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What's New

Byword has been updated for macOS 14 Sonoma.

App Description

Byword makes writing notes and long-form texts easier on your Mac.

# Key features of Byword

- Designed to make writing easier with Markdown
- Sync text documents across all your Mac, iPhone, iPad devices
- Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for extra efficiency
- Alternate dark theme for extra comfort in low-light situations
- The most complete Markdown support including footnotes, tables and cross-references
- Export documents to PDF and HTML documents
- Publish to Medium, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and Evernote


# Blog publishing

Publish to Medium, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and Evernote from Byword. Posting to your blog with Byword is as simples as:

1. Write something in Byword
2. Open File menu and select Publish
3. Confirm metadata
4. Publish

# More features

- List continuations
- Typewriter scrolling mode
- Great text manipulation helpers
- Word and character counters with live update
- Spell and Grammar checking and Dictionary lookup
- Extensive VoiceOver API support for visual impaired users


Here are some ways to use Byword in your life:

- For posting to your blog without using clunky web interfaces
- For research, meeting and class notes
- To write that important email without being distracted
- To capture ideas and notes and have them available in all devices


# Enhanced for macOS Sonoma

- Match System Preferences' Dark appearance
- Tabs: Merge multiple documents in one window (Window > Merge All Windows)
- iCloud Drive: Sync your documents seamlessly across your devices and apps
- Handoff: Start writing on your iPhone and pick up where you left off when you sit down at your Mac
- Split screen: In case you need an extra window side by side for research
- Full screen: Get even more immersed in your words
- Autosave: Time to stop worrying about saving your work
- Versions: Review past iterations of your compositions
- Resume: Always open your documents where you left off
- Tags: A powerful new way to organize your files


# Support

We are proud to provide a super friendly customer support over email. If you have suggestions or questions, please contact us using one the methods below.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/bywordapp
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://bywordapp.com

App Changes

• June 08, 2014 Initial release
• August 30, 2014 New version 2.2
• October 23, 2014 New version 2.3
• September 17, 2015 Price increase: $9.99 -> $11.99
• November 03, 2015 New version 2.5
• December 22, 2015 New version 2.5.1
• March 25, 2016 New version 2.6
• June 22, 2016 New version 2.6.1
• November 05, 2016 New version 2.7
• December 20, 2016 New version 2.8
• December 21, 2016 Price decrease: $11.99 -> $5.99
• January 04, 2017 Price increase: $5.99 -> $11.99
• June 13, 2019 New version 2.9.2
• June 13, 2019 Price decrease: $11.99 -> $10.99
• August 05, 2021 New version 2.9.5
• November 03, 2023 New version 2.9.6