Bear Release Notes

What’s new

The Web Clipper 2.0 has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, changing how it works under the hood to bring you an even better experience bringing the web into your notes. With the upgrade:

• Faster and more private: The Web Clipper 2.0 works directly on your device, no remote servers, no detours. Nothing leaves your device, and saving content happens in the blink of an eye.
• More reliable: Now you can capture content from password-protected pages and even local sites. That means your study guides, internal resources, and personal projects can be saved right alongside everything else, with fewer interruptions.
• Smarter customization: New options let you fine-tune clipping to your workflow. For example, enabling “Ask for tags” lets you assign a tag before saving, so your notes stay organized from the start.
• Now on iOS and iPadOS: Beyond Mac, the clipper is now available in Safari on iPhone and iPad too. You can save content directly into Bear with a single tap from the Safari address bar.

For the technically curious, we’ve detailed the under-the-hood changes here.

How to install

For Safari users, the new Web Clipper 2.0 comes bundled with Bear 2.6.3, no extra steps needed. For other browsers like Chrome and Firefox, you can install the Bear browser extension from the respective store.

You can learn how to install and enable Bear’s browser extensions on your devices here.

Try it now

• 📱 iOS App Store
• 💻 Mac App Store

Update to Bear 2.6.3 and give the new Web Clipper 2.0 a try! Whether you are capturing an entire page or just a snippet of text, the process feels smooth, instant, and perfectly in tune with your workflow. Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, X (Twitter), Bluesky, or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think!

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Fall is here, and Bear is ready to join the season of new goodies, from the iPhone 17 lineup to macOS Tahoe and iOS 26. With Apple’s new Liquid Glass design, Bear is also embracing the new fur-fashion with just a drop of liquid to match.

New UI

Bear’s interface has a fresh, refined look with more depth that makes everything feel more alive. The toolbar has been refreshed to match the new OS style, and the sidebar now blends naturally with Tahoe with a modern and softer look. It’s expressive and beautiful without losing Bear’s clean, minimal essence. Just open Bear, and you’ll feel right at home.

New icon

Our icons now carry a touch of Liquid Glass, with elegant gradients and subtle light. They fit beautifully with the new OS design, yet remain instantly familiar on your Home Screen. It’s the little details that make everything feel just right.

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Update now and check out Bear’s new look with a touch of Liquid Glass magic. Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, X (Twitter), Bluesky, or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think!

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Bear now supports math formulas

Posted on Published August 5, 2025 by Zowie Huang

The long-awaited MIB is here! 😎 No, we’re not launching a secret agency, but we are bringing you Math in Bear! Whether you’re a student working through calculus, a researcher outlining a theory, or teachers preparing science class materials, Bear now lets you write and display clear, beautiful formulas right inside your notes.

How does it work?

Math in Bear uses familiar LaTeX syntax, powered by MathJax. To write a formula, simply use LaTeX syntax wrapped in $...$ for inline formulas or $$...$$ for block formulas. On iOS, you can also quickly insert math formulas via BIU keyboard.

As you type, Bear shows a live preview of the rendered formula beside or below your formula so you can check the result in real time. Once you’re done, Bear hides the raw LaTeX to keep things tidy, just like Bear’s hidden Markdown.

To learn more about how to write math formulas in Bear, check out our support page.

Why this matters

We won’t give you a lecture on the role of math in human progress as we are sure you already know it matters. But what we do know is that math plays a big role in note-taking for academic, technical, and professional work. It’s often complex, and we believe it deserves to be written clearly and beautifully, right inside Bear.

And if you don’t need math? It won’t get in your way, just like the rest of Bear features. 😉

Full Changelog

• MathJax support
• Various editor improvements and fixes
• Fixed crash caused by the undo command in particular scenarios
• Obsidian importer attachments bug fixed
• Korean localization fixes

Update now

📱 iOS App Store
💻 Mac App Store

If you’ve been waiting to bring math into your notes, now’s the time. Update Bear now and give Math in Bear a try! Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, X(Twitter), Bluesky, or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think!

Happy Writing!
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Callouts overview

Summer is here, and we are bringing a fresh new feature Callouts: a clean, colorful way to make important information stand out. Watch it in action 👇

Make it pop (nicely)
Callouts are styled blocks that help you emphasize significant part of your notes. It can be a handy tip, a critical warning, or just a note you want to leave for your future self.

Bear supports five Callout types:

• Note – Useful context worth noticing
• Tip – Smart advice to do things better or more easily
• Important – Essential info to stay on track
• Warning – Alerts to help you avoid big mistakes
• Caution – Points out risks or negative outcomes

Use Callouts to highlight class notes, add tips to tutorials, flag tricky steps in how-tos, or make sure important info never gets buried.

Easy to add, easy to read
You can add Callouts in a few ways:

• Use simple Markdown > [!TIP]
• From the Format menu in the menu bar, or BIU formatting bar on Mac
• From the BIU keyboard on iOS/iPadOS

You can write with rich formatting inside Callouts, customize titles, or even create title-only versions. Learn more here.

