Typewriter for Markdown User Reviews

Marco Albera

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Markdown editor with syncing

I tried a few syncing notes editors, each with a gazillion features, before settling on Typewriter. It focuses on Markdown and syncs across devices. Turns out, that’s all I wanted.

I mostly use the iPad and Mac apps for editing. iPhone is useful to view documents on-the-run, but my aging eyes struggle to edit on the phone—folks with better eyesight will do better.

I was concerned about the monetization model. The whole thing is completely free. That’s fantastic, but I want a long-term supported app. Eventually, I found a Donate button in the app Preferences. I promise, this is not a paid review, or some kind of shill—just throw a few bucks at the developer if, like me, you want Typewriter to keep going.

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The Foog

3 years ago

Keeps getting better!

I’ve switched over to Typewriter for all of my markdown needs. The instant preview is the killer feature. I’m also enjoying all of the new keyboard shortcuts. The developer is very responsing and keeps improving the app. Highly recommended.

jcp543

3 years ago

Clean and simple Markdown editor

Works as advertised with a very clean and simple interface. i especially like the way headings are shown as an index in the sidebar. Good preview also.

PedroFromAus

3 years ago

Install, Run, Choose a README.md, job done

Simple to use, excellent Tree view of headings for quick navigation, couldn't ask for more.

Wakemup

3 years ago

Needs export as PDF

The app is great but I definitely need an option to export as a pdf because my university only accepts PDFs for handing in assignments

Tanonic

3 years ago

Simple and efficient

Typewriter is now my most fave Markdown editor. For future updates, I hope there's an option to export the content to a PDF file 😊

rungxanh1995

3 years ago

Response from developer

I'm glad you enjoy the app, thank you for the review!

Doesn't even open .md files

Useless, this Markdown editor is unable to open .md files... 90% of readme's use .md extension.

Also, if you create a new file, and if you save a new document it forces you to use no file extension.

JS_Lend

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the issue, the app opens .md files and allows you to save as plain text or Markdown file. Can you make sure you are running the latest version and explain the issue in more detail?

Works great as a Markdown editor

Thanks - now opens `.md` and `.markdown` files. Editor experience is better too, in 1.1.1. Now capable of being a main workhorse for Markdown. Would give 4.5 stars if I could :-)

The only thing I see needs fixing is the refresh rate for the preview pane. (Also, nice to have would be a preview checkbox --> editor refresh, for ToDo list functionality.)

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SimonPadbury

4 years ago

Response from developer

I've submitted a new release (1.1.1) with the Markdown UTI (Uniform Type Identifier) support, along with plain text. It should be available soon. I would be glad if you could check whether the issue is fixed with this update. Thanks for the feedback!

Skipped

Almost immediately, I noticed that the viewer doesn't break the line correctly in a blockquote.

Here's how it looks. You write:
> First line,
> Second line.

And here's what you see in the previewer instead of two lines:
| First line, Second line.

So, I skipped this app.

P.S. Thank you for your quick reaction.

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bbbboris

4 years ago

Response from developer

I've added an option to enable line breaks with Return in the app preferences window. It will be in version 1.0.7, which should be available soon. Thank you for the report!

Great Simple, Clean Markdown App

✔️ This is a very simple and clean markdown editor that does exactly what it says it does --nothing more, nothing less -- and that's a good thing. It really lets you focus on what it is you're writing.

❓ I would love to know if there a keyboard shortcuts for use with the iOS version of the app when I have my Bluetooth keyboard hooked up. In particular I'd like to have a hot key for switching between editing and preview modes.

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treehd

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, thank you for the review! You should be able to switch between modes with cmd+ctrl+ P (review) / E (ditor) / B (oth), like on Mac. You can also check other available shortcuts while editing with cmd long press (like bold/italic/strikethrough, indent left or right, lists...). I will add more of them soon to keep the iOS app on par with the Mac one.