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Review of Bear for Markdown Note-Taking

Bart Zalewski on February 24, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, finding a note-taking app that is both efficient and aesthetically pleasing can be a challenge. ...
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johnblommers • Edited

In truth Bear is not cross-platform, it is Apple-only (Macintosh, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro).

And with all due respect to the folks at Bear, it is subscription-ware and I'm personally averse to that business model.

A really killer feature of Bear Pro is its ability to do an OCR search, meaning it can "search for text inside photos and PDFs."

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Bart Zalewski

Ah, you're right.

Do you use ChatGPT? It's also subscription-based.

I wouldn't say I like that the current yearly price for Bear Pro is $30 a year, but for some reason, I still have the previous, cheaper price ($15 a year).

Hmm, OCR sounds fantastic! That's why I didn't include it in my post - I have never used that feature. Thanks for sharing!

I guess, in my case, I didn't like Apple Notes - that's why I don't see any other option than Bear.

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johnblommers

Regarding ChatGPT, I have an API KEY and use simple command line tools like aichat and gpt4-cli so it's usage-based, more my style.

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Bart Zalewski

Makes sense. Thanks!