Features

Editor

Where the magic happens. Most of your time will be spent here, focused on getting content down.

Editor
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
Focus Mode	✓	✓	✓
Local images	✓	—	✓
Content Blocks	✓	✓	✓
Dark Mode	✓	✓	✓
Syntax Highlight	En De Fr Es It Ru	—	En
Style Check	En De Fr	En De Fr	En De Fr
Folding	—	—	✓
Dynamic Outline	—	—	✓
Smart MD Tables	Calculation	—	Formatting
Writing Goals	—	—	✓
Wikilinks	✓	—	—

Localization

iA Writer is localized for use in a number of languages. We continue to add languages so check back often if you don’t see your native language yet!

Localization
iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
En De Jp Fr Es It Ru Cn Kr Pt	En De Ru	En De Jp Fr Es

Connectivity

All apps include the ability to work in a local (on-device) folder as well as support for cloud connectivity.

Connectivity
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
iCloud	✓	—	✓
Dropbox	✓	✓	✓
Google Drive	✓	✓	✓
OneDrive	✓	—	✓
Other	✓	✓	✓

N.B.: iOS 13+ limitations restrict addition of Library locations to apps/file storage providers that support full folder sharing.

Live/Real-time Preview

You can always be sure how your text will be formatted by launching Preview. This updates in real time allowing for instant feedback.

Live/Real-time Preview
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
HTML Preview	✓	✓	✓
PDF Preview	✓	—	✓
Equation Rendering	✓	—	✓
Metadata	✓	—	✓

Import/Export

Sharing your work is important too! iA Writer includes a number of export options for this. Our powerful MS Word import allows you to convert .doc/.docx to Markdown.

Import/Export
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
MS Word Export (.docx)	✓	✓	✓
MS Word Import	✓	—	✓
PDF	✓	✓	✓
iA Fonts	✓	✓	✓
Custom Templates	✓	—	✓

Blogging

Share your writing with the world. iA Writer allows you to post drafts to the most popular blogging services

Blogging
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
Ghost	✓	—	—
Medium	✓	✓	—
WordPress	✓	✓	—
Micropub	✓	—	—
Micro.blog	✓	—	—

Collaboration

Sometimes the best work is done in groups. For these cases, online collaboration is the perfect tool to ensure everybody is on the same page.

Collaboration
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
Online Collab	—	✓	—

External

In addition to the major features, iA Writer supports the following:

External
	iOS/iPadOS/Mac	Android	Windows
Global Document Search	✓	✓	—
URL Schemes	✓	—	—
PIN Protection	—	✓	—
Hunspell Dictionary	—	—	✓

Current OS Support

Our apps have differing operating system support, as detailed in the following table:

Platform	Version	Supported OS
iOS	5.0+	iOS 12.0+
Mac	3.1+	macOS 10.11+
Android	2.0.1+	Oreo (8.0)+
Windows	1.0+	Windows 7+, 64bit

Future OS Support

To allow us to focus on improving Writer and adding new features, we will consider dropping support for older operating systems once the majority of customers have migrated.

Previous Versions

If you previously purchased iA Writer, you may still be able to download the last version that supports your operating system.

iA Writer for Mac & iA Writer for iOS

For Mac or iOS licenses, you can always re-download past purchases from the Purchased section of the appropriate App Store. You must be signed in with the same Apple ID in the same country/region as the initial purchase. On Mac, you need to ensure iA Writer is installed on no more than 5 other Macs.

iA Writer for Android

You can access previously purchased/downloaded apps in the Google Play Store by navigating to My apps & games → Library. Please ensure that you are signed in with the same account as was used at time of purchase.

iA Writer for Windows

It is not possible to re-download non-current versions. The most current version is always available here: iA Writer for Windows