iA Writer
iA Writer can be considered a darling of users when it comes to Markdown editors.
Overview
iA Writer can be considered a first class tool for editing Markdown documents.
It has compatibility with several operating systems such as Windows, Android, macOS and iOS.
Another interesting feature of the tool is the possibility to export Markdown documents to various formats such as HTML, PDF and even to Microsoft Word format.
In addition, iA Writer offers the user customized templates for exporting content.
The focus mode allows the user to eliminate elements of the tool that can become a distraction when editing Markdown documents.
The official iA Writer website is https://ia.net/writer.
iA Writer Markdown Support
Table 1.1 presents the Markdown elements that are compatible with iA Writer.
| Element | Support | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Titles | Yes | |
| Paragraphs | Yes | |
| Line breaks | Yes | iA Writer allows the user to break a line using the backslash syntax \ at the end of the content. This syntax can replace the use of white spaces at the end of the line. |
| Bold | Yes | |
| Italic | Yes | |
| Blockquote | Yes | |
| Ordered lists | Yes | |
| Unordered lists | Yes | |
| Code | Yes | |
| Horizontal lines | Yes | |
| Links | Yes | |
| Images | Yes | |
| Tables | Yes | |
| Fenced code blocks | Yes | Highlighting the syntax of the code block content is also supported. |
| Footnotes | Yes | |
| Title Id | Partial | It is not possible to specify an identification for the titles, the title id is generated automatically. |
| Definition lists | Yes | |
| Strikethrough | Yes | |
| Task lists | Yes | |
| Emoji (copy and paste) | Yes | |
| Emoji (access codes) | No | |
| automatic URL Link | No | |
| Disable automatic link from URL | Yes | You don't even have to, because iA Writer does not generate links automatically. |
| HTML | Yes |
Support for other Markdown elements
Some more obscure elements, compatible with iA Writer are shown in Table 1.2:
| Element | Markdown | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | *[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup LanguageThe HTML specification is maintained by the W3C. |
The specification of HTML is maintained by the W3C |
| Subscript | H~2~O |
H2O |
| Superscript | X^2^ |
X2 |