What's New

Fix for the 'New Document' button not working in some cases

App Description

Byword makes writing easier on your iPhone and iPad.

# Key features of Byword

- Designed to make writing with Markdown easier
- Sync text documents across all your Mac, iPhone, iPad devices
- Take all documents offline to access them anytime
- Filter documents by searching all text (Find & Replace inside documents coming soon)
- Alternate dark theme for extra comfort in low-light situations
- The most complete Markdown support including footnotes, tables and cross-references
- Export Markdown documents to PDF and HTML documents
- Publish to Medium, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and Evernote

# Optimized for iOS 13

- Dark mode support to match iOS preference;
- Search documents directly from iOS Spotlight;
- Multitasking and split screen on iPad;
- Shortcuts to create new document and access most recent documents right from application icon.

# Blog publishing

Publish to Medium, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and Evernote from Byword. Publishing your story with Byword is as simple as:

1. Write in Byword
2. Open Tools and select Publish
3. Confirm metadata
4. Publish


# More features

- List continuations
- TextExpander snippet expansion
- Word and character counters with live update
- Extensive VoiceOver support for visual impaired users
- Spell and Grammar checking and Dictionary lookup
- Keyboard shortcuts for formatting and navigating between screens


Here are some ways to use Byword in your life:

- For posting to your blog without using clunky web interfaces and risking losing your work
- 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


# Rich text warning

Byword for iOS only works with plain text formats. Supported file extensions are: txt, text, md, mmd, rmd, markdown, markdn, mdown, mkdn, markd and fountain.


# Support

We are proud to provide a super friendly customer support. If you need help and/or have suggestions, please contact us using the mediums below.

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

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • March 10, 2012 Initial release
  • March 14, 2012 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • April 05, 2012 New version 1.0.1
  • April 14, 2012 New version 1.0.2
  • April 27, 2012 New version 1.0.3
  • August 31, 2012 New version 1.1
  • September 19, 2012 New version 1.1.1
  • June 04, 2013 New version 2.0
  • June 08, 2013 New version 2.0.1
  • July 03, 2013 Price increase: $2.99 -> $4.99
  • July 12, 2013 New version 2.0.2
  • July 31, 2013 New version 2.0.3
  • September 20, 2013 New version 2.1
  • October 09, 2013 New version 2.1.1
  • November 19, 2013 New version 2.1.2
  • December 19, 2013 New version 2.1.3
  • March 21, 2014 New version 2.1.4
  • March 31, 2014 New version 2.1.5
  • April 04, 2014 New version 2.1.6
  • August 30, 2014 New version 2.2
  • October 03, 2014 New version 2.3
  • October 03, 2014 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
  • October 08, 2014 Price decrease: $5.99 -> $2.99
  • November 06, 2014 New version 2.3.1
  • November 13, 2014 New version 2.3.2
  • November 20, 2014 New version 2.3.3
  • March 05, 2015 Price increase: $2.99 -> $5.99
  • April 26, 2015 New version 2.3.4
  • October 31, 2015 New version 2.5
  • December 19, 2015 New version 2.5.1
  • March 25, 2016 New version 2.6
  • June 22, 2016 New version 2.6.1
  • July 29, 2016 New version 2.6.2
  • November 05, 2016 New version 2.6.4
  • December 20, 2016 New version 2.8
  • December 21, 2016 Price decrease: $5.99 -> $2.99
  • January 04, 2017 Price increase: $2.99 -> $5.99
  • June 13, 2019 New version 2.8.5
  • August 16, 2019 New version 2.8.6
  • October 09, 2019 New version 2.9
  • October 21, 2019 New version 2.9.1
  • November 04, 2019 New version 2.9.2
  • July 14, 2020 New version 2.9.3

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