# 🚀 The Bear 2 Beta is here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcement\ **Created:** [March 21, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115 "2023-03-21T16:01:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zowiewho](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/zowiewho/32/33_2.png) [@zowiewho](https://community.bear.app/u/zowiewho)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/1 "2023-03-21T16:01:05Z")
![beta announcement image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/c/cebd32696f945df3ce9d91292a77e8bedbf8f22e.jpeg) Hi there! The time you knew was coming is now here: the Bear 2 beta is ready for you with _sync_ on macOS and iOS! The next section is really important, so please read it: ⚠ **We highly recommend backing up your notes** before installing the beta on any devices. If you need a refresher: - **Mac** : File \> Backup notes - **iOS** : Settings \> Import & Export \> Backup all notes (at the bottom) ⚠ **Once you go Bear 2 beta, you can’t go back**. This new beta will migrate and upgrade your old Bear 1 database and use it from now on. Install this beta **on all devices** since Bear 1 cannot read or sync notes from Bear 2. ⚠ **If you were using the Bear 2.0 private Beta** : Be sure to **export all new and edited notes since Bear 1** , then import them into this new beta. The `/Application Data v2/` folder is no longer used. ## What’s new? Everything! 🎉 This is the first semi-public but not-really-public beta of Bear 2 for both macOS and iOS. Please backup your notes (see instructions earlier ⬆), then test, try, and bang on basically everything, including: - Tables! - Markdown hiding - Nested styles - Folding sections (tap a heading icon) - The new sketching tool and canvas - GIF support - Link previews - PDF previews - Image resizing and cropping - The new Info Panel with ToC and Backlinks - Our all-new editing keyboard (Tap the **B** _I_U button) - The all-new photo picker - In-note search on iOS (searching inside photos and attachments) - Footnotes - New widget: Random Note - New Lock Screen widgets on iOS: Random note, Last edited note, New note, New todo note, New photo note, Search - Pin tags in the Sidebar - Note List sort options - Note List preview style options - Document scanning - Six new Bear Pro themes: Notes, Dark Notes, Rosé Pine, Rosé Pine Dawn, Tokyo Night, Academia - Two new Shortcuts: Export Note and Backup (Mac only) - Apple Watch visual refresh and tables support - …and more! Be sure to read the pinned Welcome Note in the beta to get more details on how many of these features work. Share all [feedback](https://community.bear.app/c/feedback/5), [bug reports](https://community.bear.app/c/bug-reports/6), and your personal hopes and dreams here on our forum! ## What’s missing Stuff that’s planned for our final release but isn’t ready for beta testing just yet: - macOS Info Column (the panel can become a 4th column) integration - History navigation buttons - Editor preferences - Theme and icons preferences - New illustrations across the app ## Thanks a ton! Thank you so much for helping us test the next generation of Bear. We know it’s been a long wait, and we’re excited to hear what you think. Below are your download links. **Please don’t share these with anyone, and especially not on social media**. TestFlight restricts us to a limited number of seats for testing, and we want to ensure we get in you wonderful beta forum testers. [iOS TestFlight Link](https://testflight.apple.com/join/DR0kpySR) [macOS TestFlight Link](https://testflight.apple.com/join/rnalqGZv) Have fun testing! 🐻❤ ---
**Author:** ![matteo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/matteo/32/21_2.png) [@matteo](https://community.bear.app/u/matteo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/2 "2023-03-21T16:02:59Z")
Use beta software at your risk! Don’t blame us if you lose your notes, your house burns, or your dog poops on the doormat 🙂 ENJOY! ---
**Author:** ![jenxi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/jenxi/32/5407_2.png) [@jenxi](https://community.bear.app/u/jenxi)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/3 "2023-03-21T16:05:50Z")
Thank you and congratulations team! ---
**Author:** ![dcarver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@dcarver](https://community.bear.app/u/dcarver)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/4 "2023-03-21T16:07:15Z")
Fantastic! So once Bear 2 is out of beta and publicly released, will it be a smooth transition to just move over to the public version (including carrying over our premium membership)? (asking this now before I install the beta so I know what I’m in for later) ---
**Author:** ![captaintom](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/captaintom/32/1613_2.png) [@captaintom](https://community.bear.app/u/captaintom)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/5 "2023-03-21T16:08:21Z")
Congratulations to the whole team - super job :-)! ---
