# Latest **URL:** https://community.bear.app/latest.md [Latest](https://community.bear.app/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.bear.app/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.bear.app/tags.md) --- ## [🐻 Welcome to Bear Community!](https://community.bear.app/t/welcome-to-bear-community/12442)
**Author:** [@zowiewho](https://community.bear.app/u/zowiewho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/welcome-to-bear-community/12442 "2025-04-19T11:10:38Z")
Legend says only the cool ones can find here. Welcome to the Bear Community! :bear::sparkles: Here you can find out all about Bear’s features, learn Bear’s tips and tricks, get the latest Bear news, and join discussion … --- ## [Table Cells No Longer Word Wrap Within Fixed Table Width](https://community.bear.app/t/table-cells-no-longer-word-wrap-within-fixed-table-width/19894)
**Author:** [@Glark](https://community.bear.app/u/Glark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/table-cells-no-longer-word-wrap-within-fixed-table-width/19894 "2026-09-23T21:11:27Z")
Bear Version: 3.0 OS Version: macOS 27 What were you doing: Adding text to an established table design (in a template) What feature did you use: Table What happened: The table contents no longer respect the… --- ## [Lettera Crashes when not the active window](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-crashes-when-not-the-active-window/19889)
**Author:** [@tpw](https://community.bear.app/u/tpw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-crashes-when-not-the-active-window/19889 "2026-09-23T19:41:17Z")
This template is for bug report only: Lettera Version: 1.0.0 (4266) macOS Version: 26.6.2 What were you doing: renaming files via Finder What feature did you use: none - Lettera was open but not the active window What… --- ## [Two requests for the Bear MCP server](https://community.bear.app/t/two-requests-for-the-bear-mcp-server/19887)
**Author:** [@csperkins](https://community.bear.app/u/csperkins)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/two-requests-for-the-bear-mcp-server/19887 "2026-09-23T19:22:03Z")
Hi, Thanks for adding the MCP server to bearcli, this is very helpful! I have two suggestions for features that I would find helpful (or, perhaps, I’m just not figuring out how to use it correctly): The ability to for… --- ## [Buttons on markdown keyboard panel are malformed after unlocking the screen](https://community.bear.app/t/buttons-on-markdown-keyboard-panel-are-malformed-after-unlocking-the-screen/19893)
**Author:** [@kbrc](https://community.bear.app/u/kbrc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/buttons-on-markdown-keyboard-panel-are-malformed-after-unlocking-the-screen/19893 "2026-09-23T19:17:21Z")
Bear Version: 3.0 OS Version: iOS 27 What were you doing: Just taking some notes What feature did you use: Formatting keyboard What happened: Open a note in the Bear app. Open the keyboard (e.g. by clicking somewhere … --- ## [Request: Calculations in Bear](https://community.bear.app/t/request-calculations-in-bear/19892)
**Author:** [@grahamharper](https://community.bear.app/u/grahamharper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/request-calculations-in-bear/19892 "2026-09-23T17:28:40Z")
I would absolutely love it if Bear was able to perform calculations in a note similar to Soulver or Antinote or you can type expressions and Bear would calculate the answer for you. E.g 2+2=4 or 2\*2=4 I note down small … --- ## [A bit of Lettera beta feedback](https://community.bear.app/t/a-bit-of-lettera-beta-feedback/19858)
**Author:** [@Noleli](https://community.bear.app/u/Noleli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/a-bit-of-lettera-beta-feedback/19858 "2026-09-23T17:17:37Z")
I’m really enjoying Lettera (build 4266) so far! Here are a few thoughts, mostly small UX things. Quick open within projects. I’m imagining something similar to Bear’s ⌘O and Nova’s ⇧⌘O. Clicking empty space in sidebar… --- ## ["Find" not working](https://community.bear.app/t/find-not-working/19867)
**Author:** [@leehinde](https://community.bear.app/u/leehinde)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/find-not-working/19867 "2026-09-23T14:02:51Z")
This template is for bug report only: Lettera Version: Version 1.0.0 (4266) macOS Version: 27.0 What were you doing: You know staring at a Lettera doc. What feature did you use: “Find” What happened: I searched for “Du… --- ## [Missing tags in tags pane in web app](https://community.bear.app/t/missing-tags-in-tags-pane-in-web-app/19163)
**Author:** [@TheEvilDonut](https://community.bear.app/u/TheEvilDonut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/missing-tags-in-tags-pane-in-web-app/19163 "2026-09-23T12:13:04Z")
Operation system: Windows Web Browser: Chrome 148.0.7778.179 Bug report What were you doing: Opened the web app What feature did you use: None What happened: Tags are missing from the tag list in the left pane What… --- ## [Bear 3.0 in TestFlight!](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-3-0-in-testflight/19884)
**Author:** [@macfixer](https://community.bear.app/u/macfixer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-3-0-in-testflight/19884 "2026-09-23T04:31:28Z")
--- ## [Basic git support](https://community.bear.app/t/basic-git-support/19891)
