Bear
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Bear, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Bear's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Local notes · document scanning · TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, and RTF export · 3 themes · 1 app icon · no iCloud sync or OCR search |
| Bear Pro | $2.99 a month | iCloud sync · Individual note encryption and app locking · Advanced export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, JPG, and ePub · OCR search inside PDFs and images · 28+ themes · 15 app icons · 7-day free trial |
| Bear Pro (monthly) | $2.99 a month | iCloud sync · note encryption · PDF, HTML, DOCX, and JPG export · 28+ themes · 15 app icons · OCR search · $2.99/month after a 7-day free trial |
| Bear Pro (yearly) | $29.99 a year | iCloud sync · note encryption · PDF, HTML, DOCX, and JPG export · 28+ themes · 15 app icons · OCR search · $29.99/year after a 7-day free trial |
The facts
Each one read from Bear's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advanced Data Protection
- Bear says its sync supports Apple Advanced Data Protection, while note titles and tag names remain unencrypted.checked 7 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Editor
- Notes can combine text, photos, tables, and to-do lists, and use Markdown formatting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Encrypted notes
- Bear Pro users can encrypt individual notes, and Bear says it cannot retrieve or reset a forgotten note password.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Export
- Bear Pro adds export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, and JPG, while the free plan lists TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, and RTF export.checked 7 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Bear documents Apple Shortcuts support on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with actions such as creating notes, adding tags, and searching notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- OCR
- Bear Pro can search for text inside PDFs and images.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Organization
- Bear supports flexible tags, pinned tags, headings, and folding sections within notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 2.99checked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Bear is a Markdown note-taking app for capturing, writing, and organizing notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Bear provides support pages and accepts support requests through its contact page or [email protected].checked 7 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Web clipper
- Bear’s browser extension saves full web pages or selected portions into notes and requires the Bear app on the same device.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- Shiny Frog describes itself as an app-making team spanning Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, and Japan.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- web,macos,ioschecked 20 Sep 2026
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