Bear
Markdown note-taking app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad with nested tags and a Bear Pro subscription for sync and export.
by Shiny FrogOfficial site ↗
- Pricing
- free, subscription
- Free tier
- true
- License
- proprietary
- Open source
- No
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Facts & attributes
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Identity · Taxonomy
- Tags(open-source;cloud-native)
- markdown, apple, writing, notesVerification pending
Platform · Deployment
- Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance)
- desktop, mobileVerification pending
- Desktop apps(Windows;macOS;Linux)
- macOSVerification pending
Pricing · Licensing
- Free plan(true/false)
- trueVerification pending
- Free trial(true/false)
- trueVerification pending
- License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license)
- proprietaryVerification pending
- Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom)
- free, subscriptionVerification pending
- Starting price(29)
- 2.99Verification pending
- Trial length(14)
- 7Verification pending
Features · Product · Fit
- Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics)
- Markdown editing with tables and todo lists, Tag-based organization, iCloud sync (Pro), Note encryption (Pro), Export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, JPG, OCR search in photos and PDFs (Pro)Verification pending
Audience · Use · Case
- Best for(Neutral editorial summary)
- Apple-device users who want fast, native Markdown notes organized with tags rather than folders.Verification pending
- Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise)
- individualVerification pending
- Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate)
- Personal note taking, WritingVerification pending
- Skill level(beginner;intermediate;advanced;specialist)
- beginnerVerification pending
Lifecycle · Versioning
- Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived)
- activeVerification pending
Vendor · Maintainer
- Founded year(2012)
- 2016Verification pending
- Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual)
- commercialVerification pending
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