# cyberWriter - Markdown Studio — Markdown file and vault editor

> Offline Markdown editor with WYSIWYG, knowledge graph, and AI terminal. (iPhone/iPad app by John Taverna.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cyberwriter-markdown-studio/id6791346340 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Taverna](https://appshunter.io/developer/1865043222)
- Category: Productivity, Developer Tools
- Price: $14.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-23
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cyberwriter-markdown-studio/id6791346340/reviews.md

## What is cyberWriter?

cyberWriter turns plain Markdown into a live studio - write in true WYSIWYG, split screen editing, link your notes into a knowledge graph, and drop in diagrams, charts, drawings from excalidraw, and KaTeX math. All native, all offline, no account required. Even use the built in GLOW terminal to manage, script and create docs in your vault, with your own AI models if you'd like. Bring your own vault from any popular markdown editor and unleash your potential.

It reads and writes ordinary .md files in your own folders - including iCloud Drive -  so your notes stay portable, future-proof, and yours.

WRITE
• Live WYSIWYG editing with a one-tap raw-Markdown toggle
• Tables, callouts, task lists, footnotes, code blocks
• Split view, focus mode, and beautiful themes
• Clip a web page → clean Markdown, images and all
* New TOML Support and Pageless PDF exports

POWER TOOLS
• GLOW terminal - a built-in command line for your vault, with your AI model on the prompt
• Live data blocks - pull from any API straight into a note
• Typed YAML properties with an inline editor
• Dataview-style query blocks to list and filter across your vault
• Templates, find & replace, snippets, and media embeds (audio, video, PDF, CSV)

LINK
• [[Wikilinks]] and automatic backlinks across your vault
• #tags, a quick-open switcher, and hover previews
• An interactive 3D knowledge graph of your notes

SHOW
• Mermaid diagrams - flowcharts, sequence, Gantt, and more
• Vega-Lite charts straight from your data
• Excalidraw hand-drawn diagrams
• LaTeX math, beautifully typeset
• Play any note as slides or spaced-repetition flash cards

CAPTURE & EXPORT
• Voice notes and on-device dictation
• Export to PDF, Word, and HTML - no external tools, no cloud

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Fully offline. No account, no sign-up, no telemetry, no ads
• Optional AI connects only to a provider you choose - a local server (Ollama, LM Studio, oMLX etc), your own API key, or Apple Intelligence on supported devices. Nothing leaves your device unless you set it up.

One purchase. Your notes, your device, your rules.

## Key features

- Live WYSIWYG Markdown editing
- Knowledge graph with wikilinks
- Built-in GLOW terminal with AI
- Support for diagrams, charts, and math
- Offline and private by design
- Export to PDF, Word, and HTML

## Chart rankings

- #196 in Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cyberwriter-markdown-studio/id6791346340/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great for my productivity!

*2026-08-27*

This app makes it easy for me to organize my notes and ideas.

### 5/5 — 5 stars

*2026-08-25*

This was a very helpful app!

### 5/5 — Love this app!

*2026-08-25*

This is my favorite markdown editor, I really like the features like slides and split view to see the code and the render at the same time. All the features thst are in the desktop version are here too. Developer is very responsive to fixes and features

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for the review! We are constantly adding features, let us know what you'd like to see or improve

## Frequently asked questions about cyberWriter

### What is cyberWriter's price?

cyberWriter is a paid application priced at $14.99. This one-time purchase grants you full access to all features without ongoing subscription fees.

### Does cyberWriter have ads?

No, cyberWriter is completely ad-free. The app is designed with user privacy in mind and does not display any advertisements.

### What devices does cyberWriter support?

cyberWriter is available for iPhone and iPad devices. It is optimized for use on both platforms.

### How often is cyberWriter updated?

The latest version, 1.2.1, was released on September 2, 2026, indicating recent development activity. Updates are typically released to improve features and ensure stability.

