IA Writer was designed with few interface elements so that users won’t get distracted by them. However, iA Writer took it a step further by introducing Focus Mode. Focus Mode highlights the specific part of the text that you are working on. “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.” “iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be for creating commercially successful interfaces, applications or services.”.
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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.”. The New York Times“iA Writer is an example of how powerful simplicity and accessibility can be.”. The Guardian“iA Writer is all about textual production—writing this phrase, this sentence, this word at this moment.”. WIRED4 x Best of App Store Winner# The Simple Writing AppiA Writer removes distractions.
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Giving you a calm, focused, writing space, so you can express yourself clearly.# FocusFocus Mode dims everything but the current sentence or paragraph, helping you stay in the flow.# StartDon’t worry about the format. First, write in plain text.
Then preview in HTML.# OrganizeSearch, sort, and quickly swap between documents from different clouds.# CustomizeWhen you tap and hold a key in the command keyboard, you’re given the chance to choose your own layout. Rearrange your keys, or pick new ones from the extensive list.# SearchYou can open documents and launch frequent actions in no time with the new Quick Search. This update fixes a few small bugs. CrestfallenDeus, Almost perfect!This application coupled with an iPad Pro and a magic keyboard have, quite frankly, made my on-the-go writing experience. I’m not a professional by any means, however, as a college student I have had almost nothing to complain about when using this application. My only grievance, you guessed it, is more customization!
This means more fonts, more color palettes, and more storage solutions like Google Drive. I totally understand that IA Writer’s aim is to be minimal and focus driven, but more “optional” customization features wouldn’t hurt anyone in my opinion. Overall, this is a wonderful application as is. My only suggestions would be to look into the “show stats” feature as I don’t like how it hangs over your text indefinitely. Maybe move the word count to a corner where it doesn’t interfere with your text or perhaps set it to timeout after a few seconds. Also, there’s a wonderful feature labeled “syntax highlight” that I believe shouldn’t be buried within settings but would be of greater use somewhere next to the “aA” button.
All the colors hurt my eyes so I never turn it on for long, however, occasionally using the feature helps me identify a myriad of adjectives and nouns to replace without having to read my entire essay again! Developer Response,We don't have plans to add much in the way of customizations to the editor itself.
The idea is you spend your time writing and not twiddling settings. When it comes time to put some form around the content, you can use templates to get exactly what you want.
You can build your own custom templates too—email us at [email protected] if you want to know more. On Syntax Control, you can toggle this within the 'aA' menu and it will show the last used combination of parts of speech you had turned on.
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