1---
2title: "Work faster and easier with Bear"
3bear_id: "2"
4identifier: SFNote2Intro2
5created: 2026-04-25T16:02:48.543Z
6modified: 2026-04-25T16:02:48.545Z
7tags:
8 - bear
9 - bear/welcome
10version: 3
11last_editing_device: "Anton’s MacBook Pro (2)"
12has_images: true
13source: "bear://x-callback-url/open-note?id=SFNote2Intro2"
14---
15
16These Welcome Notes are a good introduction to Bear, but the possibilities run much deeper. Here we’ll list some of our favorite useful tips:
17
18## Bear ==Pro==
19Privately sync notes across all your devices with iCloud, access over 20 beautiful themes, export to more formats, encrypt notes to protect them from prying eyes, search in attachments and PDFs, and more. [Learn more and subscribe to Bear Pro](https://bear.app/faq/).
20
21---
22## Power user tips
23Mosey right into the cool Bear’s club with these tricks up your paw.
24
25### 👉 Save webpages
26You can easily save webpages to a new note with our [sharing extensions for Mac](https://bear.app/faq/) .
27On iPhone and iPad you can use the [app extension](https://bear.app/faq/ios-app-extension/) for saving webpages and content from other apps. Tap the **Share Sheet** on iPhone or iPad, then tap Bear to get started. In the sheet that appears, you can choose from various options like saving any content that was selected, a link to the current webpage, or even the entire page.
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29### 👉 Work in multiple notes at once
30Double-click a note in the Note List to open it in a separate window. Yes, you can open as many as you like. You can also use `Note > Open in New Window` in the menu bar. On iPad, You can use iPadOS's multitasking to open multiple Bear's windows.
31
32### 👉 Export all notes in a tag
33You can export all notes from a single tag for fun and profit. Right-click/long press a tag in the Sidebar, then choose **Export**.
34
35### 👉 Link notes together
36Notes can link to each other to form a body of knowledge, or a wiki. To link to a note, simply type two brackets, then a couple letters of the title of the note. On iOS a **Wiki Link button** is available next to the **B*I*~U~ button**.
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38### 👉 Stand out with TagCons
39Tags in the sidebar with pound signs are cool. Know what’s cooler? Tags with cute emoji-like icons that make them easier to find!
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41Bear will automatically assign a TagCon to many common tags like recipes, ideas, and shopping. You can set your own, too: Simply right-click/long press a tag in the Sidebar, choose **Edit Tag**, then click the TagCon button in the popover that appears.
42
43### 👉 Automate common notes with Shortcuts
44[Apple Shortcuts](https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/welcome/ios) is a super cool tool which simplifies common tasks that have multiple steps. For example, let’s say you often turn web articles into PDFs, then email them to a coworker or your team. A shortcut could take care of that entire process with a single click.
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46Bear has [great support for Shortcuts](https://bear.app/faq/), including creating your own, which can save you a lot of time. View [our support doc](https://bear.app/faq/) to learn more about Shortcuts and download some examples including sharing files from a note, copying the text of a PDF into a new note, and a quick way to create a new journal note and attach a selfie.
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48---
49## Join our community
50This *still* isn’t the end of all the cool stuff you can do with Bear. If you’d like to keep learning, please check out [our blog](https://blog.bear.app) and [support docs](https://bear.app/faq/), then join our community at [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/bearapp/), [Twitter](twitter.com/bearNotesApp), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BearNotes), and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bearnotesapp/).
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52---
53## Learn more about Bear 📚
54* [[Get started with Bear]]
55* [[Organize, search, and customize in Bear]]
56
57#bear/welcome