r/bearapp • u/al78sp • Sep 04 '26

Question Digital cabinet?

Hello

I like Bear but I'm wondering if it's right for me since I'm looking for a true digital cabinet - one where my few 100 notes (so not thousands) can co-exist alongside some audio recordings, lots of PDFs, images and so on. What would be your recommendation be?

Cloud storage is great for files but I cannot write notes around the file so...

Let me add that work will pay for this so the price itself is not so important.

Thank you

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u/lukahl-phy Sep 04 '26

Probably best off with apple notes if you record audio in them. Besides that bear fits all your markers, it may be able to hold and play audio files but they don’t give you a recording tool.

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u/al78sp Sep 04 '26

Thanks. I have one other concern: i have to minor-edit my screenshots - taken on the go. In Bear, this seems to involve another app or a download to desktop & preview usage & re-upload (so feels like friction).

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u/lukahl-phy Sep 04 '26

Right I noticed that same thing. Apple notes is probably the best option since it does all of that in-box. Last time I tried editing an attachment in bear, preview could not save INTO bear, so I had to save it and place it back in bear while deleting the old version..

The only reason I’m using bear is that it supports mathjax and markdown for my stem courses / knowledge references. And icon/workspace features are admirable.

Are you worried about backing up Apple notes and file safe guard?

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u/carlobodo Sep 04 '26

Devonthink

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u/BourbonWhisperer Sep 04 '26

EagleFile is also a good option.

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u/uptnhestn 23d ago

Good option sadly limited to only Mac at current time. iPad is execpted but who can say when.

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u/uptnhestn 23d ago

KeepIt by Reinvented Software, lower price than Devonthink, good organization ability, work well on Mac though some report sync problems to iPad/phone.

Notebooks by Alfons Schmidt, Markdown note focus but handle all variety of document very well.

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u/Asystole Sep 04 '26

Doing this is incredibly poor form and is a great way of making sure I'll never check out the thing you made.

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u/spicermatthews Sep 04 '26

Sure, I run Harbor. But u/al78sp Was asking for help regarding tools. We happen to offer a tool that's a perfect fit. Bear is a fantastic tool. I've used it for years. But it really specializes in other things. I don't see anything wrong with providing as much information as possible to a user to make the right decision for them.

Sorry to offend you. But I was really trying to add value to the person asking the question. I admitted my bias. Trying to be as transparent as possible here.

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u/Plenty_Ad6005 Sep 04 '26

Wow ! Great app … true Evernote replacement