The feature that really won my heart is the small focus button on the top right- just touch it and the app switches to the focus mode the entire writing fades except for the couple of lines you have placed your cursor at. The app is localized for Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and Japanese. You can also attach an external keyboard if you want to, though I have felt more comfortable with the on screen soft keyboard. Starting a new document is as simple as touching the plus sign- a whole new neat white plane appears for you to begin your writing. Just tap the page and choose Undo from the popup menu - you can also Redo from the same menu. The app uses Markdown formatting, allowing you to format your text merely by adding a few simple characters, such as for emphasis and importance. Auto-correction is a great help - silent and un-distracting. It has an advanced file browser to enable you to organize all your texts. The app offers syncing through icloud or Dropbox. If you just touch tap these count figures, it will show you the reading times for the entire text as well as till the point you have placed your cursor at. The app gives you the word and character counts every time you let the type pad go out of view- a great facility for keeping yourself within the word count limits or meeting your target of number of words written in a sitting as practiced by some of the writers. No buttons to obstruct your flow, no formatting to be done, just write - write to your heart’s content. The app offers a neat, uncluttered, plain white surface to type on. One of the ipad apps that makes the writing experience so wonderful is iA Writer. No menu-bar, no tool bar, no buttons- absolutely nothing just plain white sheet welcoming the flow, catalyzing the creation- from mind to words to paper, un-disturbed, smooth, natural- like the formation of a rainbow or the gentle drops of the spring rain - peaceful and melodious. Writing is bliss, all the more if it is un-distracted.
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