I think three months is a reasonable amount of time to stick with an app before trying something else (I know that seems draconian, but honestly, the anxiety of all these different apps and experiences was affecting the actual quality of the content I was either producing or curating. At a certain point I just decided to stick with Bear, because, well, I just couldn’t take the anxiety of feeling like I was constantly missing out on something better. Ultimately I think the biggest shortcoming of all these apps is the human element: it takes TIME to develop workflow, and flitting endlessly between these apps (and creating a document sprawl in the process) is not helping yourself. I think Bear’s is slightly more intuitive, but the ability to customize (like iA) is bound to come soon to Bear. The typing experience also gives Bear a run for its money. IA writer is equally gorgeous in its own way and for pure writing, it’s very hard to beat. Everything you wanted to know about Bonnie Way, the blogged behind The Koala Bear Writer, with links to get to know her better.
ol, thank you for clearing that up!īear has pound for pound the best UI of any app, but the hashtag system is beguiling: it can be a really great tool and utterly fuck you over at the same time if you are sloppy with it. If you are using iCloud and are signed in already, the option might be toggled off. This is where iA writer shines above and beyond literally every other note/writing app (Agenda’s price plan is way more progressive than, honestly, ANY app, but its limitations are palpable.)įrankly, I’m not a tech person, and at this point, I just laugh at message threads that are like, “Sure, you can do that, just make sure you have the auth token to back-end your html so the bilateral support is counter-induced for total iCloud sync, otherwise, the syntax will read question marks as PDF’s”. Scroll a little to find the On My iPhone Account option. Honestly, I prefer Bear, but I hate hate hate that it’s subscription based for pro. It’s funny to me that we are all having these same problems. Then I store my short term and project specific notes in Bear (or now Notable or FSNotes once I make a decision), which have more powerful tagging/filtering systems and support for images and formatting. Side-by-side can be a good option in general: I store my long term notes in nvAlt, which has great search, speed, and ease of use. I also recommend trying nvAlt if you haven't. I no longer could see things by recency in that sense, which is a major issue for me. I tagged a bunch of notes with Notable, which updated Modified Dates for all those notes, which is the only thing iA Writer can sort by for dates. A big limitation to me though is the odd inability to sort by creation date. Notable also has cross platform support, Mac, Linux, and Windows. Bear has some advantages still, but these are nice open source alternatives. We had some discussion about two other good alternatives: FSNotes and Notable. I like Bear, but I'd prefer if it had a few improvements, like cross platform support, a hotkey to jump to a tag, ability to save in Dropbox, etc. The only way to tell is giving it a try.I am in the same boat as you. But if you agree with Bear's design philosophy, you'll understand it instantly. The app has basic features like tags, but there's also a superior drag and drop action bar, support for automation, and a lot more.īear isn't for everyone. But once you start exploring behind the menus, you'll realize how extensive Bear is.
This is how I use Bear Writer, which has been fantastic thus far. Glad someone started this channel And I thought I should also blog my responses about how Im taking notes at my new job. Even popular apps like Evernote and OneNote don't prioritize their experiences. So weeks later, I was getting into a discussion about starting-a-job channel on the Rands Leadership Slack. With Bear, it's not so much about features as it is about the note-taking experience. The app is thoughtfully designed and comes with the polish that you'd expect from an Apple product. What's so special about Bear? In one word: taste. Apple Notes competition.ĭownload: Bear for iOS | macOS (Free, subscription available) 1. Let's take a look at why it wins the Bear Notes vs. If you want something more than Apple Notes, you should take a look at Bear, available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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