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Free forever. Nothing to install.

Version 2.7 · October 8, 2026 · Changelog

App

The desktop apps work offline and update themselves. On phones and tablets, blackbear installs from your browser.

Mac
Apple SiliconIntel

.dmg · macOS 14 or later

Linux
AppImageDeb

x64

Windows
Web app

The Windows app is on its way. Until then, blackbear runs fully in your browser.

iPhone & iPad
Web app

Open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.

Android
Web app

Open it in Chrome, tap ⋮, then Install app.

Browser
my.blackbear.app

Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox and Arc. Works offline once loaded.

Command line

bb for macOS and Linux, for you and your agents. CLI docs →

Web Clipper

Save pages, selections and articles from your browser into blackbear. Clips are encrypted to your device before they leave the browser. Pair the extension in blackbear under Settings → Connections → Web Clipper.

ChromeFirefoxBraveArcEdgeVivaldi

MCP server

Let Claude Code, Codex or any MCP client work with your blackbear files using the same tools Pax uses. bb mcp runs on your machine against your encrypted workspace. Nothing is hosted.

Set up bb

Signing in opens your browser to choose what this machine may do.

Claude Code

Run these inside Claude Code.
Or add the server yourself: claude mcp add blackbear -- bb mcp

Codex

Then open /plugins in Codex and install blackbear.
Or add the server yourself: codex mcp add blackbear -- bb mcp

Other clients
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blackbear": {
      "command": "bb",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Any client that starts local stdio servers.

Read-only by default. Add --writes to the server's arguments to let your agent create, edit and trash things; deletes go to the Trash, where you can restore them. More on MCP →