
Why it's here
Not for
Occasional writers. $49.99 is a lot for a text editor unless you write most days.
About iA Writer
iA Writer is a distraction-free editor for Markdown files you keep wherever you like. Focus Mode dims everything but the current sentence, Syntax Highlight marks filler words and clichés, and Authorship shows which text you wrote and which you pasted from AI.
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