**Author:** [@j-ro](https://community.bear.app/u/j-ro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/basic-git-support/19891 "2026-09-23T03:03:06Z")
We’re all handling more Markdown files and working with agents these days. It would be nice to have an editor where I can login to Github, open a file within a repo and when I hit save, it just commits and I’m done. That… --- ## [Dark Icons on macOS 26](https://community.bear.app/t/dark-icons-on-macos-26/18317)
**Author:** [@lionelhand](https://community.bear.app/u/lionelhand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/dark-icons-on-macos-26/18317 "2026-09-23T02:53:18Z")
Bear Version: 2.6.3 OS Version: Tahoe 26.0.1 What were you doing: Launching and Quitting What feature did you use: App Icon in Settings What happened: I changed the icon and widget style in the appearance p… --- ## [Bear Failing Silently on .md import after update](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-failing-silently-on-md-import-after-update/19877)
**Author:** [@MattyinTX](https://community.bear.app/u/MattyinTX)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-failing-silently-on-md-import-after-update/19877 "2026-09-22T15:40:14Z")
Bear Version: 2.10 (14800) OS Version: Mac OS 26.6.2 What were you doing: Importing .md files What feature did you use: Import Notes… What happened: Fails silently What did you expect to happen: Note should appear I h… --- ## [Feedback via TestFlight or this forum](https://community.bear.app/t/feedback-via-testflight-or-this-forum/19886)
**Author:** [@PatrickGilmour](https://community.bear.app/u/PatrickGilmour)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/feedback-via-testflight-or-this-forum/19886 "2026-09-22T09:41:22Z")
Very impressed with Lettera so far. Have hit a few bugs, and have started submitting them via TestFlight. However… Question: should I send bug/issue feedback via TestFlight, via this forum, or both? For feature sugges… --- ## [Local Folders not working](https://community.bear.app/t/local-folders-not-working/19336)
**Author:** [@tpw](https://community.bear.app/u/tpw)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/local-folders-not-working/19336 "2026-09-21T19:05:19Z")
Lettera Version: 1.0.0 macOS Version: 26.5.1 What were you doing: dragging local folder to sidebar What happened: The folder showed up but when I added a subfolder in Finder it wasn’t there. I then created an… --- ## [Double clicking in search triggers maximise/minimise OS function](https://community.bear.app/t/double-clicking-in-search-triggers-maximise-minimise-os-function/19879)
**Author:** [@nesdroc](https://community.bear.app/u/nesdroc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/double-clicking-in-search-triggers-maximise-minimise-os-function/19879 "2026-09-21T10:29:29Z")
Bear Version: Version 2.10 (14800) OS Version: 27.0 (26A428) What were you doing: Had done a search and wanted to double click on the text in search to select it. What feature did you use: Search What happened: Text got… --- ## [🚀 Bear 2.8: BearCLI, Claude Connector, and MCP server](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-8-bearcli-claude-connector-and-mcp-server/19072)
**Author:** [@zowiewho](https://community.bear.app/u/zowiewho)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-8-bearcli-claude-connector-and-mcp-server/19072 "2026-09-21T06:20:08Z")
AI has become a genuinely useful part of how a lot of people work, and we’ve spent a good while thinking about what that means for Bear. We didn’t want to bolt something on, hand your notes to a third party. Instead, we … --- ## [Text, background and link color choices](https://community.bear.app/t/text-background-and-link-color-choices/19835)
**Author:** [@Cooperman](https://community.bear.app/u/Cooperman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/text-background-and-link-color-choices/19835 "2026-09-20T14:01:02Z")
Hello, I’m not really into themes, there’s usually something I don’t like about any theme. But I would like to be able to choose the text, background and link colour Could this be a thing? Cheers, Cooperman --- ## [⌘. toggle shortcut doesn’t handle mixed states well](https://community.bear.app/t/toggle-shortcut-doesn-t-handle-mixed-states-well/19009)
**Author:** [@mwichary](https://community.bear.app/u/mwichary)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/toggle-shortcut-doesn-t-handle-mixed-states-well/19009 "2026-09-19T14:46:33Z")
Bear Version: 2.7 (14270) OS Version: 15.6.1 (24G90) What were you doing: When you ⌘. a mixed selection, it reverses each toggle individually. I think it should work more like ⌘B and other formatting shortcuts where it… --- ## [Reinstalling lettera](https://community.bear.app/t/reinstalling-lettera/19869)
**Author:** [@bearmacho](https://community.bear.app/u/bearmacho)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/reinstalling-lettera/19869 "2026-09-19T14:11:37Z")
Hello. I was on the beta, had to reinstall macos and now I cant redownload. Could someone help pls? I cant remember if I downloaded it directly or via Testflight? Thanks --- ## [Proposal to implement a universal search function that includes "archived and Trashed" notes](https://community.bear.app/t/proposal-to-implement-a-universal-search-function-that-includes-archived-and-trashed-notes/18681)
