When comparing Inkdrop vs Bear, the Slant community recommends Inkdrop for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform note-taking app?” Inkdrop is ranked 31st while Bear is ranked 34th. The most important reason people chose Inkdrop is:
Support Windows, macOS, Linus and mobile.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Cross-platform support
Support Windows, macOS, Linus and mobile.
Pro Extensible
Pro Syntax highlighting, multiple themes out of box
Pro Markdown support
Pro Distraction free mode
Pro Supports Mathematical Equations
Pro Ability to draw Sequence Diagrams
Pro Plugins add extra functionality and themes
Pro Public API
More things could be done via its powerful API support.
Pro Global search and tag feature
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 Expensive
$9.80 per month is a lot for a note-taking app
Con Only subscription-based
Can not buy it straight up.
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.