Full Changelog

ursOS (ursos, means bears in Portuguese, also known as coreOS in Bear Changelog)

• Callouts support
• New Shortcuts action for setting a note into read-only mode
• Added the ‘Pinned’ option for the open location Shortcut action
• Corrected undo behavior for read-only actions
• Fixed wiki links autocomplete panel entry duplication
• Improved copy and paste from chatGPT and other pasteboard minor fixes
• Corrected the red highlighter color for the light themes

macOS

• Corrected erroneous search state inside the editor

iOS

• Fixed issue causing unwanted scrolls when switching to another app and back
• Fixed sharing extension for the x.com URLs
• Added Copy As > Markdown in selection menu
• Solved issue causing the delayed appearance of the share menu inside a note
• Horizontal documents now produce horizontal PDF when scanned

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Update now and explore your way to use Callouts! Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, X(Twitter), Bluesky, or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think!

Happy Writing!
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Bear 2.4 release notes

Big news—Bear encryption just got even better! You can now encrypt notes with attachments, ensuring your most important ideas, documents, and secrets stay safe. This update also introduces smarter To-Do sorting, more flexible pinning, and a smoother overall experience. Let’s take a look together!

Bear 2.4 will require macOS 12.4 and iOS 15.6 or later to support new features and improvements. If you’d rather stay on your current OS, you can turn off auto-updates and update Bear manually.

Encryption, upgraded

For the first time, you can encrypt notes with attachments in Bear (Bear Pro required), meaning you can encrypt any notes in Bear now. Your images, PDFs, and other files are now just as secure as your text, giving you complete peace of mind.

To make this happen, we’ve made a fundamental upgrade to Bear’s encryption system:

We’ve upgraded Bear’s encryption system to encrypt every component of a note, including attachments like images, PDFs, and other files. This ensures everything stays secure and in sync across devices, with smarter checks to prevent conflicts during encryption. Your password is never stored anywhere, ensuring a complete protection of your data. Plus, we have made sure that the new encryption system is ready for Bear on the web when it launches. With these upgrades, your notes and files are more secure than ever.

Please note: You’ll need to update Bear on all your devices to keep sync running smoothly. If you’re on an older version, Bear will kindly remind you to update for seamless syncing.

Sort To-Dos with ease

Your To-Do lists should work for you, not against you. Sometimes a cluttered list of completed and unfinished tasks can be overwhelming. Now, Bear provides a new menu option to automatically moves completed To-Dos to the bottom, so you can always focus on what needs to be done. You can find the setting under Settings > General in Bear.

More Powerful Pinned Notes

Pinning keeps your most important notes within reach, and now it’s even more powerful. With this update:

• Pinned notes inside a tag stay pinned only in that tag. No more clutter across all your notes
• Notes are pinned globally when no tag is selected in the Sidebar
• A new Pinned section under Notes in the Sidebar gathers all pinned notes—both local and global—for easy access
• A refreshed pin icon for a modern and clean look!

For example, you can now pin the House Innovation Plan under #personal and the Annual Work Report under #work separately, keeping them neatly organized without cluttering your All Notes view. At the same time, you can still pin Daily Thoughts globally, so it’s always within reach whenever inspiration strikes.

You can find more information about Pinning here.

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CoreOS

• New Encryption Support
  • Notes with attachments can now be encrypted
  • Encryption layer changes require native apps to be updated for sync compatibility
  • A warning will prompt users to update if version mismatch is detected
• Automatic Sorting for Completed To-Dos
  • Completed to-dos are now automatically moved to the bottom of checklists.
  • This feature can be enabled in Preferences > General
• Improved Local Note Pinning for Tags
  • Notes pinned inside tags are now only shown as pinned within that tag
  • Notes pinned outside tags still appear pinned across all sidebar locations
  • A new “Pinned” section under Notes lists all locally and globally pinned notes
• Fixes & Improvements
  • Resolved file renaming issues
  • Minor theme color tweaks
  • Fixed crash related to wiki link autocompletion
  • Resolved edge case with @title special search
  • Various localization updates
  • Backups now retain the read-only state of notes
  • CloudKit sync updated to support Apple’s Advanced Data Protection
  • Improved in-note search performance

macOS

• (macOS 13+) Live Text for Images: A small icon now appears in the bottom-right of images to enable Live Text
• Style bar now restores automatically if left open before quitting the app
• Image resizing no longer causes selection change
• Minimum system requirement is now macOS12.4

iOS

• ISO8601 date format is now supported in the BIU keyboard’s date tool. Option can be enabled in Preferences > General
• Enhanced behavior of the virtual keyboard
• Fixed issue with tag folding in the sidebar affecting note list context
• Resolved table paste bug
• Fixed a crash on the Watch app
• Minimum system requirement is now iOS15.6

Update now!

