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24 alternatives to Bear

Beautiful writing app for notes and prose

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bear launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bear▲596

   A beautiful, flexible writing app for notes and prose

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bear▲22

   Bear is a beautiful writing app for crafting notes and prose

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hemingway Desktop App▲218

   An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   s'More▲265

   A desktop app for writing Medium stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bear 2▲410

   Simple, powerful, private Markdown notes

   2023 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Better Notes▲359

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ulysses for iPhone▲165

    Write. Anything. Anywhere.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Notey▲164

    Discover the Best Stories for You

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Help Me Write▲94

    Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ulysses for iPad▲96

    Desktop-class writing on the go

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Canvas▲317

    Notes for teams of nerds

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Typed▲256

    The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mosaic▲161

    The app for ideas

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Prompts▲109

    Build a better writing habit

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Just Open & Type (JOT)▲339

    A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TapeWrite▲123

    Medium for your ears

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Koala▲117

    Free, open source and web based bear alternative.

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Typewriter▲248

    Your on-demand editor

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →