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Add to SafariWhen comparing Memosnag vs Bear, the Slant community recommends Bear for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform note-taking app?” Bear is ranked 34th while Memosnag is ranked 63rd. The most important reason people chose Bear is:
Well-designed app.
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Pros
Pro Extremely simple and intuitive
The plugin is very easy to use. The social-media-like page layout makes it easy to navigate, while the drag-drop functionality, used to organize your content, is highly intuitive as an Evernote alternative.
Pro Automatic citations save time
Memosnag creates citations automatically, which saves the user a ton of time.
Pro Lets you save pretty much everything online
Unlike other clippers, memosnag allows you to save pretty much everything online in one simple click. That includes images, YouTube videos, websites, etc, which makes it a good Evernote alternative in this area.
Pro Beautiful interface
Well-designed app.
Pro Easy to use
Pro Instant markdown preview in the editor while preserving original MD code
Pro Easy tagging
For example: #tag/sub tag/foo/bar #tag2/foo/bar
Pro Flawless sync
It's everything Dropbox Paper promised to be, but without the embarrassment. The notes are always in sync between devices.
Pro Lots of export formats
PDF, RTF, DOCX, HTML, TXT and MD.
Pro Hashtag support
Adding a hashtag with a keyword tags the note to make it easy to search.
Pro Simple to back up/export entire note database
Notes are exported as plain text, not a proprietary format, along with all embedded objects.
Cons
Con Comments can only be written in Latin script
You cannot add comments in Cyrillic, or Hebrew, or any language that uses symbols other than the Latin alphabet.
Con Does not work well for note taking
Memosnag is only for saving/sharing content you've found online (sites, videos, etc.).
Con Only subscription-based
Can not buy it straight up.
Con No Tabs - can only view 1 note at a time
Con No inline editing and markup of pictures
The only option is to open in an editor (thereby creating a copy) and saving it again.
Con Sometimes there are sync problems between iOS and macOS
