# Bear Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

> Is Bear the right Note-Taking solution for you? Explore 11 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice.

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Bear

4.5 (11)

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Last updated August 24th, 2025

# Reviews of Bear

Ease of use

4.6

Customer Service

4.2

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Ben E.  
Owner  
Publishing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Flawed but genius"

June 15, 2023

4.0

Overall, if you're looking for a fast, beautiful, and feature-rich text editor, Bear is definitely worth checking out.

Pros

Bear text editor is an exceptional tool for anyone who values speed and beauty in their writing software. It's fast and the interface is gorgeous, with a sleek and minimalist design. One of the standout features of Bear is its search and retrieval capabilities. Finding old notes or specific lines of text is fast, even with a large libary. And Markdown support is top notch.

Cons

Bear seems a little prescriptive in its organisational metaphor, without support for nested folders or deep outlines. Personally I'm going to switch away from Bear toward either Craft or Apple Notes. It also lacks drawing support.

Alternatives considered

[craft ai](https://www.capterra.com/p/176049/craft-ai/)[Notion](https://www.capterra.com/p/186596/Notion/)

Reason for choosing Bear

Bear was much faster and simpler, although maybe too much so.

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JK

Jesse K.  
Documentary editor  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Bear is a simple, well built, beautiful note app"

April 6, 2024

5.0

Coming from Evernote, or trying to figure out Roam Research, Bear is a breath of fresh air. If you want a simple, well-designed, easy to use notes app, I can’t recommend Bear enough.

Pros

Bear is wonderful to type in. It’s a light app so it opens quickly without issue. In all my years of using it, it never crashed. The organization and system is also super easy to get into. Just add a hash tag, and then sub-categories are just as simple.

Cons

While the organization system is wonderful because it’s simple, it also lacks complexity if you need more robust options. In my work I needed to build a reference library but that became too complicated to manage in Bear. It also didn’t have share options.

Switched from

[Evernote Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/154969/Evernote-Business/)

Evernote changed their free account requirements, so I needed a new option.

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BH

Ben H.  
Manager  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple, clean and works."

January 29, 2023

5.0

Overall a great piece of software that does exactly what it's supposed to, reliably, while looking great.

Pros

Bear looks great. It's minimalist interface works for keeping the content of your notes front and center. The themes are all classy and work well. Organisation with nested tagging is good.

Cons

They need to up the ability of the editor to include things like tables.

Alternatives considered

[Notion](https://www.capterra.com/p/186596/Notion/)

Reason for choosing Bear

Simpler and more elegant.

Switched from

[Keepit](https://www.capterra.com/p/219243/Keepit/)

It's so pretty!

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Sugam P.  
Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Hands down, the best note taking app"

October 1, 2023

5.0

Pros

I use it whenever I need to jot anything down. The most aesthetically pleasing note app. The markdown function is one of the greatest, and I like utilizing it when taking notes.

Cons

I do not have any complains. It does everything I would wish it would.

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HT

Helia T.  
Scientist  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### " An app for a more organization of note"

May 5, 2022

5.0

Bear is easy to use and offers enough features for daily notetaking

Pros

I love the clean design and the variety of features that are used to edit the notes and the ability to sync across devices, especially for those who also use a smartphone. I couldn't forget to cite the amazing feature that the app offers that allows you to link notes together.

Cons

The more advanced features are only available to pro users. I think there will be an option to not save the notes into cloud storage.

Alternatives considered

[Microsoft OneNote](https://www.capterra.com/p/227211/Microsoft-OneNote/)[Notion](https://www.capterra.com/p/186596/Notion/)[Skitch](https://www.capterra.com/p/246693/Skitch/)

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Roshish S.  
Flutter Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best note taking app"

September 20, 2023

5.0

Pros

I use it every time I have to note down something. The most cleanest and amazing looking note app. The markdown feature is one of the best and I enjoy using it while I jot down notes.

Cons

Nothing to complain about. The best note taking app out there.

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AM

Alexandre M.  
Scientis  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A beautiful note-taking apps"

May 5, 2022

4.0

It was great as it helped me to get my job done

Pros

Bear is a simple, lightweight and user-friendly note-taking app.Its capbilities of exporting (and importing) is amazing. With this app I could always manage my texts in just one place. I like i embeds files and scan the documents

Cons

This app works for Apple users only and this avoided this software to be introduced in my company which has a lot of WIN users.

Alternatives considered

[Ulysses](https://www.capterra.com/p/238800/Ulysses/)[Evernote Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/154969/Evernote-Business/)

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BA

Brandi A.  
Owner  
Cosmetics  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Bear"

July 21, 2023

4.0

My experience is good. I still use it even though I started using Evernote.

Pros

The feature that I use and like the most about Bear is the ability to toggle a specific note and float it on top of other of your screen.

Cons

What I least liked about Bear is the lack of integrations.

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LO

Luiza O.  
Product Designer  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Bear notes"

November 1, 2022

5.0

Bear is amazing. I was searching for something that I don't need to pay andni can keep my routine and daily tasks at work organized. Well, that's bear. Simple, practical, and very easy to use.

Pros

It's super easy to organize my daily tasks. My favorite thing for sure is the checkmark option when im done with one of my tasks.

Cons

I just wish that we have color option for the feature.

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KH

Karina H.  
Teaching assistant  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Bear - a good software but could be better "

February 15, 2023

4.0

Pros

Good use of tagging system as it simplifies the ability to tag.

Cons

Unable to secure a note with a password if there is an attachment. This is a frustrating issue which has led me to working in a different way.

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UY

Ufuk Y.  
teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Take Notes"

July 27, 2022

4.0

Pros

It has good options for exporting and importing notes.

Cons

It is extremely light on features, there should be more.

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