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# In praise of Bear
- URL: https://journal.jatan.space/in-praise-of-bear/
- Published: 2024-02-20T13:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-30T05:23:56.000Z
- Author: Jatan

I’m impressed by the [Bear](https://bear.app) app’s ability to [import](https://bear.app/faq/Import%20%26%20export/Import%20your%20notes) and [export](https://bear.app/faq/Import%20%26%20export/Export%20your%20notes) an exceptionally wide range of file formats compared to the 20+ note-taking apps I looked into. Last year I was on a quest to find an app that can reliably import entire blog archives as well as contents of any individual web pages I throw at it with high fidelity. Bear does both.

[Notion](https://www.notion.so) was a close second in its import support but not in its [relatively limited](https://www.notion.so/help/export-your-content) export options. It also messes up the order of some text in HTML files. On the other hand, many of the popular note-taking apps can’t even import HTML files, or export as such, both of which is perplexing. [Workflowy](https://workflowy.com), the app I use to [organize my article notes](https://journal.jatan.space/how-i-organize-notes-for-writing-an-article), can export notes as HTML but not import them. In fact, it seems to have no import option for anything at all!

At $15/year (at the time I brought it), Bear Pro is also among the cheapest note-taking apps out there while being [generously featured](https://bear.app/#features), pleasant to use, snappy, and efficient. I’ve imported and consolidated all the note-taking I do into Bear. I love typing a lot in this beautiful app with my bear hands.