![]() Instead of needing to write in another app and export a static, unsearchable PNG or PDF, you can seamlessly combine Apple Pencil handwriting with rich text and attachments. The handwriting integration in Apple Notes is better than any I’ve seen.None of its features are the best-in-class (long-form writing will do better in iA Writer, extended handwritten notes will enjoy GoodNotes, Markdown is better in Drafts, etc), but the integration of them all into a seamless, system-integrated package is fantastic. Apple Notesįor a power-user, it would seem like using the built-in Notes app would be a non-starter, but I think it’s actually one of the best note-taking apps built for the platform. These didn’t keep me from using Bear, but I continued using other apps’ features, like handwriting in GoodNotes, the document scanner in Apple Notes, the collaboration of Dropbox Paper/Apple Notes/Google Docs, alongside Bear. My three primary hang-ups were a complete lack of decent handwriting integration, a need for Apple Notes-style sharing (or export in a capacity including a note’s future edits), and better webpage archiving/linking/annotating. The quick Markdown formatting controls (esp on iPad/Touch Bar), super simple file export, fast search, simple nested hashtags, and internal note links made it pretty exactly the way I want a note-taking tool to function in my workflow. The app is an amazing balance of Markdown, easy export, great design, flawless sync (no committing, pushing, or pulling required), and superb native clients across every platform, from watchOS to macOS (and in many ways, pushes the bar on features like drag-and-drop). Bear notes aren’t for final documents I’d print/publish like I’d produce with iA Writer or Pages, they’re thoughts I’m working on & want to keep around. It kept all my ideas, writing email drafts, plans, documents, meeting notes, etc. It was where all my ideas got written down, fleshed out, shared. I’d used it in the past after seeing early coverage on MacStories, but trying it out this spring, it seemed like the perfect app for my needs.įor several months, Bear was instrumental in my workflow, across all my devices. Zach Latta used to use a Git repo + Vim from his desktop (& Vim on his iPhone over mosh/ Blink, but that’s another story), but once he found Bear, switched. I’d rather do the longer-form writing it’s designed for. iA Writer is an incredible text editor, but doesn’t feel right for quick notes/journal entries.(This was iOS 12, so they used URL schemes & were slow/inflexible.) Sometimes I’d forget or something’d go wrong. I can write as many Shortcuts as I want, but that doesn’t make running them not a pain.I often wouldn’t do it, so then I couldn’t edit notes on any other device until I did that. Committing every change was a big pain.Having constant backups beyond iCloud, via GitHub, was awesome too. Portability was awesome, just regular plain text files.This setup was mostly awesome, but had a few major shortcomings: ![]()
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