**Author:** ![Notes\_Novice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@Notes\_Novice](https://community.bear.app/u/Notes_Novice)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/6 "2023-03-21T16:08:44Z")
Thank you very much! The Lock Screen widgets are much appreciated! And also markdown (links/highlights etc) in headings! You guys rock ---
**Author:** ![MrMentos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/mrmentos/32/2906_2.png) [@MrMentos](https://community.bear.app/u/MrMentos)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/7 "2023-03-21T16:13:14Z")
Excited to dig into the beta. Thanks for making an awesome product. ---
**Author:** ![schambersdunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@schambersdunn](https://community.bear.app/u/schambersdunn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/8 "2023-03-21T16:13:34Z")
Congratulations to the Bear team! Well done! ---
**Author:** ![matteo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/matteo/32/21_2.png) [@matteo](https://community.bear.app/u/matteo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/10 "2023-03-21T16:22:40Z")
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**Author:** ![Iano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@Iano](https://community.bear.app/u/Iano)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/11 "2023-03-21T16:33:54Z")
Oh yes, thank you team 🤩 I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into the new features now that iOS and Mac are both available to test. On first look, it’s stunning. ---
**Author:** ![justin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/justin/32/875_2.png) [@justin](https://community.bear.app/u/justin)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/12 "2023-03-21T16:44:12Z")
It looks amazing. One very first thought - please can we have the option to set the app icon with the stick-on eyes permanently? It makes me smile every time I see it! I absolutely love it ---
**Author:** ![davd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@davd](https://community.bear.app/u/davd)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/13 "2023-03-21T17:04:07Z")
Great update! Finally! Wish the history navigation made the beta, but looking forward to it (I use it all the time!). One thing that annoys me so far, if the page has scrolling, adding a table, and clicking into it constantly places the table at the bottom of the page (and will scroll it down if you moved it up). Very difficult to use tables in this case. This is on the Mac, it seems to hold steady on the page on my iPad just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Chamiu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/chamiu/32/1377_2.png) [@Chamiu](https://community.bear.app/u/Chamiu)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/14 "2023-03-21T17:08:38Z")
> [@zowiewho](#): > > Markdown hiding Thanks ! This is the function I wanted! on iOS ver. ---
**Author:** ![wreckloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wreckloose](https://community.bear.app/u/wreckloose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/15 "2023-03-21T17:12:50Z")
![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/6/69d68aa9d9d16dc320820e31445e0129ffa76cce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nesdroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9e5f3/32.png) [@nesdroc](https://community.bear.app/u/nesdroc)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/16 "2023-03-21T17:30:56Z")
This is great news! Have the x-callback-url changed? ---
**Author:** ![ttuygun](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/ttuygun/32/1612_2.png) [@ttuygun](https://community.bear.app/u/ttuygun)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/17 "2023-03-21T17:32:46Z")
I missed that. Is sync enabled in this beta? ---
**Author:** ![rob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/rob/32/1454_2.png) [@rob](https://community.bear.app/u/rob)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/18 "2023-03-21T17:35:24Z")
Cool! Do I see correctly that you removed TouchBar support or is that still coming? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![wreckloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wreckloose](https://community.bear.app/u/wreckloose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/19 "2023-03-21T17:39:11Z")
+1 for keeping an optional googly eyes icon! Keeps me from taking my softwarez too seriously. ---
**Author:** ![david](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/david/32/6_2.png) [@david](https://community.bear.app/u/david)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/20 "2023-03-21T18:06:46Z")
I fought for this one. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115/21 "2023-03-21T18:18:30Z")
> [@nesdroc](#): > > Have the x-callback-url changed? This beta uses `bear://` an should behave as Bear 1. [Next page](https://community.bear.app/t/the-bear-2-beta-is-here/9115.md?page=2)