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Sigh. I guess I’ll have to automate exporting from Bear and reading the export. Very kludgey, but it should work.
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I wish the Bear app had a real API instead of the kludgey uri scheme. And getting into the SQLite db would be fine if it weren’t squirreled away. I need a way to pull all notes.
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What date format do you prefer on your note titles for zettel/journaling? (Bear App, Apple Notes, Obsidian)?
1. ISO: Journal 2025-11-08
2. Short: Journal Nov. 8 2025
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What date format do you prefer on your note titles for zettel/journaling? (Bear App, Apple Notes, Obsidian)?
1. ISO: Journal 2025-11-08
2. Short: Journal Nov. 8 2025
3. other -
What date format do you prefer on your note titles for zettel/journaling? (Bear App, Apple Notes, Obsidian)?
1. ISO: Journal 2025-11-08
2. Short: Journal Nov. 8 2025
3. other -
What date format do you prefer on your note titles for zettel/journaling? (Bear App, Apple Notes, Obsidian)?
1. ISO: Journal 2025-11-08
2. Short: Journal Nov. 8 2025
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Friends of MindNode 🤝 🫶
In a world full of “one-size-fits-all” apps, we believe in using the right tool for the job.
@bearapp for notes. MindNode for mind maps. ⭐
Each with its own strengths — better together.Read more here: https://buff.ly/K5ktr07
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Bear is working on web access to notes... finally!
https://community.bear.app/t/bear-web-public-beta-you-are-invited/17435
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I took a stab at cleaning up my code for BearExporter, a Python script to export all of your Bear notes to Markdown files you can use with Obsidian, read in the terminal, or whatever.
As the old saying goes "it works for me!" but I know it's not exactly great code, but it is available.
I'm not great at Python but I'll try to improve it as time allows.
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I wrote up a quick post on how to edit a theme for Bear (and then discovered other theme hackers as well!)
➡️ https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/03/17/editing-a-bear-theme/
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Yes to Obsidian... I copied the exported Markdown files from Bear to a folder on the Linux laptop and can open & use all the notes just fine.
So the next idea would be to automate the process by scheduling the Mac to export all the files and move them to a volume that Obsidian can use as a vault.
The whole idea here being I can use Bear, but still access my notes while using Linux.
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So right now the Python script grabs the text of a note, creates a file with the title as the name (needs work) and then sets the date created & modified time of the file.
So on disk are Markdown files with all my Bear notes. This makes them available as plain text files in the terminal, on Linux, heck...probably in Obsidian as well?
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I found a Python script somebody wrote to export Bear's notes from the sqlite db they are stored in and it's not exactly what I need so I ended up writing about 25 lines of my own Python code that does what I need.
It is... rough, but it works! I need to add a few things, like cleaning titles for filename, etc. (The script I found had issues of its own, so...)
I welcome these little challenges to learn more Python though.
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Some "notes" (LOL) about my first week with Anytype, how I see using it, and why I probably won't put all my notes there...
➡️ https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/03/09/anytype-an-everything-app/
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I've really come to love Bear and how it works, but with no easy way to get to those notes on Linux I may just end up with a combo of Bear and Anytype.
(I moved to Bear years ago when I dumped Evernote.)
I also didn't find a good way to use Obsidian across macOS, iOS, and Linux.
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I've been using Anytype for a few days now. There are things I really like about it (and the org) and I'll probably use it in my workflow (and it will replace Notion) but I'm not sure it'll work for as a general notebook for me.
I really prefer a big blank text area like Bear or Obsidian uses, with really good markdown support. I've not been able to get that smoothly in Anytype yet.
The "everything is an object" just seems more database driven in how it works.
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Related to the same (#UX) topic:
One thing that makes me truly giddy with delight as a software connaisseur 😏:
When I'm about to submit a feature request, but double-check whether the software already "does that thing." Only to realize that I simply hadn't found it yet, and that it does _exactly_ what I was looking for.
Only thing missing in today's find (in #ShinyFrog's #BearApp) was a keyboard shortcut, and that's a trivial fix via #macOS's Keyboards settings. https://mastodon.social/@jochenwolters/113875499404978801
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Related to the same (#UX) topic:
One thing that makes me truly giddy with delight as a software connaisseur 😏:
When I'm about to submit a feature request, but double-check whether the software already "does that thing." Only to realize that I simply hadn't found it yet, and that it does _exactly_ what I was looking for.