### Can I use cyberWriter offline?

Yes, cyberWriter is fully offline. All your notes and data are stored locally on your device, and no account or sign-up is required.

### What export formats does cyberWriter support?

cyberWriter allows you to export your notes to PDF, Word, and HTML formats directly within the app, without needing external tools or cloud services.

### How does cyberWriter handle AI integration?

Optional AI integration in cyberWriter connects only to providers you choose, such as local servers (Ollama, LM Studio) or your own API key. Nothing leaves your device unless explicitly set up by you.

### What is the age rating for cyberWriter?

cyberWriter has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for users of all ages, with no content restrictions.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.2 — 2026-09-10

FRONT MATTER IN TOML
Notes that open with a +++ block - the form Hugo and Zola write - are now read like any other. The block stays out of the note, its fields are editable in Properties, and an edit writes TOML back rather than converting your file to YAML.

PDF EXPORTS KEEP THEIR RIGHT EDGE
Exporting to PDF on iPhone cut off the end of every line, whatever the margins or paper size were set to. Plain notes, not just wide tables. Fixed, and the page now measures the same on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

CONNECT AN AI SERVICE WITHOUT LOOKING UP ITS ADDRESS
Add Connection starts with the services people actually use - OpenAI, Claude, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral and GLM. Tap one and its API address and a starting model are filled in; the key button opens that service's key page, so getting a key is one tap instead of a search.

GLOW COMPLETES NOTE NAMES
On the vault terminal, TAB now finishes an @note reference as well as a path, including names with spaces. Attaching a note to an AI turn no longer means typing it exactly.

HIDE THE VAULT PANEL ON IPAD
The file browser can be collapsed again. There was no way to hide it at all - no button, no gesture, no shortcut - so on a smaller iPad the editor never got the full screen. The toggle now sits in the sidebar's own header next to the vault name, and reopens from the top left.

Plus fixes throughout.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-02

REACH THE TERMINAL IN A TAP - launch in the status bar on iPad, its own tile in the insert panel on iPhone; pull it up past halfway and the toolbars step aside.

SET UP A VAULT IN ONE PASS - name it, start from PARA, Zettelkasten or a work layout, folders created together.

OPEN A PROJECT FOLDER AS A VAULT - source, config and Markdown render in place; bundles and build output stay out of the way.

VAULTS THAT LIVE IN THE CLOUD - iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox; notes not yet downloaded are recognized and fetched. Better handling for cloud vaults in general. iCloud still preferred for mobile to desktop syncing. Place the vault in your iCloud Documents folder for easy syncing.

Plus a roomier sidebar, search results that read as plain prose, and a batch of refinements on iPhone.

Try the Demo in the GLOW terminal by typing demo

### 1.2 — 2026-08-26

TYPE [[ AND PICK A NOTE
Start a wikilink and cyberWriter offers your notes to finish it — recent notes first, then filtering across titles, aliases, and folder paths as you type. Type [[# to search by tag. One tap inserts the link.

BRING YOUR OWN CSS
Write one custom stylesheet in Settings and it styles every rendered note and every PDF and HTML export - heading colors, line length, spacing, whatever you want. A starter template shows which selectors to reach for.

A MORE COLORFUL SIDEBAR
Document icons now wear their note's tag color — the same hue as its tag chips and its dot on the knowledge graph - and drawings, images, audio, tables, PDFs, and code each get their own accent.

GLOW DEMO
Type demo on the vault terminal's prompt line for a guided tour that runs real commands against your own notes, at your pace. Type dump to save any terminal session as a note.
FIGURES AND MATH THAT EXPORT RIGHT

Optional "Figure 1." numbering for captioned images in PDF export. LaTeX written as \(...\) or \[...\] - the way models and papers write it - now typesets everywhere: editor, preview, and every export. Images written as ![caption](photo.png) now render right in the editor.
Plus split-view refinements and small fixes throughout.

### 1.1 — 2026-08-25

No release notes.

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