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	✓	—	✓
Style Check	✓	✓	✓
Folding	—	—	✓
Dynamic Outline	—	—	✓
Smart MD Tables	Calculation	—	Formatting
Writing Goals	—	—	✓
Wikilinks	✓	—	—

Language Support

iA Writer is designed for a global audience.

Language Support
	iOS iPadOS Mac	Android	Windows
Menus & UI	En De Jp Fr Es It Ru Cn Kr Pt	En De Pt	En De Jp Fr Es
Spelling, Autocorrect and Grammar	System-Based*	System-Based	Hunspell: En(US) De Fr It Es**
Syntax Highlight	En De Fr It Es Ru	—	En
Style Check	En De Fr	En De Fr	En De Fr

*Presence of 3rd party spelling and grammar tools/ plugins (i.e. Antidote, Grammarly) may impair functionality of system options.

**More languages available by adding Hunspell dictionnaries.

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	✓	—	—

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