![]() ![]() The standard iOS keyboard is enhanced by the addition of a top row of keys for frequently-used characters (- : ” ‘) and, usefully, buttons to move back and forth word by word. So if you need to make any major changes you have to exit focus mode. The ubiquitous iOS copy and paste dialog isn’t called up when you press the screen. I really like this approach, although the focus mode does not allow any form of editing other than backspacing and navigation. The rest of the text is greyed out and you can concentrate entirely on the current words. ![]() In focus mode you find the true unique selling point of iA Writer, the focus on the sentence under construction. Note how the Markdown hash symbols are shown as simple text and compare with the effect in the Mac application window belowFocus mode The iPad full-screen view showing the focus mode in action. ![]() To the far right of the toolbar is a lock icon which, strangely, is what you use to change to the second, full-screen “focus” mode. There are slow readers and there are fast readers. I am not convinced by the rather artificial time-to-read function. In addition there is a “time-to-read” value (which the authors cite as an improvement on pagination or other forms of index) and a word count. In standard mode there is a top toolbar with icons to call up the documents list, add a new document and share by emailing the text or copying the full text. IA Writer joins a bunch of similar products in offering a clean, editing environment with the option to go full screen if you wish. If you are happy with a white background and Nitti Light type you don’t need to look further. Fortunately the chosen font, Nitti Light, is attractive and suits me because it is non-variable in width and makes for easy editing. They claim it is a sparten setting and they’re not far wrong on that-it’s a true case of one size fits all. There are no options to change background, pen colour or font or, even, text size. To achieve this end there is minimal customisation. IA Writer aims to offer a very focused, distraction-free environment for serious writing. I purchased iA Writer for the iPad some weeks ago but hadn’t got down to evaluation. But to have both desktop and iPad apps from the same vendor is an interesting proposition. Most plain-text note applications for iOS have no desktop version, although it is an easy matter to use TextEdit, WriteRoom or one of the many other plaint-text editing progams for OS X. Visit ia.When I read that Information Architects’ iA Writer¹ for iPad had a desktop companion I felt duty bound to download and try them out. Visit ia.net/writer for more information Spot superfluous adjectives, weak verbs, repetitive nouns, false conjunctions and clean your text of the usual rumble.Ĭustomize your templates and export to WordPress or Medium, HTML, Microsoft Word (.docx), or PDF.Įmbed links, pictures, tables and text files in plain text and see them in preview. IA Writer includes an inverted light-on-dark-mode, perfect for working day and night. It lives in the keyboard so it’s always close at hand. You can open documents and launch frequent actions in no time with the new Quick Search. Rearrange your keys, or pick new ones from the extensive list. When you tap and hold a key in the command keyboard, you’re given the chance to choose your own layout. Search, sort, and quickly swap between documents from different clouds. Giving you a calm, focused, writing space, so you can express yourself clearly.įocus Mode dims everything but the current sentence or paragraph, helping you stay in the flow.ĭon’t worry about the format. “iA Writer is all about textual production-writing this phrase, this sentence, this word at this moment.” -WIRED “iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be.” -The Guardian ![]() “iA Writer creates a clean, simple and distraction-free writing environment for when you really need to focus on your words.” -The New York Times To me, it’s the gold standard for Markdown syntax styling. “My favorite iOS app for writing in Markdown, without question, is iA Writer. “Leaving life’s mess for an ideal realm of words.” -The New Yorker “Leaving life’s mess for an ideal realm of words.” -The New Yorker “My favorite iOS app for writing in Markdown, without question, is iA Writer. ![]()
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