Bear 2.4 is all about making your note-taking experience smoother, smarter, and more secure. Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, X(Twitter), Bluesky, or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think!

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Read-Only Mode

Read-Only Mode

Sometimes, you just want to read your notes without accidentally editing them. With Read-Only Mode, you can scroll through your thoughts and ideas effortlessly—perfect for focused reading or quiet reflection.
To enable it, open the ⫶ menu and select “Make Read-Only”. You’ll see a read-only icon appear in the top-right corner. When you’re ready to make changes again, just click or tap the icon and select “Make Editable.”

🎨 4 New Themes

4 New Themes

Introducing Shibuya Jazz, Shibuya Lo-fi, Everforest Light, and Everforest Dark! Shibuya Jazz and Lo-fi are two extended themes as Dieci with absolute black #000000 background, perfectly designed for AMOLED screens.
The Everforest light and Everforest dark are based on the Vim theme Everforest made by Sainnhe, bringing you a warm and soft tone with mild contrast. Check out more Bear themes here!

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Full Changelog

As always, we’ve squashed some bugs to keep your experience smooth and reliable. Check the full Changelog here:

coreOS

• Read-only mode: By using the ⫶ menu inside a note > More or Long press/right-click on a note you can set a note to not being editable
  ◦ Folding can be toggled for read-only notes by using the Side Actions
• 4 new themes: Shibuya Jazz, Shibuya Lo-fi, Everforest Dark, Everforest Light
• @readonly special search
• Fixed editor crash with collapsed sections
• Opening a note while a search is active in the Notes List correctly scrolls you to the first result and focuses it

macOS

• file:// links now correctly open the Finder on macOS recent releases
• Fixed bug preventing attachments of archived notes to be opened with
• Shortcut export action bug corrected
• Fixed dictation issue with lists
• Small fix for print not preserving the image sizes in some conditions

iOS

• Images inserted via the iOS sharing extension are now properly synchronized
• Corrected the Backlinks Panel scrolling behavior
• Now notes are correctly created when the Notes List has an active search containing a -
• Fixing the search term edit in the Notes List when it contains color-changing special characters
• Properly handling the visibility of the Editor’s left border
• Notes trashed, archived, or read-only don’t show the BIU keyboard button on the selection
• Improved the tappable area for resizing images on iPad
• Removed crashes while concerning the sketcher
• Leaving the current panel visible in the Editor when switching apps
• The disclosure button in the Backlinks pane is always visible
• Patched issue with text copied from chatGPT

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We would love to hear your experience about the all new Read-Only mode in Bear. Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, Twitter, Bluesky (NEW✨), or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think.

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New Writing Tools

We’re thrilled to announce that Bear has now integrated the powerful new Apple Intelligence, available on iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, together with other amazing apps! This innovative feature unlocks a whole new world of writing enhancements in Bear, allowing you to write and edit effectively without compromising your data privacy.

Rewrite, proofread, and summarize

With the new systemwide Writing Tools built directly into your devices, you can now rewrite, proofread, and summarize text right inside Bear:

• Rewrite: Effortlessly refine your text with multiple rewriting options. Whether you need a formal tone for a business email draft, a touch of humor for a wedding speech, or a creative flair for a blog post, Apple Intelligence provides different versions to suit your specific needs right in Bear.
• Proofread: The Proofread tool checks your grammar, word choice, and sentence structure, suggesting edits along with helpful explanations. You can review and accept these suggestions instantly in Bear, ensuring your writing is polished and professional before shipping to the world.
• Summarize: The Summarize tool allows you to condense your text into a concise paragraph, bulleted list, table, or key points, making it easy to grasp the essential information at a glance.

Lists and Tables

Writing tools aren’t just for tackling complicated edits; they’re also your secret weapon for those tedious tasks like turning text into lists and tables. If you want to transform some text into a list or table, just use the “List” and “Table” functions to save yourself time on formatting.

How to use Writing Tools in Bear

On macOS

• Open a note in Bear
• Select the text you’d like to edit
• Right-click the selected text, then choose Writing Tools from the menu
  • Alternatively, go to the Menu Bar and select Edit > Writing Tools
• In the Writing Tools menu, choose Show Writing Tools to access all options, or select a specific tool for quick editing

On iOS and iPadOS

• Open a note in Bear
• Select the text you want to edit
• The Writing Tools shortcuts and Apple Intelligence icon will appear above the system keyboard
• Tap the Apple Intelligence icon to access Writing Tools

Note: Currently, Apple Intelligence is not available in all countries. Learn more: How to get Apple Intelligence on iPhone

Try it now!

Whether you’re tidying up class notes, perfecting a cover letter, or crafting the perfect email, with the built-in Writing Tools powered by Apple Intelligence, Bear is here to help you write with more confidence and ease.

We would love to hear your experience about Writing Tools in Bear. Reach out to us on our Community Forum, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, or directly at [email protected] to tell us what you think.

Happy Writing!
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