Bear

Spec sheet

Purpose

Bear is a Markdown note-taking app for capturing, writing, and organizing notes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Supported platforms

web,macos,iosRead 20 Sep 2026 · bear.app

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · bear.app

Paid from

2.99Read 20 Sep 2026 · bear.app

Integrations

Bear documents Apple Shortcuts support on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with actions such as creating notes, adding tags, and searching notes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Support

Bear provides support pages and accepts support requests through its contact page or [email protected].Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Maker

Shiny Frog describes itself as an app-making team spanning Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, and Japan.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shinyfrog.net

Advanced Data Protection

Bear says its sync supports Apple Advanced Data Protection, while note titles and tag names remain unencrypted.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Automation and AI

Bear for Mac includes bearcli, a Claude Connector, and an MCP Server for searching and working with notes; these tools are macOS-only and require Bear 2.8 or later.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Editor

Notes can combine text, photos, tables, and to-do lists, and use Markdown formatting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Encrypted notes

Bear Pro users can encrypt individual notes, and Bear says it cannot retrieve or reset a forgotten note password.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Export

Bear Pro adds export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, and JPG, while the free plan lists TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, and RTF export.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

GDPR

Bear says it does not collect personal data, though it may collect anonymous crash logs, and that notes are stored locally or synced through Apple iCloud with Pro.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Note sharing

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · bear.app

OCR

Bear Pro can search for text inside PDFs and images.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Offline access

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · bear.app

Organization

Bear supports flexible tags, pinned tags, headings, and folding sections within notes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Sync and privacy

Bear Pro syncs notes through Apple CloudKit, and Bear says CloudKit data is encrypted with Apple’s private keys and transmitted over SSL.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Web clipper

Bear’s browser extension saves full web pages or selected portions into notes and requires the Bear app on the same device.Read 7 Oct 2026 · bear.app

Plans and prices

Every Bear plan and price →

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