iA Writer

iA Writer for Windows is an incredible tool that is perfect for people who have to write very long documents and need to stay focused and not procrastinate. This is very important in a variety of vocations, professions, and academic contexts. From the lawyer who is writing up a contract to the professor who needs to focus on writing their research iA Writer is the perfect tool for any required component of a key concept of doing business. 

The purpose of the tool is to keep the writer "focused on writing." There are absolutely no preferences for the writer to choose from when writing. The beautiful part about this is that you have the ability to completely get rid of all distractions. The app has been downloaded over 600,000 times and counting by everyone from professional writers like bestselling authors to people who enjoy writing for a hobby. 

It was originally launched back in 2017, so it is fairly new but has gained a lot of momentum in just a short amount of time. It's available on Windows, Mac, Android, and App Store. There is even a large following online with a Writer Newsletter that available with updates, tips, and outlooks for users! There is also a blog that has something for everyone. It made app of the year for MacStories and won several other awards and even has an ethics entry about email passwords on the blogs. 

It's a great community of users for a practical application. iA Writer, however, does not have Syntax highlight, document search, custom templates, and tags. However, it does have different features such as document outline, chapter folding, and automatic table alignment. Why does the update have various features? Sometimes older platforms need to synthesize and take the time to mature. Sometimes features are easier to implement on one application than on another platform. 

A free, simple writing tool that keeps you focused on just writing, this provides preferences that keeps the writing focused.

• Text Encoding - saves documents as plain text files. Supports opening documents in many encodings. 
• URL-Schemes - this will allow you to open iA from other apps on both iOS and macOS to perform specific action upon opening. For example, a person can turn a text into, eventually, a new iA Writer document. The URL can also be used to change some of the initial iA defaults.