# Open and edit external .md files

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [September 15, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860 "2026-09-15T21:14:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![nikeita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nikeita](https://community.bear.app/u/nikeita)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860/1 "2026-09-15T21:14:21Z")

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😂 😂 Just today I was thinking of this for Bear to avoid installing another app, and Obsidian just implemented this.

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**Author:** ![KillerWhale](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/killerwhale/32/1337_2.png) [@KillerWhale](https://community.bear.app/u/KillerWhale)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860/2 "2026-09-16T00:12:11Z")

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This will be the role of Lettera, currently in beta, offering the same Bear editor experience we all love.

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**Author:** ![nikeita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nikeita](https://community.bear.app/u/nikeita)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860/3 "2026-09-16T10:24:46Z")

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Another subscription to open ad external markdown file? 🤔

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**Author:** ![krssno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/krssno/32/1338_2.png) [@krssno](https://community.bear.app/u/krssno)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860/4 "2026-09-16T18:41:42Z")

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You can import MD-files into Bear as you can export them. If that’s too tedious for you and you don’t want to pay for Lettera, you still can try an open source md editor like [Mark Edit](https://github.com/MarkEdit-app/MarkEdit). You’ll just have to do without the familiar and cherished experience.

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**Author:** ![KillerWhale](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/killerwhale/32/1337_2.png) [@KillerWhale](https://community.bear.app/u/KillerWhale)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-and-edit-external-md-files/19860/5 "2026-09-17T00:40:08Z")

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The business model of Lettera is not known yet.