iA Writer
The benchmark for distraction-free Markdown writing. One-time purchase per platform.
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iA Writer pioneered focused writing: plain text, beautiful typography, focus mode, and style checks. Buy it once per platform and own it — your documents are plain Markdown files stored on your device, never locked in.
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