iA Writer
The benchmark for focused markdown writing apps.
iA Writer is one of the most influential markdown writing apps: a stark, beautifully typeset editor whose focus mode dims everything except the sentence you are writing. Markdown syntax is styled inline as you type.
Files are plain markdown on disk, organized in ordinary folders. Style Check flags redundant words, Syntax Highlight color-codes parts of speech, and documents export to HTML, PDF, and Word.
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Try markdown before you install anything
The free online markdown editor gives you a live side-by-side preview in the browser — a quick way to test the syntax iA Writer uses, with nothing to download or sign up for.
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