# Export Bear notes to Markdown

Bear notes as Markdown files in a folder per tag, kept in sync, free with no limit.

[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exporter-notes-to-markdown/id6741618455?mt=12)

## What comes out

- Your notes as written: Each note's own Markdown text, exactly as Bear stores it, in a file named after the note.
- A folder per tag: Each note lands in the folder of its first tag in alphabetical order, and nested tags become subfolders. A note with no tag is not listed and not exported.
- Attachments: Images and files copied into an `attachments` folder beside the notes, with the links rewritten to point at the copies.
- No backup file first: Exporter reads Bear's database. There is no `.bear2bk` backup to make and no export dialog to repeat.
- Deleted and renamed notes: A note you delete, rename or retag loses its old file on the next sync.
- About HTML: The format row can switch Bear to HTML, but that HTML is only the note's plain text inside a `<pre>`, and attachments are copied without links. Keep Markdown.
- Next to your other apps: The Bear folder sits beside your other export folders, and Claude can list and read it over MCP.

## How it works

1. Connect Bear: Press connect on the Bear card and select the folder the panel opens in. Then choose an export folder.
2. Pick what to export: Every tagged note, or only some tags, with Recent, Pinned, Archived and Files beside your tags.
3. It syncs: Press sync now. After that, edits in Bear are written to the files.

How it works: [Bear docs](https://exporter.dev/docs/bear) · Guides: [Bear to Obsidian](https://exporter.dev/guides/bear/bear-to-obsidian)

## Questions

### Why not use Bear's own export?

For a one-time copy, use it: Bear exports Markdown itself, for free. Exporter keeps a folder current without repeating the export.

### Does it add front matter to Bear notes?

No. Bear notes are written as Bear stores them, with no YAML added. The other apps' files carry front matter.

### Is it really free?

Yes. Bear export in Exporter has no limit and no purchase.

## Let Claude read your Bear notes

Exporter's local MCP server serves the Bear export folder with the rest. [Set it up](https://exporter.dev/docs/mcp).

Connect Claude Code. Claude can then list and read the Bear notes you exported.

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http exporter http://localhost:8744/mcp
```

## Related

- [Logseq](https://exporter.dev/logseq): Logseq pages and journals as Markdown
- [Bear to Obsidian](https://exporter.dev/guides/bear/bear-to-obsidian): Bear notes in your vault, a folder per tag
- [CLI](https://exporter.dev/docs/cli): Every command, flag and exit code

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every page: https://exporter.dev/llms.txt