Building a text editor is hard work, but it’s worth it.

Bear 2 is a major update to the popular note-taking app Bear, which was an immediate hit when it launched in 2016. The new version has taken a long time to build, over 5 years, as the developers decided to completely rewrite the underlying text editor to enable features like tables, GIFs, and footnotes. The developer says building a great text editing system proved more difficult than expected due to edge cases and complications. While Bear 2 has many new features, the developer wants to stay focused on the needs of average users rather than power users, and is skeptical of AI assistants in note-taking apps for now. Based on my experience with the beta, Bear 2 still captures what made the original great - it’s simple and fast like Apple Notes but with more powerful features.

  • jjjm182@lemmy.oneEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Yeah no windows/web app, really nicely designed app but I’m not about to spend a monthly fee on an app when I can’t access on all my devices.

    • Artemis@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Signed up for it a few years back and really wanted to use it full time, but my work won’t allow me to use a MacBook so I’d have to separate work notes and personal notes which is too much of a hassle for me.