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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Night Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syntax Control | En De Fr Es It Ru |
— | En |
| Style Check | En De Fr |
Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
| Folding | — | — | ✓ |
| Dynamic Outline | — | — | ✓ |
| Smart MD Tables | Calculation | — | Formatting |
| Writing Goals | — | — | ✓ |
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 on desktop platforms.
| 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 | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 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 | — | — | ✓ |
Our apps have differing operating system support, as detailed in the following table:
| Platform | Version | Supported OS |
|---|---|---|
| iOS | 5.0+ | iOS 10.0+ |
| Mac | 3.1+ | macOS 10.11+ |
| Android | 1.0 | Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)+ |
| Windows | 1.0 | Windows 7+, 64bit |
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