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Add to SafariWhen comparing Paperback 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 Paperback is ranked 76th. The most important reason people chose Bear is:
Well-designed app.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro PIN protection
Secure your notebooks and notes with a secret PIN code.
Pro Photos, reminders and sub-notes
Easily take, organize and secure your notes in a beautifully designed user interface. Add photos, reminders and sub-notes with just a few taps.
Pro Easy to use
The user friendly interface makes using Paperback fast and efficient.
Pro Fast and efficient
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 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
