Markdown notes in any browser — no Apple lock-in.

Bear only runs on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. JustJot.ai opens in any browser on any OS — Windows, Android, Linux, Chromebook — so your notes follow you whatever device you're on, with nothing to install.

Keep the distraction-free, markdown-first writing Bear is loved for. You write in plain text and it stays portable — no proprietary lock-in, no fighting the editor to get out of its way.

Bear has no AI that reads your notes. Here you can ask questions and get answers drawn from the notes you actually wrote, with citations back to the exact passage — so you can verify every claim before you trust it.

Find the note you mean even when you don't remember the words you used or which tag you filed it under. Vector search surfaces related ideas across your whole library, so old notes resurface when they're relevant.

Turn any note or source set into flashcards and a practice quiz in one pass, then review them in a focused reader that remembers where you left off — no separate spaced-repetition app to wire up.

Here's what a notes app can't do: turn a note into a public, SEO-ready post, paywall the deep version, and keep the subscribers — all in the same workspace, no export-and-rebuild.

How is JustJot.ai different from Bear?

Bear is a markdown notes app for Apple devices only, with no built-in AI. JustJot.ai is AI-native and cloud-native — it opens in any browser on any OS, keeps clean markdown writing, and adds grounded AI chat over your own notes with citations, semantic search, study tools, and publishing. You keep what made Bear pleasant and lose the Apple lock-in.

Can I use it on Windows or Android?

Yes. JustJot.ai runs in any modern browser, so it works the same on Windows, Android, Linux, and Chromebook as it does on a Mac or iPhone — which Bear can't do, since it's Apple-only.

Is it still markdown-first like Bear?

Yes. You write in markdown and your notes stay portable plain text. The difference is everything layered on top — grounded AI, semantic search, and study tools — not a heavier editor that gets in your way.

Does the AI actually use my notes, or just make things up?

It's grounded in your material. You point the AI at a set of notes (and PDFs or links if you add them) and answers are drawn from those sources, with inline citations back to the passage they came from — so you can verify before you trust it.

Is it free to try?

You can start for free: write notes, ask the AI questions about them, and generate study material without a credit card. Paid tiers exist for heavier use and for paywalling your own published work.