Only thing missing in today's find (in #ShinyFrog's #BearApp) was a keyboard shortcut, and that's a trivial fix via #macOS's Keyboards settings. https://mastodon.social/@jochenwolters/113875499404978801
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Related to the same (#UX) topic:
One thing that makes me truly giddy with delight as a software connaisseur 😏:
When I'm about to submit a feature request, but double-check whether the software already "does that thing." Only to realize that I simply hadn't found it yet, and that it does _exactly_ what I was looking for.
Only thing missing in today's find (in #ShinyFrog's #BearApp) was a keyboard shortcut, and that's a trivial fix via #macOS's Keyboards settings. https://mastodon.social/@jochenwolters/113875499404978801
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Related to the same (#UX) topic:
One thing that makes me truly giddy with delight as a software connaisseur 😏:
When I'm about to submit a feature request, but double-check whether the software already "does that thing." Only to realize that I simply hadn't found it yet, and that it does _exactly_ what I was looking for.
Only thing missing in today's find (in #ShinyFrog's #BearApp) was a keyboard shortcut, and that's a trivial fix via #macOS's Keyboards settings. https://mastodon.social/@jochenwolters/113875499404978801
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Related to the same (#UX) topic:
One thing that makes me truly giddy with delight as a software connaisseur 😏:
When I'm about to submit a feature request, but double-check whether the software already "does that thing." Only to realize that I simply hadn't found it yet, and that it does _exactly_ what I was looking for.
Only thing missing in today's find (in #ShinyFrog's #BearApp) was a keyboard shortcut, and that's a trivial fix via #macOS's Keyboards settings. https://mastodon.social/@jochenwolters/113875499404978801
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🫶 Meet Bear, the Markdown note-taking app that helps you capture and organize your thoughts 🐻❄️
MindNode and Bear are a pawfect match 🐾 Use our special shortcut to import your Bear notes into MindNode and turn them into mind maps.
#MindNode #BearNotesApp #BearApp -
How great an application’s unique #microinteractions are, often becomes apparent only when you try to use them elsewhere, and that other app doesn't support it.
Case in point: Turn selected text into a clickable link.
When you hit the shortcut in #BearApp, the note taking app, the program checks if there's a URL in the clipboard. If so, it automatically places the URL in the link panel. No need to trigger the Paste command, let alone select the URL field first.
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How great an application’s unique #microinteractions are, often becomes apparent only when you try to use them elsewhere, and that other app doesn't support it.
Case in point: Turn selected text into a clickable link.
When you hit the shortcut in #BearApp, the note taking app, the program checks if there's a URL in the clipboard. If so, it automatically places the URL in the link panel. No need to trigger the Paste command, let alone select the URL field first.
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How great an application’s unique #microinteractions are, often becomes apparent only when you try to use them elsewhere, and that other app doesn't support it.
Case in point: Turn selected text into a clickable link.
When you hit the shortcut in #BearApp, the note taking app, the program checks if there's a URL in the clipboard. If so, it automatically places the URL in the link panel. No need to trigger the Paste command, let alone select the URL field first.
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How great an application’s unique #microinteractions are, often becomes apparent only when you try to use them elsewhere, and that other app doesn't support it.
Case in point: Turn selected text into a clickable link.
When you hit the shortcut in #BearApp, the note taking app, the program checks if there's a URL in the clipboard. If so, it automatically places the URL in the link panel. No need to trigger the Paste command, let alone select the URL field first.
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How great an application’s unique #microinteractions are, often becomes apparent only when you try to use them elsewhere, and that other app doesn't support it.
Case in point: Turn selected text into a clickable link.
When you hit the shortcut in #BearApp, the note taking app, the program checks if there's a URL in the clipboard. If so, it automatically places the URL in the link panel. No need to trigger the Paste command, let alone select the URL field first.
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#bearapp is incredible for buttery smooth markdown note taking, but I don't own an iPhone, so no mobile usage for me :')
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Back to #Obsidian rocking the „Tokyo Night“ theme 😍
My #BearApp subscription was already canceled a while ago.
The final push today was watching a video of @nickmilo by accident scrolling through recommendations.
I was an Obsidian user some time ago for many years and switched because I didn't like the iOS app. But watching the video made it more clear/present again to me, that owning your notes is a fundamental advantage. Let’s see how this goes (again) :)
🏷️ #pkm
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A little #BearApp tip: I’ve recently started tagging people’s names in meeting notes to make them browsable/searchable. I’m combing nested tags and multiword tags, and using @ as the parent tag. So tagging my name would look like #@/Noah Liebman#. Neat!
