I agree, Latex would be such an useful thing, that probably would make me dismiss lots of others notetaking apps
This thread has been one of the most commented one for a long time. Would be nice to get some feedbacks from the dev on this feature!
Hi Matteo, is there any update regarding the implementation of this feature? It would really be great to be able to use Bear for my classes (itās a bit of a struggle to take engineering notes without being able to add equations).
+1 for this feature; Itād be a game-changer for bear pro
Hi there,
while I donāt have any specific update for this, I can assure you that weāre experimenting with this feature. Weāve still to find the correct approach to include this in the editor, but weāre working on it!
Best.
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I am a heavy markdown math note taker, and I see Bear might be my chance to have an eternal solution for all my notes. So here is a wish list that I hope can stir some thoughts in the end.
Facts: there are only maybe 2 apps in the world that supports all of the following math features:
- a PC and a mobile client, or can simply be a web app.
- Markdown based, so web-like output, not pdf. (Frankly to me the exact markup syntax matters little, itās just that no one wants to resize an A4 paper on their phone. Thatās why overleaf or texpad with real latex does not cut it for me)
- offline support of math (Ulysses for example says you can pull your MathJax from some CDN, but of course itās not ideal)
- equation auto-numbering. In practice, this means the ability to use
\refor\eqrefto refer to equations (so MathJax, not KaTeX, which does not support this yet) - user-defined TeX macros, essentially, the ability to use
\defor\newcommandto define things. (Both MathJax and KaTeX have this) - A library-styled management for all notes (so Typora is out of the game)
The thing is, the 2 apps I mentioned that support all bullets above are super indie apps, for my favorite app thereās only one developer. So in 5 years my favorite app might become abandonware. I would die to see a reputable company reliably maintain a lightweight math note app thatās pro enough (supports all the bullets). If there is one such app out there, that will be where all my money goes.
+1000 to this.
@matteo @Haiten
Right now, I use a bit of a clunky setup with Typora on my mac and iA Writer on iOS, but this means links donāt really work on iA Writer, and Typora can be really slow and does not really have the library feature.
I actually quit Bear because of the lack of math support. There would have a straight up monopoly and I guess tons of students/researchers would use their app just for this feature. I donāt understand why this is not their nĀ°1 priority!
I agree to all your bullets.
What two apps are you using right now? I need to find an alternative to Bear until math support is added as I need to write a lot of mathā¦
The one I am using now is called Mweb (and I would not recommend the other one), a mac only app. Itās available on the Apple Mac App Store (with paring iOS app in App Store), the same indie author recently released an editor without library management in Mac App Store, the app is called One Markdown. Itās free, you can test-flight that first. One Markdown has better rendering efficiency than Mweb, and will be integrated into Mweb in mid-2021. The idea is that Mweb will be the āpremiumā app with library management and other bells and whistles, while One Markdown is just a markdown textpad.
Concerning math, One Markdown has included mathjax 3.1.2, thus you can use in particular the physics extension by \require{physics}. It features intuitive TeX macros for calculus and Dirac bracket, among other goodies.
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This is amazing! I really hope Bear can support this as I love the app but have to use other apps for equations, and physics support is really lacking nearly all of the time.
Iāve been using Notion but I have to say I am not that enamoured, lacking OS search integration and generally feeling slow and clunky mean that I keep juggling between apps.
For me, adding your second and third bullet points, and support for physics (and other extensions) would let me use Bear for practically all my writing.
Iād also like to +1 this feature. It is a must for me.
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+1 for this feature. Itās an absolute must! I would also greatly appreciate support for latex/mathjax/etc. in tables similar to Notoās power attachment (math equations that also work within tables). I feel that Bear would be unbeatable with a few more features similar to Noto.
+1 Would love this math latex. I use the Apple Pages equation editor when I need this but would be thrilled to have it in Bear.app.
1+ for mathjax support. it would really tie the room together 
Iām also waiting for this. Itās very tedious toggling between Bear and Typora.
+1 for really any kind of math formatting - working in data science and a majority of notes have mathā¦ using the crummy Apple symbol popup for adding symbols to equations is painful.
Been waiting for this for years. I donāt understand why itās not a top priority because you have literally no competition if you do this. A nice markdown-based notes app that exists both on Mac and iOS doesnāt exist. I really think the team underestimates this. Seize the opportunity!
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Urgently need it. Without this, Bear is only half an editor for many users.
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I also assessed all notes taking apps I could find on the market. Only boostnote.io support LaTeX for math equations and OneNote (but only in unusable way). With such a LaTeX based math equation feature Bear would become THE application for anyone who needs to document math expressions.
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Hi there,
As noted below, this isnāt a priority feature at the moment, but it is something weād like to add down the line.
We understand that if it is an urgently needed feature for you, Bear may not be the right option for you and thatās ok!
We hope you can Bear with us, but completely understand if you need to find an alternative 
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