# Really like the Bear shortcuts for date and hyperlinks **URL:** \ **Category:** Bear Feedback\ **Created:** [May 13, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/really-like-the-bear-shortcuts-for-date-and-hyperlinks/12463 "2024-05-13T22:28:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ericg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/ericg/32/4713_2.png) [@ericg](https://community.bear.app/u/ericg)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/really-like-the-bear-shortcuts-for-date-and-hyperlinks/12463/1 "2024-05-13T22:28:40Z")
I’ve used a lot of note-taking apps on macOS and recently went through several of the popular markdown-focused ones but couldn’t find one I liked, so revisited Bear and glad I gave it a serious shot. (It’s not that I care so much about MD per-se, mainly trying to avoid being stranded on a proprietary island if I need to move out.) Anyway, I wanted to say thanks for the user experience that went into Bear. I really appreciate that I could find a way to put a quick date stamp in my note with a hotkey - without complex templates or pallette commands etc. that many editors seem to require. Integrating with the native macOS keyboard shortcuts is very powerful - I could use the shortcut of my liking with the date stamp I wanted, no problem. Secondly, I really like the way that a URL on the clipboard will automatically become a hyperlink when I paste onto selected text. Bam! Keep it up! ---
**Author:** ![DutchPeter63](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/dutchpeter63/32/5576_2.png) [@DutchPeter63](https://community.bear.app/u/DutchPeter63)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/really-like-the-bear-shortcuts-for-date-and-hyperlinks/12463/2 "2024-10-27T22:41:02Z")
Hi @ericg Could you be so kind to share how you add the date stamp? I was looking for it, but couldn’t find it. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![ericg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/ericg/32/4713_2.png) [@ericg](https://community.bear.app/u/ericg)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/really-like-the-bear-shortcuts-for-date-and-hyperlinks/12463/3 "2024-10-28T17:29:41Z")
Go to Format \> Current Date and then notice the options and the keyboard shortcuts next to them. These can be customized in macOS keyboard shortcuts, if desired. ---
**Author:** ![DutchPeter63](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/dutchpeter63/32/5576_2.png) [@DutchPeter63](https://community.bear.app/u/DutchPeter63)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/really-like-the-bear-shortcuts-for-date-and-hyperlinks/12463/4 "2024-10-30T20:06:43Z")
Thank you! I meant on iOS – but I assume it doesn’t work that way