![]() ![]() Hover over it and all of your available documents are there ready for editing. The difference is that now, under the File menu, you have an “iCloud” option. ![]() On your Mac, you can still access any text document in your file system, including in your Dropbox folder. The iCloud option doesn’t support subfolders, but instead acts as a root folder on for your synced Writer documents. You can create new documents directly in any of the storage buckets or move them between one another. One new feature of Writer’s Dropbox syncing is that you can now access any folder on your account, not just the “Writer” folder. The iPad option is basically local, un-synced storage. On your iPad, you’ve got three storage options: iPad, Dropbox and iCloud. Writer proves that iCloud might, might give Dropbox a run for its money. For as long as plain text editors have exploded into a cottage industry on iOS, Dropbox has been the de facto file syncing solution. Only a handful of developers have figured out how to implement Apple’s new iCloud service and iA Writer is the first writing app to add it. 1 However, there’s a new feature that is pretty damn cool in the latest update: iCloud syncing. Though I own both versions of Writer, I rarely find myself writing in it because of its many limitations. It’s the distraction-free writing software worth a Merlin Mann lampoon. ![]() You can’t change the font size, color scheme or page width. Beyond that, Writer sells itself based its lack of features. Its core feature is a beautiful monospaced typeface from Bold Monday called Nitti Light. Information Architects’ iA Writer has been one of the more mesmerizing apps available for both iPad and the Mac. As you may know, I love playing with text editors. ![]()
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