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has anyone replaced #obsidian or #applenotes with #bearapp?
i love the simplicity and natively-built functionality of it.
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Filing, filing, everywhere, …, collating, sorting, filing
I’ve been busy these past few days with two small personal document-related projects running in parallel. I guess these can be categorised as overdue housekeeping, and finding and sorting documents that are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Continued on blog at https://blog.macalba.net/filing-filing-everywhere/
Day 17 of #100DaysToOffload
#PKM #bearApp #dataStore #obsidianApp #notes #obsidian #bear #markdown
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Filing, filing, everywhere, …, collating, sorting, filing
I’ve been busy these past few days with two small personal document-related projects running in parallel. I guess these can be categorised as overdue housekeeping, and finding and sorting documents that are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Continued on blog at https://blog.macalba.net/filing-filing-everywhere/
Day 17 of #100DaysToOffload
#PKM #bearApp #dataStore #obsidianApp #notes #obsidian #bear #markdown
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Filing, filing, everywhere, …, collating, sorting, filing
I’ve been busy these past few days with two small personal document-related projects running in parallel. I guess these can be categorised as overdue housekeeping, and finding and sorting documents that are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Continued on blog at https://blog.macalba.net/filing-filing-everywhere/
Day 17 of #100DaysToOffload
#PKM #bearApp #dataStore #obsidianApp #notes #obsidian #bear #markdown
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Filing, filing, everywhere, …, collating, sorting, filing
I’ve been busy these past few days with two small personal document-related projects running in parallel. I guess these can be categorised as overdue housekeeping, and finding and sorting documents that are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Continued on blog at https://blog.macalba.net/filing-filing-everywhere/
Day 17 of #100DaysToOffload
#PKM #bearApp #dataStore #obsidianApp #notes #obsidian #bear #markdown
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Filing, filing, everywhere, …, collating, sorting, filing
I’ve been busy these past few days with two small personal document-related projects running in parallel. I guess these can be categorised as overdue housekeeping, and finding and sorting documents that are scattered here, there, and everywhere.
Continued on blog at https://blog.macalba.net/filing-filing-everywhere/
Day 17 of #100DaysToOffload
#PKM #bearApp #dataStore #obsidianApp #notes #obsidian #bear #markdown
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@zceline I switched from Evernote to Bear and have been very happy. Doesn't check all your boxes but maybe worth a look? #bearApp
#markdown was the clincher for me (although tbh their editor is so good I don't drop into markdown as often as I expected to)
And I do pay for the pro version for OCR and sync. But it's been completely worth it for me.
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Other options I might look into if Bear fails me:
1. #FSNotes
- Ticks boxes, but not as polished UI-wise as others. Still top contender.2. #iAWriter
- Great for long-form writing, love the UI and fonts, but didn't feel right for note taking3. Combination of #Obsidian & iA Writer
- Although I prefer non-electron apps, Obsidian is as good as they get. This post from @janpb gave me an idea to get best of the both worlds: https://mastodon.social/@janpb/111265961098503516 -
Giving #BearApp a try again. Haven't used it since their 2.0 update. I've been looking for all-in-one long-form writing and #NoteTaking app.
Requirements are:
- #Markdown support fully baked in
- This excludes Apple Notes
- Native apps on all #Apple platforms (no Electron web-apps)
- This excludes otherwise great Obsidian
- Either local storage or end-to-end encryption
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@markhysted I’ve used #BearApp back in version 1. I should probably revisit it now.
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Thinking about dropping #BearApp…
Not using it that much and I think Apple Notes can be sufficient for my needs.- Quickly store something
- Find it via searchI know linking notes like in #Obsidian, #Logseq, #Roam is nice and can result in new ideas etc.
But as much as I would like to have a #DigitalGarden, I think I have no green thumb.
Somehow it feels stressful, maintaining all these notes and links.Might change my mind..
🏷️ #NoteTaking #PKM
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I love this question, #BearApp is amongst some great company. 😊
What are some other Mac apps with the same design philosophy as Bear and Things 3? #Apple #MacApps #iPhoneApps #iPadApps
https://www.reddit.com/r/bearapp/comments/163yfxn/what_are_some_other_mac_apps_with_the_same_design/