**Author:** [@AMNIBO](https://community.bear.app/u/AMNIBO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/proposal-to-implement-a-universal-search-function-that-includes-archived-and-trashed-notes/18681 "2026-09-18T15:06:49Z")
Sometimes it’s frustrating when I can’t find a note because it was accidentally deleted or moved to the archive. I end up searching multiple times across Notes, Archive, and Trash. It would be really helpful to have a se… --- ## [Lettera Beta is here!](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-beta-is-here/19176)
**Author:** [@zowiewho](https://community.bear.app/u/zowiewho)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-beta-is-here/19176 "2026-09-18T07:29:51Z")
Hey everyone! Today is a day we have been quietly looking forward to for a while, and we are thrilled to finally say it out loud: Lettera beta is officially here! :tada: Lettera started its life as Panda, the code name … --- ## [iOS: swipe typing causes incorrect "ALL CAPS" capitalization](https://community.bear.app/t/ios-swipe-typing-causes-incorrect-all-caps-capitalization/19844)
**Author:** [@normangh](https://community.bear.app/u/normangh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/ios-swipe-typing-causes-incorrect-all-caps-capitalization/19844 "2026-09-17T22:05:38Z")
iOS: Swipe typing causes incorrect ALL-CAPS capitalization I’m experiencing a capitalization issue in Bear on my iPhone when using swipe/gesture typing. For example, when I swipe-type a heading or sentence that should … --- ## [Lettera: New file behaviour is very incorrect and broken](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-new-file-behaviour-is-very-incorrect-and-broken/19401)
**Author:** [@Somnesis](https://community.bear.app/u/Somnesis)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-new-file-behaviour-is-very-incorrect-and-broken/19401 "2026-09-17T20:56:58Z")
So if Lettera’s mission statement is to be a standalone Markdown file editor, its New File behaviour should be considered very broken. In the macOS document model (whether you use autosave or manual save), New File shou… --- ## [Inspector - ToC (nice to have)](https://community.bear.app/t/inspector-toc-nice-to-have/19792)
**Author:** [@tpw](https://community.bear.app/u/tpw)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/inspector-toc-nice-to-have/19792 "2026-09-17T13:27:55Z")
I just wanted to get this on your backlog if you agree. I realize this might be a little complex to execute but I’ll put it out there. I have documents that have over 10k words and leverage the Headers throughout. I ke… --- ## [New \> from template](https://community.bear.app/t/new-from-template/19559)
**Author:** [@benjamindeez](https://community.bear.app/u/benjamindeez)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/new-from-template/19559 "2026-09-17T12:02:20Z")
“New \> note from template” Great for structured meetings like standups, end of day, planning, 1:1, etc. Have a few variables available to set things up but nothing elaborate Ability to add templates to a category (simi… --- ## [Export multiple notes bug in Mac](https://community.bear.app/t/export-multiple-notes-bug-in-mac/19863)
**Author:** [@lookslikerain](https://community.bear.app/u/lookslikerain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/export-multiple-notes-bug-in-mac/19863 "2026-09-17T09:27:29Z")
Bear Version: 2.10 (14800) OS Version: 27.0 (26A428) What were you doing: Select multiple notes \> Export notes… What happened: Everything is fine until I change the export format to a different format (any of the other … --- ## [Set default highlight color](https://community.bear.app/t/set-default-highlight-color/18134)
**Author:** [@sawyer.d223](https://community.bear.app/u/sawyer.d223)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/set-default-highlight-color/18134 "2026-09-17T08:45:32Z")
i heavily dislike the default green highlight color, however it’s way quicker to just hit shift-command-M or using == == to highlight something rather than opening the toolbar and manually clicking the color i want to hi… --- ## [Using Claude Desktop with Bear (spoiler: It's awesome)](https://community.bear.app/t/using-claude-desktop-with-bear-spoiler-its-awesome/19838)
**Author:** [@russdw](https://community.bear.app/u/russdw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/using-claude-desktop-with-bear-spoiler-its-awesome/19838 "2026-09-17T00:49:45Z")
The process to connect Claude Desktop to Bear is incredibly easy and powerful. After a few simple steps I asked Claude to eliminate redundant notes, simplify my tags, and suggest improvements. Claude fixed numerous issue… --- ## [Open and edit external .md files](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860)
**Author:** [@nikeita](https://community.bear.app/u/nikeita)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860 "2026-09-17T00:40:08Z")
:joy: :joy: Just today I was thinking of this for Bear to avoid installing another app, and Obsidian just implemented this. [Next page](https://community.bear.app/latest.md?page=1)