iA Writer
 | This article contains promotional content. (August 2016) |
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| Developer(s) | Information Architects Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 28, 2011 |
| Stable release | 3.1
/ February 1, 2016 |
| Written in | Cocoa |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| Size | 8.9MB |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www |
| Developer(s) | Information Architects Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | September 22, 2010 |
| Stable release | 3.1
/ February 1, 2016 |
| Written in | Cocoa |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Size | 24.6MB |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www |
iA Writer is a minimalist text editor for OS X, Android, and iOS developed by Information Architects Incorporated. The idea of iA Writer is "to keep you focused on just writing". iA Writer has been "downloaded 600,000 times by everyone from hobbyist writers to the bestselling author Augusten Burroughs.[1] It is the best-selling text editor in the App Store, behind Apple's own Pages application.[citation needed]
iA Writer has a typical layout using what the authors call "writing typography", and is characterized by a monospaced font (Nitti),[2] a blue cursor, and a gray background color. iA Writer comes without preferences to avoid procrastination in the settings panel.[3] The lack of settings has been subject to some criticism, but the absence of settings is a declared component of the core concept and, among other things, is part of the reason for the success of iA Writer.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ "With iA Writer's Oliver Reichenstein: How He Got To 400,000 Downloads With A Super Simple App". Business Insider.
- ^ "iA Writer App", Fonts in Use
- ^ "iPad app takes distraction-free writing to another level". MacWorld.
- ^ "iA Writer simplicity at its core". Michael Whitehouse.
References
- iA Writer for iPhone review, The Verge
- iA Writer for iPad Review, MacWorld
- [1], Business Insider
- iA Writer for Mac Review. The Next Web