blends rich previews, advanced markup editing, and effective note organization

Highlights

  • Rich previews during writing, displaying prose rather than code
  • Advanced Markup Editor supporting over 20 programming languages
  • Cross-Note Links to build a cohesive body of work and easily reference other notes
  • Todos integration within individual notes for task management
  • Multiple export options, including HTML, PDF, DOCX, MD, and JPG
  • Smart Data Recognition of elements like links, emails, addresses, and colors
  • One-tap formatting on iPhone and iPad with a custom shortcut bar
  • Focus Mode to minimize distractions when needed
  • Plain text storage for maximum portability
  • Secure and private multi-device sync via iCloud

Platforms

  • On-Premise Windows
  • Desktop Mac
  • Desktop Windows
  • Mobile iPad
  • Desktop Chromebook
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
  • On-Premise Linux
  • Desktop Linux
  • iPad
  • Mobile iPhone
  • Mac
  • Mobile Android
  • iPhone

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Chinese
  • Spanish

Features

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    • Notes synchronisation

    • Export to HTML

    • Support for MarkDown

    • Note Manager

    • Tagging

    • Syntax Highlighting

    • Nested tags

    • Search by tags

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    • Sync with iCloud

    • Distraction-free Writing

    • Cloud Sync

    • Export to PDF