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Bear

Beautiful, feature-filled writing app to stay organized and focused. Created by Shiny Frog

Freemium $ $ $
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There are many alternatives to Bear for Mac if you are looking to replace it. The most popular Mac alternative is Google Keep, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Bear and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Bear are Evernote (Freemium), Joplin (Free, Open Source), Microsoft OneNote (Freemium) and Simplenote (Free, Open Source).

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Google Keep

Google Keep has several features including color coding notes, inserting images, creating lists, geo-fencing, shareable notes, and search by color.
- For those who must use google you can use this. tonyescobar2049 • Sep 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Keep doesn't have syntax highlighting or markdown formatting. Guest • Jul 2020 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- google note allows only plain text notes, does not allow markdown formatting gallien • Jun 2020 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Share notes Works Offline Photo notes Todos ... Visual Organization Multiplatform Sync on many devices Web-Based Google Chrome Extensions Apps that Sync with Google Calendar Handwriting recognition Handwritten Notes Html parsing Integrated Search Location-based reminders Note organization Notetaking Periodic reminders Real time collaboration Real-Time Synchronization Reminders Sharable lists Tagging To-Do management Voice Notes Add a feature

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Evernote

Evernote is a cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving. The app allows users to create a "note" which can be a piece...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire Pebble
Text formatting Cloud sync Sync between devices Works Offline ... Hyperlinks Screenshot OCR Cross-platform Folders MarkDown support Note organization Notifications OCR Sits in the System Tray Tag based Tagging Export to iCalendar Google Drive integration IFTTT integration Nested Notebooks Notetaking Works Offline Owncloud integration Sync with Owncloud Protected by Password PDF annotation Web clipper Add a feature

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Joplin

An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities.
- Free, open source, private notes due to encryption and able to sync with the service of your choice. ChrisWayg • Aug 2019
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Termux Firefox
MarkDown support End-to-End Encryption Cloud sync Web clipper ... Write files in markdown Encrypted Notes Privacy focused Encryption Support for WebDAV Android Sync Sync with Dropbox Hierarchical structure Local Storage Markdown Nextcloud integration Save as Markdown Security & Privacy Ad-free Android app Cross-platform Note Manager Notetaking Works Offline Sync with Nextcloud Sync with WebDav Table creation Tagging To-Do management Alarm Auto-saving Automatic Backup Better formatting Google Chrome Extensions Cross-device syncing Custom templates Customer support Data-encryption Data export/import Data Import and Export Data Importing/Exporting Decentralized storage E2e encryption Export to HTML File-organization File-sync Folder Hierarchy Folder sync Fountain support Full text search Hyperlinks Infinite hierarchical depth Integrated Search Integration with web clipper Knowledge base Knowledge Base structuring Knowledge Management Latex Math Mermaid support Minimalistic UI Multiple languages Multiplatform Multiple cloud drive sync Nested Notebooks Nested tags No dependencies No Internet required Note organization Possibility to attach files Image Preview Real-Time Synchronization Export to PDF Search by tags Side-by-side markup view Subtasks Sync Capabilities Synchronization Tabbed interface Tagging Terminal-based Test automation Text formatting User friendly Visual Organization WYSIWYG Support Built-in Terminal Command Line support Embedded media Evernote import File Searching File Tagging Firefox Extensions Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme Note organization Notetaking Sync with Onedrive Protected by Password Periodic reminders Support for NodeJS Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Todos Add a feature

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Microsoft OneNote

A digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. .

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire
Hierarchical structure Visual Organization Web clipper Handwritten Notes ... Support for styluses Text formatting Unicode Math Support Auto adjusting tables Cloud sync Cross-platform Drawing Dynamic typing Folder Hierarchy Freehand Writing Insert images Latex Math Linking capability Notetaking Protected by Password Real-Time Synchronization Sketching Audio Recording Auto-saving Automatic Tagging Better formatting Data Import and Export Embedded media File-sync Handwriting recognition Hyperlinks IFTTT integration Integrated Search Knowledge Management Legacy Firefox Addon Multiple Account support No dependencies Notetaking OCR Works Offline OneLogin integration PDF OCR Photo Import Screenshot OCR Search by tags Sections Subtasks Tabbed interface Todos Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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Simplenote

