Bear alternatives
The Note-Taking App That Respects Both Your Writing and Your Eyes
Alternatives to Bear
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A dead-simple macOS scratchpad.
Wisp is a lightweight scratchpad that appears with a global keyboard shortcut whenever you need to capture a thought. It supports Markdown, light and dark appearances, and a distraction-free window that can be dismissed as quickly as it opens. Notes are stored in a plain local file, so you keep control of the content and can place that file in a synced folder if you want it on more than one Mac. It is a practical fit for temporary...
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The Writing App That Gets Out of Your Way and Lets You Write
Ulysses is the definitive long-form writing app for Mac. A distraction-free Markdown editor with a library-based system — all your writing lives in one organised place. Seamlessly handles everything from quick notes to full novels. Export to PDF, EPUB, DOCX, or publish directly to WordPress and Ghost. iCloud sync keeps writing in sync across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. The typewriter mode and focus features are genuinely useful for deep...
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