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Editorial pick✓ Verified working
Bear Notes
Markdown notes app with elegant Apple-only design.
Try Bear Notes✓ Free trial available
Best for
Mac/iOS-only writers who want a beautiful Markdown app for personal notes and drafts.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $2.99/mo
- Setup time
- 2 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/22/2026
What we love
- ✓Best-looking Markdown editor
- ✓Excellent typography
- ✓Reasonable subscription
Where it falls short
- −Apple-only
- −No collaboration
- −Tag system has a learning curve
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20263 tiers
Free
$0
limited
- ✓Local only
- ✓No sync
Pro
$2.99
per month
- ✓iCloud sync
- ✓Themes
- ✓Export
Annual
$29.99
per year
- ✓Same as Pro
Why we picked it
Bear is the prettiest Markdown app on Apple. Single-user only. Worth it if aesthetics matter and you live in macOS/iOS.
Overview
Markdown notes app with elegant Apple-only design. Mac/iOS-only writers who want a beautiful Markdown app for personal notes and drafts.
Key features
- ●Markdown native
- ●Beautiful typography
- ●Tag-based organization
- ●Cross-note links
- ●Hashtag nesting
- ●iCloud sync
- ●Themes
Best use cases
Personal writing
Drafts, journal, ideas in a beautiful editor.
Quick Markdown notes
Apple ecosystem PKM lite.
Integrations
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