Bear
Beautiful Markdown notes for Apple devices.
Every fact below verified on Oct 6, 2026
In one paragraph
Bear is beautiful Markdown notes for Apple devices. It has a free plan and paid plans from $2.99/mo, and runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS.
Pricing & key facts
- Developer
- Shiny Frog
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS, iPadOS
- Free plan
- YesNotes stay on one device (no sync); basic export formats.
- Open source
- No
- Bear Pro $2.99/mo monthly ($29.99/year). 7-day trial
Checked against bear.app on Oct 6, 2026
Key features
- Markdown editor with tables and to-dos
- iCloud sync (Pro)
- Per-note encryption (Pro)
- OCR search (Pro)
- Export to PDF, HTML, DOCX and ePub (Pro)
Limitations
- Apple-only
- Sync needs Pro
- Forgotten note passwords can't be recovered
Good to know
Synced through iCloud; supports Advanced Data Protection.