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Markdown Guide

How to apply basic formatting in iA Writer simply by adding a few punctuation characters.

Features

An overview of iA Writer’s features on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows.

Settings

Learn how to tweak iA Writer’s settings to suit your needs.

Shortcuts

Learn a few iA Writer shortcuts to save time and keep you in the creative flow.

Languages

Learn which languages iA Writer supports across its platforms, including spellcheck, Syntax Highlight and Style Check.

Apple Shortcuts

Shortcuts are a powerful automation tool that saves time and helps you focus on writing by avoiding repetitive busywork.

Organize Your Files

Folders, favourites, hashtags and more, discover all the ways to organize your documents in Writer.

Navigate Your Files

Create, search and navigate through your documents in the Library.

Wikilinks

Connect, browse, and rediscover your writing.

Cloud Storage

Having access to your documents on multiple devices makes life easier.

Content Blocks

Include images, comma separated tables, text files and code as blocks of content in your documents.

Outline

Writer for Windows comes with two powerful features for working with long or complex documents.

Focus Mode

Shut down distractions. Focus on the sentence or paragraph you’re currently working on.

Authorship

Highlight the text you craft yourself and keep track of your sources, artificial or natural.

Style Check

A personal editor-in-chief on your device, carefully reviewing your text for redundancies, clichés, and filler words.

Syntax Highlight

A more structured view of your document will help you improve your writing style.

Stats

From word count to estimated reading time, document stats help you stay on top of things.

Metadata

A simple key-value format for storing additional information about a document, only visible in the Editor.

Smart Automation

Auto text completion and transformation: focus on your writing, without getting bogged down by minor details.

Modify the Preview

To see your formatted text and to change its look, open Preview.

Export, Share, Print

Learn how to export, share and print your iA Writer documents.

Templates

Preview, create PDFs, and print documents with iA Writer's templates.

Custom Templates

Create iA Writer templates in your own style.

Blog

How to to draft blog posts before uploading them to your website.

FAQ

Below are answers to common questions. Everyone is special, but most questions that we get overlap.

Troubleshooting

Here are some things you can do if iA Writer acts in unexpected ways.

Backups and Recovery

Lost progress in a document? Regret deleting that paragraph? No problem!

iCloud

iA Writer is file storage provider agnostic but we recommend iCloud for the best experience across most devices:

Legacy Apps

Whenever possible, troubleshooting steps are listed here for iA Writer Classic on macOS & iOS and Writer 1.5.2 for Android.

Version History

Scroll through the history of our apps, version by version, platform by platform, update by update.

Accessibility

We want our products to be enjoyed by the widest possible audience.

URL Commands

Open iA Writer from other applications on both macOS and iOS, and perform specific actions on opening.