Made by the company behind WordPress, Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more. Your notes stay updated across all your devices.
- Simplenote has a clean interface, markdown support, and iCloud sync. beneathemoon • Jul 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Same as Bear but syncs for free. Guest • Oct 2018 • 0 agrees and 10 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire
Cloud sync MarkDown support Search by tags Protected by Password ... Sync with Simplenote Android Sync Clean design File Versioning Full text search Simple text editor Tag based Tagging Electron based Fast motion Integrated Search Minimalistic Note organization Notetaking Notes synchronisation Publish notes online Rewind the changes Share notes Sync between devices Text Based Format Version and Source control Web Access Add a feature

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Notion

With so many tools, it's hard to keep everyone on the same page. Notion is a new tool that unifies them all. It's like Google Docs, but everything is...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)
MarkDown support Notetaking Visual bookmarks Wiki ... Cross-platform Custom templates Data export/import Database Management Hierarchical structure Nested Notes To-Do management Better formatting Blocks Cross Linking Custom data fields Customizable Customizable Themes Distraction free writing Evernote import Google Maps integration Hyperlinks Integrated PDF Viewer Integration with web clipper Intuitive Interface Kanban boards Knowledge Base structuring Markdown Multi-project management Note organization Prioritize tasks Project Tracking Relational database Real time collaboration Student discount Tables Tablet support Task Management Team Collaboration Text formatting Timer for tasks Visual Organization Wiki-like interface Blogging Bookmarks Browser extension Collaborative writing Data first Drag n drop Embedded apps Embedded media Google Drive integration Integrated Search Integration Knowledge base Latex Math Support for @mentions Nested lists Notetaking Online collaboration Pastebin Real time collaboration Real time editing Slack integration Syntax Highlighting Team management To do lists Wiki Youtube integration Add a feature

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Standard Notes

Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web browser. ...

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted
End-to-End Encryption Privacy focused Encrypted Notes Cloud sync ... MarkDown support AES encryption Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Cross-platform Security focused Extensions Security & Privacy Ad-free Clean design Client side encryption Customizable Encrypted backups Minimalistic Works Offline Tag based Beauty and fluid interface Built-in code editor Cross-platform Data Import and Export Distraction free writing Fuse-api Latex-editor Lightweight Markdown Mobile friendly Native application Nested Folders Nested tags Distraction-free UI Privacy Privacy Protected Revision History Rich text editing Safely Transferred Data Simple text editor Sync between devices Sync on many devices Support for Themes WYSIWYG Support Android Sync Content Filtering Decentralized Sync with Dropbox E2e encryption Encrypted End-to-End Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Google Drive integration Local Storage Notetaking Password encryption Plain text authoring Real-time sync Search by tags Table creation Vim key mapping Add a feature

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Zim

Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it...
- Zim doesn't enable to sync notes, and is not even meant to take notes, but to write a personnal wiki gallien • Jun 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Wiki-like interface Export to HTML Export to LaTeX File Versioning ... Latex equations Note organization Works Offline Portable Simplicity. Notes that get backed up Text formatting Sync with Dropbox Git integration Hierarchical structure Latex Math Lightweight Nested Notes Notetaking Plain text file Save as txt Wiki WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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NoteLedge

NoteLedge Cloud is the world's most versatile multimedia note-taking app that allows you to take notes, sketch your ideas, record audio and video, organize...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet iPad
Audio Recording Drag n drop Web clipper Better formatting ... Drawing Handwritten Notes Multi-choice brushes Portable Sync on many devices Tag based Apple Pencil support Cloud sync Live screen recording Note organization Notetaking Export to PDF Slideshow mode Stickers Texture for brushes Trace references Video import Add a feature

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Zettlr

Zettlr is a supercharged markdown editor that combines many writing editor features and collect them in one application. It aims at speeding up your workflow and help...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
MarkDown support Zettelkasten Backlinks Built-in themes ... Export to LaTeX Export to Word Fast transactions File Tagging Link files Live Preview Multiple export options Note organization Export to PDF View documents in subfolder from parent Zotero integration Cloud sync Cross-platform Export to HTML File management File-organization File Searching Integrated Search Latex Math Lightweight Markdown Night mode/Dark Theme Pomodoro timer Export to PDF Add a feature

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