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Add to SafariWhen comparing Bear vs Frost, the Slant community recommends Bear for most people. In the question“What are the best Markdown editors for OS X?” Bear is ranked 15th while Frost is ranked 33rd. The most important reason people chose Bear is:
Well-designed app.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Downloading option
This writing platform has the ability to download the written content in the form a .txt file with a single click.
Pro Completely free to use
All the themes and features of this platform are free of cost. So it's basically a no-brainer for anyone who prefers to write in a minimalistic space with high quality music!
Pro Ad-free Music
The music which is played here is completely ad-free. So one isn't bothered with ads every other minute!
Pro Multiple Themes
There are multiple themes which allow the user to write in whatever atmosphere he wants to write in.
Pro Ambient Music and Individual Fonts
There are various themes, each having a different font and ambient music mix.
Cons
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
