iA Writer

Name: iA Writer
Rating: 4.86 (14 reviews)

Plain text. Full ownership. Total focus.

4.9•14 reviews•

1.6K followers

Plain text. Full ownership. Total focus.

4.9•14 reviews•

1.6K followers

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“iA Writer creates a clean, simple and distraction-free writing environment for when you really need to focus on your words. It’s delightful to use.” – The New York Times

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Based on 14 reviews

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Reviewers largely praise iA Writer for doing less, better: a clean, focused Markdown editor that stays out of the way for notes, schoolwork, technical documentation, and even text-based presentations. Users repeatedly highlight its simple UX, distraction-free writing, and useful real-time preview. A founder from Decoy also values that files are stored as plain Markdown on disk, making the tool feel portable and less locked-in, while a founder from Wrangle cites its focused editing experience. Criticism is light, mainly around handling visuals and a request for better language support.

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distraction-free writing (3)

minimalist design (3)

simple interface (3)

markdown support (2)

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•2 reviews

Unexpected, as I never thought about having a Keynote/Powerpoint app, that "just" use text to input everything, and Markdown in particular. As a regular user of Obsidian, I immediately could use it quickly. I really like that the designs are independent of screen size and that I can export to html and store presentations on my own website, with the exact same look. Looking forward to use this a lot!

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markdown support (2)export options (1)

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•12 reviews

Used this throughout my school career. There are many similar apps that don't put in quite as much attention to detail or overthink the problem by trying to address it with too many features (killing the minimalism, which is the point). iA Writer is quite literally a game changer and simplicity at its finest.

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minimalist design (3)attention to detail (1)

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•4 reviews

I am very satisfied using iA Writer over Absurd Design. The platform is very intuitive and easy to use, allowing me to focus on writing without unnecessary distractions. Additionally, the real-time preview functionality is very useful for seeing how content will look on the final page.

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easy to use (1)distraction-free writing (3)real-time preview (1)

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