Rich markdown editing with a formatting toolbar, tables, wiki-links, and smart typography. Your notes live on your device: private by default, synced only if you choose.
Free license includes the full local app. No credit card required.
Formatting toolbar, tables, code blocks, math, and live preview. Write in markdown without memorizing syntax.
Connect notes with [[wiki-links]], #tags, and @mentions, then see the whole web of your thinking in Graph view.
Templates for meeting notes, project docs, recipes, and more, or create your own and reuse them anywhere.
Notes keep snapshots you can browse and restore, and you can send anyone a point-in-time copy of a file.
Organize your way: nested folders, tags, or both. Full-text search finds anything instantly.
Import from Bear, Obsidian, Apple Notes, or any Markdown export (Notion included). Export standard Markdown anytime. No lock-in.
Ask Pax to find, open, or create notes, make precise edits with find and replace, walk a note's outline, and file things away with tags and folders. They draft and tidy right where you write.
You stay in control of what Pax sees: mark any file, folder, or tag as read-only or hidden, and review every restriction in Settings.
blackbear is private by default: end-to-end encrypted, never stored on our servers unencrypted, and fully usable offline. No account required to start.
blackbear pairs your notes with docs, sheets, calendar, tasks, and encrypted messaging, side by side in split panes with no plugins needed. And the core app is free.
blackbear works on every platform, speaks real markdown, and offers end-to-end encrypted sync across your devices.
Everything here lives in the same private workspace: searchable together, linked together, and synced together.
Daily entries with prompts, templates, and streaks.
Google + iCloud sync, recurring events, and reminders.
Priorities, due dates, and natural-language scheduling.
Formulas, charts, kanban boards, and saved views.
End-to-end encrypted chats and calls, no phone number.
An infinite canvas with drawing, diagrams, and live embedded files.
Non-destructive photo editing with filters, kept on your device.
Read EPUBs and PDFs with highlights, notes, and bookmarks.
Paginated documents with tables, images, and live co-editing.
Presentation decks with live co-editing, and Pax composes slides with you.
Voice memos with on-device transcription, music, and mixing.
Slides, video calls, image editing, and Pax, your AI companion.
Rich markdown notes with wiki-links, templates, and smart typography. Free. Private. Yours.
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