--- title: "Bear Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra" description: "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." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/234336/Bear/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-10-19" --- Bear 4.5 (11) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/234336/Bear/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of Bear Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.2 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-11 of 11 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer Owner Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Flawed but genius" June 19, 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. Review Source Jesse K. Documentary editor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Bear is a simple, well built, beautiful note app" April 11, 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. Review Source R Reviewer Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Simple, clean and works." January 31, 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. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Hands down, the best note taking app" October 3, 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. Review Source R Reviewer Scientist Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### " An app for a more organization of note" May 18, 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. Review Source Roshish S. Flutter Developer Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Best note taking app" September 21, 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. Review Source Luiz Alexandre Viana M. Scientis Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "A beautiful note-taking apps" May 18, 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. Review Source Brandi A. Owner 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. Review Source R Reviewer Product Designer Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Bear notes" November 9, 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. Review Source R Reviewer Teaching assistant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Bear - a good software but could be better " February 16, 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. Review Source R Reviewer teacher Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Take Notes" July 28, 2022 4.0 Pros It has good options for exporting and importing notes. Cons It is extremely light on features, there should be more. Review Source Similar Products Featured