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|name = iA Writer
| name = iA Writer
|logo = [[File:IA Writer Logo.png|120px]]
| logo = [[File:IA Writer Logo.png|120px]]
|screenshot =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:IA Writer-iphone-iPad-Mac.png|300px ]] -->
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|author =
| author = Information Architects Inc.
|developer = Information Architects Inc.
| developer = Information Architects Inc.
|released = {{Start date|2011|05|28}}
| released = {{Start date|2010|09|22}}
|latest release version = 4.1.3
| latest release version = 4.1.3
|latest release date = {{Start date and age|2017|11|29}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2017|11|29}}
|programming language = [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]]
| programming language = [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]]
|operating system = [[macOS]]
| operating system = {{hlist|[[macOS]]|[[iOS]]|[[Android]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]}}
|size = 12.4MB
| size = 12–25MB
|license = [[Proprietary software]]
| genre = [[Text editor]]
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| license = [[Proprietary software]]
|website = {{URL|www.ia.net}}
| website = {{URL|www.ia.net/writer}}
}}
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'''iA Writer''' is a [[text editor]] developed by the design company, Information Architects (iA). It was initially released on September 22, 2010 for [[iOS]] ([[iPhone]] and [[iPad]]), May 28, 2011 for [[macOS]] and 2018 for [[Microsoft Windows]] through a [[Kickstarter]] campaign.
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iA states that the purpose is "to keep you focused on just writing"; it has a typical layout using what the authors call "writing typography", and is characterized by a [[monospaced font]] (Nitti),<ref>{{citation |url=http://fontsinuse.com/uses/3299/ia-writer-app |title=iA Writer App |work=Fonts in Use }}</ref> a blue cursor, and a gray background color. Writer comes without preferences to avoid procrastination in the settings panel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=671769 |title=iPad app takes distraction-free writing to another level |publisher=MacWorld}}</ref>
'''iA Writer''' is a [[minimalist]] text editor for [[macOS]], [[Android (operating system)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/oliver-reichenstein-ia-writer-2012-4?IR=T |title=With iA Writer's Oliver Reichenstein: How He Got To 400,000 Downloads With A Super Simple App |publisher=Business Insider}}</ref>


iA Writer has a typical layout using what the authors call "writing typography", and is characterized by a [[monospaced font]] ([[Nitti (font)|Nitti]]),<ref>{{citation |url=http://fontsinuse.com/uses/3299/ia-writer-app |title=iA Writer App |work=Fonts in Use }}</ref> a blue cursor, and a gray background color. iA Writer comes without preferences to avoid procrastination in the settings panel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=671769 |title=iPad app takes distraction-free writing to another level |publisher=MacWorld}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelwhitehouse.com/blog/2012/7/23/ia-writer.html |title=iA Writer simplicity at its core |publisher=Michael Whitehouse}}</ref>
The app has been "downloaded 600,000 times by everyone from hobbyist writers to the bestselling author [[Augusten Burroughs]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/oliver-reichenstein-ia-writer-2012-4?IR=T |title=With iA Writer's Oliver Reichenstein: How He Got To 400,000 Downloads With A Super Simple App |publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> The lack of settings has been subject to some criticism, but has been a declared component of the core concept and, among other things, is part of the reason for the success of iA Writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelwhitehouse.com/blog/2012/7/23/ia-writer.html |title=iA Writer simplicity at its core |publisher=Michael Whitehouse}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:20, 9 August 2018


iA Writer
Original author(s)Information Architects Inc.
Developer(s)Information Architects Inc.
Initial releaseSeptember 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)
Stable release
4.1.3 / November 29, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-29)
Written inCocoa
Operating system
Size12–25MB
TypeText editor
LicenseProprietary software
Websitewww.ia.net/writer

iA Writer is a text editor developed by the design company, Information Architects (iA). It was initially released on September 22, 2010 for iOS (iPhone and iPad), May 28, 2011 for macOS and 2018 for Microsoft Windows through a Kickstarter campaign.

iA states that the purpose is "to keep you focused on just writing"; it has a typical layout using what the authors call "writing typography", and is characterized by a monospaced font (Nitti),[1] a blue cursor, and a gray background color. Writer comes without preferences to avoid procrastination in the settings panel.[2]

The app has been "downloaded 600,000 times by everyone from hobbyist writers to the bestselling author Augusten Burroughs."[3] The lack of settings has been subject to some criticism, but has been 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

  1. ^ "iA Writer App", Fonts in Use
  2. ^ "iPad app takes distraction-free writing to another level". MacWorld.
  3. ^ "With iA Writer's Oliver Reichenstein: How He Got To 400,000 Downloads With A Super Simple App". Business Insider.
  4. ^ "iA Writer simplicity at its core". Michael Whitehouse.

References

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