# Bear (بير)

> Bear is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-07-27.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Shiny Frog](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/shiny-frog.md)
- Categories: Note-taking
- Official site: https://bear.app
- Community votes: 2
- Last updated: 2026-07-27
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/bear

## About

Elegant markdown note-taking and writing app designed exclusively for Apple devices

## Activity summary

Bear is accessible in Syria. Community testing in July 2026 confirmed bear.app loads without a VPN and shows no block page, with the Mac App Store download link available. Bear is a native Apple app, so installing it and syncing notes were not tested. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-27 — Verified. Community testing from Syria confirmed that Bear's website at bear.app loads normally without a VPN, with no block page or geographic restriction, and the Mac App Store download link is presented. Bear is a native Apple application, so installing it from the App Store and syncing notes were not exercised in this test. Status updated from unknown to accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/t4dscadu6xginkg9nypiapu0/ec3toyq8dao1c8r285zrhebw-screenshot-2026-07-28-at-00.07.35.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/bear?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/bear/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/bear
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/bear.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/bear.md