The profession of writer is one of the most suffered in its entire process - just like other artistic branches. The lack of inspiration, the difficulty of publishing, or as in my case the difficulty to concentrate at the time of writing are just some of the factors that complicate the task of writing. That is why I love iA Writer, because this app helps me incredibly when it comes to focusing on what I am writing, this application is designed specifically for writers.Its goal is to concentrate on what you are writing, shape it, polishing it and developing your book. It has no buttons, so we just have to work on the keyboard. Of course, afterwards we can always add images, tables or whatever we want. Another highlight is the simple synchronization with other programs or platforms, such as Word, DropBox, iCloud, Drive or even WordPress or Medium, so you can upload your articles directly to your website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is excellent software, it has worked very well for me to write at times when I need to be focused. In short, I have absolutely nothing to say about this app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Minimalistic user-friendly design. Nothing more, just you and your words. Everything is very simple to manage, the maximum concentration on your text. One of the key features is a text editor without settings. By running iA Writer, the only thing you can do is start writing. Of the options there are only full-screen and FocusMode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Program flaws not found. I think this software will appeal to anyone who loves to write or creates texts on a professional basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the design and attention to detail of this editor. It also features a URL scheme which is great for automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few minor UI issues that I don't care for, but nothing major. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iA Writer is focused on providing the best plain text writing experience. While a range of features are available, the focus of the software is always the text, and helping the writer to focus on the text. The tool doesn't get in the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's a lot of competition in this space, so it's hard to stand out. The iA Writer Classic is missing some helpful features, like real-time preview, while the paid version is a bit expensive, given the often cheaper competition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate once you have the app it's yours! alleviating a annoyance with some other rentable writing programs. It has seamless transfer when switching from mobile to Mac and simple PDF exporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have not found anything i dislike yet, the addition of a non mobile version has been a great addition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since buying iA Writer for both my iPad initially and then following it up with the desktop version. The way this program syncs so quickly and seamlessly is fabulous, I can jump between devices and never have to worry about whether I'm editing an old copy. It's all just there good to go. This program is just so simple and easy to use. They've gotten rid of all the clutter that comes with most editors and kept it streamlined and simple. Perfect for focus! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A minor gripe is when you're scrolling through on an iPad, the title bar will appear and then disappear as you scroll up or down, this can get a bit janky and distracting at times but a minor thing at most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fast, simple, and still powerful tool for authors like me. I'm using it on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Quick notes can be made while away from the computer, notes or smaller writings with the iPad, and finishing on the computer. The synchronization of the documents works wonderful. Everything is fast, the usage of markdown makes it easy to keep the fingers on the keyboard, and the shown informations and grammatical analysis help a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have to admit, I found nothing bad so far. ;) It works like I want on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's complete simplicity, not being able to change anything, but it just looking great. I've used it for so many things, daily to write down notes. A year ago I even wrote most of my graduation paper in IA Writer with markdown. Distraction-free writing is also great to totally immerse myself in the story I'm writing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's not much to dislike, IA Writer is the most simple tool you can think about. There is one single thing that needs fixed, but this could also be a markdown issue. When creating code blocks with backticks, the quotes inside the block are autocorrected to smart quotes. The dumb to smart quotes is great, but in code a smart quote causes errors when copying it back to a code editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about iA Writer is the interface, which is minimal. You don't need to worry about font size, or colors, or alignment, or any other visual aspect you might think, you just have to focus in your writing. This software uses Markdown, a simple text markup, to create the necessary hierarchy and give the appropriate importance for certain words, using titles, bold and italic. It will also give you a preview, so you get the chance to peak how it's going to look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The things I don't like about this software, is that you need to pay separate from Desktop and Mobile, and you won't get free major updates, for example from version 2 to version 3. But that's a business model like everything else. It makes sense to be this way, if you think how much effort and thinking it's put into it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Writer has a clean look and markdown, but the best feature, and probably my only reason to still use it, is the syntax features. Writer comes with a pretty good font, but the change of the app from “Pro” to just iA Writer (different from the original) took away the notes mode that I liked a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Writer changed from Pro (which had multiple document modes that were sort of useful) back to a simplified version with the syntax views intact. It doesn’t look as good as Ulysses and isn’t customizable. Document organization isn’t as good as Ulysses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.