# \#beta

**URL:** https://community.bear.app/tag/beta/35.md

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## [Feedback via TestFlight or this forum](https://community.bear.app/t/feedback-via-testflight-or-this-forum/19886)

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**Author:** [@PatrickGilmour](https://community.bear.app/u/PatrickGilmour)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/feedback-via-testflight-or-this-forum/19886 "2026-09-22T09:41:22Z")

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Very impressed with Lettera so far. Have hit a few bugs, and have started submitting them via TestFlight. However… Question: should I send bug/issue feedback via TestFlight, via this forum, or both? For feature sugges…

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## [Bear 2.9 Beta release: Workspace](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-9-beta-release-workspace/19558)

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**Author:** [@zowiewho](https://community.bear.app/u/zowiewho)\
**Replies:** 61\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-9-beta-release-workspace/19558 "2026-09-07T06:43:41Z")

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Separating notes into individual writing environments is one of the most requested features in Bear, and we understand how useful it would be to keep #work and #personal notes separated. We shared some early concepts wit…

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## [Bear 2.8 Beta: Official CLI, Claude Connector, and MCP Server](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-8-beta-official-cli-claude-connector-and-mcp-server/19040)

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**Author:** [@matteo](https://community.bear.app/u/matteo)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-8-beta-official-cli-claude-connector-and-mcp-server/19040 "2026-08-10T16:00:21Z")

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We’re shipping something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time: a way for external tools to access your Bear notes. Bear already lets you access your notes through x-callback-url and Apple Shortcuts, and those w…

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## [Noxctl — Terraform-style structure management for Bear Notes](https://community.bear.app/t/noxctl-terraform-style-structure-management-for-bear-notes/19219)

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**Author:** [@barad1tos](https://community.bear.app/u/barad1tos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/noxctl-terraform-style-structure-management-for-bear-notes/19219 "2026-06-10T13:31:41Z")

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Active development, looking for feedback before the first stable release. noxctl is a macOS CLI for declaratively managing Bear Notes structure. The basic idea: Write normal notes in Bear, describe the desired struct…

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## [Bear 2.7 Beta release](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-7-beta-release/18879)

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**Author:** [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-7-beta-release/18879 "2026-03-25T18:14:54Z")

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Version 2.7 is now available for macOS and iOS via TestFlight. This release focuses on tags and TagCons. First launched in 2017, TagCons were designed to help you visually scan your Sidebar and quickly identify the tags…

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## [Bear 2.6.7 Beta release](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-6-7-beta-release/18813)

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**Author:** [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/bear-2-6-7-beta-release/18813 "2026-02-09T10:05:40Z")

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Hello, Bear 2.6.7 is now available on TestFlight for both macOS and iOS. We don’t usually write posts here for bug fix updates, but this one includes a lot of UI fixes for iOS 26, and we want to ask you to stress test …