Very Laggy Checkboxes

  • Bear Version: Version 2.5.1 (13605) (pro)
  • OS Version: 15.6.1 (24G90)
  • What were you doing: I have a note containing 250 checkboxes in a big list, with some newlines scattered throughout. 100 of them are checked off.
  • What feature did you use: I completed a checkbox.
  • What happened: Bear freezes for between 1 and 2 seconds before the checkbox completes and moves to the bottom
  • What did you expect to happen: Instant checkbox completion

The same note works with no appreciable latency or freezing on iOS when completing checkboxes.

Here’s a file that reproduces the issue for me if pasted into a new note:

repro.md (2.5 KB)

Here’s how it looks if I want to complete 4 checkboxes in a new note:

Screenshot 2025-09-02 at 11.56.21

And here’s how it looks with my real to-dos.

The time between clicks is spent waiting for Bear to unfreeze:

Screenshot 2025-09-02 at 11.55.52

Hello and thanks for reporting this issue. I can see some animation delay on retina displays and we’ll check as soon as possible.

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Thanks! I usually use Bear on my laptop connected to a large high-dpi external monitor but your comment prompted me to try on my 15” MBP screen and sure enough, it still freezes for a bit but is noticeably faster – so maybe the delay is proportional to the screen size (making the window smaller doesn’t seem to change the timing).

Thanks for looking into it!