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Changelog

Find below the Version History of iA Writer for Mac.
Version Notes
6.0 Wikilinks come to iA Writer!
Version 5 notes here
Version 4 notes here
Version 3 notes here

6.0

Hashtag Improvements

Content Block Improvements

Metadata

Look and Feel

Editor Improvements

Other Improvements

Version Notes
5.6 Style Check introduced!
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.0.2

5.6

Style Check

Other Improvements

5.5

PDF Preview

Publishing Improvements

Other Improvements

5.4

Export Improvements

Other Improvements

5.3

iA Writer 5.3 for Mac is a companion release to our big update for iOS 13 and iPadOS 13.

Updated File Keyboard Shortcuts

Content Blocks with Relative Paths

Handoff Improvements

Other Improvements

5.2

Deep Typography Refresh

Library Locations

Other Improvements

5.1

Hashtags (like Instagram and Twitter)

Smart Folders

URL Commands

Dark Appearance

Free Candy

Fixes

5.0.2

Version Notes
4.0.3
4.0.1
4.0

4.0.3

4.0.1

4.0

Embed Local Images

Embed Tables

Embed other text files

Note: Embedding only works for files in the same folder (or subfolders) as the master file. You can’t embed files in a parallel or higher directory.

Other Improvements

Version Notes
3.2.2
3.2
3.1.4
3.1.3
3.1.2
3.1.1
3.1
3.0

3.2.2

Added WordPress Site Picker

WordPress users with more than one site can now choose where to share.

Choose Sort Order in Library

3.2

Custom Templates

Page Breaks

Title Pages

Other Improvements

3.1.4

Share to WordPress

Other Improvements

3.1.3

Focus Mode for Paragraphs

Your Table is Ready

Other Improvements and Fixes

3.1.2

Support for MultiMarkdown’s Table of Contents

Added File → Open Quickly ⇧⌘O

Search supports advanced syntax

Changed default shortcuts for structure actions

Improved URL scheme support

Other Improvements

Fixes

3.1.1

Improvements

Fixes

3.1

Improvements

Fixes

3.0

Document Library

The Editor

Integrated Preview

Help

Privacy Policy

Which information do we see, and what do we leave untouched?

iCloud

iA Writer is file storage provider agnostic but we recommend iCloud for the best experience across most devices:

Troubleshooting

Here are some things you can do if iA Writer acts in unexpected ways.

Backups and Recovery

Lost progress in a document? Regret deleting that paragraph? No problem!

Changelog

Scroll through the history of our apps, version by version, platform by platform, update by update.

Education and Volume Purchase

An overview of our volume educational discounts and the pricing for schools, companies and organisations.

How to Write

Six rules for better writing, a rundown on how to use parts of speech, lectures on style, and the elements of style.

FAQ

Below are answers to common questions. Everyone is special, but most questions that we get overlap.

Localisation

Writer supports writing in many languages, and is localized in English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean and Portuguese.

Dropbox

Access your documents via the web, on PCs and other devices.

Accessibility

We want our products to be enjoyed by the widest possible audience.

Writer vs Word

What are the advantages of a focused writing app like iA Writer compared to Microsoft's WYSIWYG classic?

Writer Classic

iA Writer Classic was launched in 2010 and was under active development until 2016.