iA Writer
Plain text. Total focus. The Industry standard Markdown text editor.
iA Writer is a minimalist Markdown text editor available on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android, designed to eliminate distractions and help writers focus entirely on their words. It features tools like Focus Mode, Syntax Highlight, Style Check, and an Authorship feature that distinguishes AI-generated content from user-typed text. Users pay once per platform and own the app forever, with a free two-week trial available for Mac and Windows.
iA Writer strips away formatting toolbars and distractions, letting users write in plain Markdown text with focus-enhancing tools like sentence highlighting, syntax analysis, and style checking
Writers, professionals, students, and anyone who wants a distraction-free writing environment
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- one-time
- Company
- iA
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
- Oliver Reichenstein
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