Planning a trip, be it to a new city or across the globe, can feel like diving into a sea of details—tickets, schedules, and coordinating with friends. But hey, here’s the good news: Bear’s got your back! Think of it as your travel buddy, tagging along without the hefty price tag … | Continue reading
In today’s fast-paced world, productivity is key to success. It doesn’t matter if you’re a student, a professional, or an entrepreneur, finding ways to streamline your workflow can make all the difference. One powerful tool for boosting productivity in Bear is templates. Creating … | Continue reading
To kick off our first blog post of the year, we want to wish you all a Happy New Year! Here at Bear, we had an incredible 2023. We started the year with a team meet-up in Dublin, Ireland , released our biggest update yet Bear 2.0 and wrapped up the year in a […] | Continue reading
To kick off our first blog post of the year, we want to wish you all a Happy New Year! Here at Bear, we had an incredible 2023. We started the year with a team meet-up in Dublin, Ireland , released our biggest update yet Bear 2.0 and wrapped up the year in a […] | Continue reading
With a simple shortcut on Mac and iOS, instantly navigate to a note, #tag, or @location in Bear. | Continue reading
Explaining what is Markdown, some constraints we have by design, and what that means for Bear's values and future. | Continue reading
In 2023 we had another good team meetup, released our largest update ever, and have released a small update to celebrate Bear's 7th year around the sun. | Continue reading
What is encryption? Why is it important? How do encrypted notes work in Bear? Learn some down-to-earth, non-technical basics about the importance of encryption and protecting your data. | Continue reading
Thanks to Bear 2, we're back with a new set of tips for the lifelong student in all of us. Take and review better notes in the classroom, meeting, and life beyond. | Continue reading
Sketching isn’t just for artists and drawings of life in varying degrees of stillness. Drawing and handwriting are great tools to explore ideas and brainstorm projects. | Continue reading
Among the many new features in Bear 2 is our own custom font, Bear Sans. Being a writing (and reading) app, we have quite a few users who care about how their text looks while they work. We thought it would be fun to explore the how and why Bear Sans came to be the […] | Continue reading
How long does it take to rebuild an app from pixel to bit? Where do you start? How do you future-proof it? Learn some insider baseball about our development adventure on the road to Bear 2. | Continue reading
This is a super simple guide to Bear's core features like tags, styling text, search, attachments, and more. | Continue reading
We have a ton of great new stuff for you including tables, nested styles, pinned tags, a better Bear Pro, Backlinks, ToC, custom fonts, and so much more! | Continue reading
Your eyes do not deceive: A post like this means we’re getting close to launching Bear 2! This also means it’s about time to cover some recommendations and important details as we all get ready for the big day. Prep steps Assuming you already use the soon-to-be old ’n busted Bear … | Continue reading
Your eyes do not deceive: A post like this means we’re getting close to launching Bear 2! This also means it’s about time to cover some do’s, don’t’s, and useful details on our home stretch. Important prep steps Assuming you already use the soon-to-be old ’n busted Bear 1, here a … | Continue reading
Thousands of Reddit communities have organized a protest against a major, destructive decision from company leadership. We feel this is important, so we join them in solidarity. | Continue reading
Here’s a TL;DR of what’s changing when Bear 2 ships. But we definitely recommend you read the whole post: The Non-TL;DR version In the next month or two, we hope to ship Bear 2 with over 20 great new features including tables, Markdown hiding, Backlinks, an all-new sketching tool … | Continue reading
A short chat with some of our team members about the challenges of 2022, some new tools we found to help with our work, and what we’re looking forward to with Bear 2 in 2023. | Continue reading
As lifelong students, we all need to learn new ideas and skills throughout life outside the classroom. Here are some tips to help Bear be an excellent companion on your educational adventures. | Continue reading
Bear users have created all kinds of clever ways to use it with other apps in their day-to-day work. Here are just some of the ideas that caught our eye. | Continue reading
Let's explore some ways Bear can help on your health journey, from creating a fitness plan and diet routine, to finding notes more quickly with Wiki Links, widgets, and Shortcuts. | Continue reading
We got to interview a Bear user who is so passionate about organizing notes and personal information, she turned it into a business to help others. | Continue reading
As your Bear note collection grows, sometimes it can get tougher to find the note you need. Here are some ways to take your search game to the next level. | Continue reading
Work better and faster with Bear and Apple Shortcuts. Search Bear with your voice, create daily journal templates, send todos to Reminders, and more—all with just a tap. | Continue reading
Let’s dive deeper into building habits around using tags with Bear, tips for creating and managing tags, and even automating some of this to save time. | Continue reading
Help design a beautiful app used by millions with a friendly, remote team. | Continue reading
Welcome back to Bear With Us, our interview series that answers questions like: who uses Bear? How does Bear fit into their work or play? Do they prefer coffee or tea? We’re on a mission to ask these and other burning questions from interesting people. Then we share their answers … | Continue reading
Keeping your notes organized by Thinking With Tags™ and staying in the habit are key to a happy Bear lifestyle. If you could use some help in these departments, this brief new series is for you. | Continue reading
It’s Apple release season, and Bear is ready for the new iPad mini 6, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15. | Continue reading
Jesús is a writer for Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, and Vanity Fair, all while traveling the world in search of the best meals and wine it offers. | Continue reading
We hope these cooking ideas and tips help to unlock Bear’s potential to be the Remy to your Alfredo in the kitchen. | Continue reading
We’ve brought many new features to this preview of Bear’s future, including multi-line table cells, instant sketch edits, folding sections of a note, and more. | Continue reading
Choose from two unique writing prompts to tell a personal story for a chance to win a year of Bear Pro! | Continue reading
While we shall spareth thee an entire post writ in Elizabethan tongue, these are some great tips to help you collect and review reading notes, share notes more easily, and even create a book, all with Bear. | Continue reading
This productivity booster on the iPad involves some of its best multitasking tricks, like touch gestures and Split View for working in multiple apps. | Continue reading
Julia uses Bear to run her PR agency and write for a Latvian startup site in her spare time. One tip, though: don't get her started about coffee. | Continue reading
Tables, Markdown hiding, footnotes, playable GIFs, and more! All on-the-go. | Continue reading
Features like tables, hiding Markdown, nested styles, right-to-left languages, and image resizing are coming to Bear for iOS! | Continue reading