# Metion: Markdown Notes — writing experience matters!

> Markdown notebook app for building knowledge bases and enhanced writing. (iPhone/iPad app by Hangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/metion-markdown-notes/id1530965242 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1483142209)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 46 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 96 MB
- Languages: Australian English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Canadian French, German (Germany), Greek, Hungarian and 18 more
- Released: 2020-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/metion-markdown-notes/id1530965242/reviews.md

## What is Metion?

Metion is a notebook tool that focuses on the writing experience, uses Markdown as basic text syntax. 

## Build Your Own Knowledge Base
Metion 2.0 brings a new feature named "Knowledge Base", the plain text syntax, then becomes mindmap trees, or connected as a network...

## The Writing Experience is So Important
Our goal is to create a great writing experience, specially for iPadOS, although it's not easy.
Metion provides a relatively complete keyboard shortcuts support. After a keyboard connected, both iPad and iPhone can archive a huge improvement in writing experience.

We also have redesigned the "Zen Mode" on iPad, a more focusing writing mode. It is very very beautiful, choosing a suitable background image, selecting the white noise you like in Zen Mode, and the irrelevant UI elements are hidden. Writing is a pleasure, writing is talking to the world, writing is your Zen.

## Data Freedom, Open Filesystem, Git Built-in
Metion based on the open filesystem,  no need to create another new format for storing data. An article is a plain text file, and the images in the article are also under a certain folder.
Data freedom and open filesystems allow us to synchronize data across devices using iCloud or Git. If you have a higher requirement for data security, you can also make a backup very quickly by copying the entire folder (working directory).

One more thing, Metion has a built-in support named  "history version" that provides a little more reliability for your documents. 

**Also, if you know how to use Git, you can try Git to sync. Yes! We have the powerful Git as a built-in feature! **

## Optimized for iPad Pro, Also for iPhone
We tried the best to make Metion optimized for iPad Pro, when writing on iPad Pro by Metion, the iPad is a really more productive device.
Metion is also optimized for the iPhone too. In recent years, most of the new iPhones have notch at the top of screen. Metion does not simply avoid the safe area, but makes a lot of technical efforts to apply every pixel on the screen as far as possible. If using the visual theme of "Dark", the notch sometimes look like disappeared, like the next generation of full-screen phone comes.

## The Exporting of Metion
If using Metion to export as PDF, we suggest the theme of PDF can be set as "Printer" in Settings Panel. If there is a real printer connected in current local network, just print directly, it will be pretty when words on the real paper.

Document in Metion can be exported as image, which is optimized for mobile device (iPhone). We can set text and QR-Code signature at the end of exported image. Send it to friends through some social Apps. The beautiful layout of text can highlight the value of your words.

Metion can analyze the structure of current article automatically, then export it as "Mindmap" with one tap only.

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Privacy Policy: http://markeditor.com/privacy-policy.html
Terms of Use: http://markeditor.com/page/terms.md

## Key features

- Markdown support
- Knowledge base creation
- Networked notes
- Zen Mode writing
- Open filesystem storage
- Built-in Git sync
- History versioning

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subscribe Pro Extensions | $6.99 | per year |
| 订阅公众号图片上传中转 | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Edition (iOS+iPadOS) | $17.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Metion?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- ✨ Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem
- ✍️ Great writing experience
- 💡 Promising features
- 🎨 Minimalist and aesthetic design
- 🚀 Enhances productivity
- 👍 Easy to use
- 📱 Good for note-taking and blogging
- 🌟 High quality editor
- 📝 Good for mapping concepts
- 💡 Inspires writing
- ✨ Good for knowledge base building
- 😊 User-friendly interface
- ✅ Supports Apple Pencil input
- 👍 Good for organizing files

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent bugs and crashes
- 📱 Not optimized for phones
- 🗂️ Limited free version features
- 🎨 UI issues and design flaws
- ❌ Syncing problems
- 📉 Poorly translated help
- 😵 Overwhelming features
- 📉 Export issues
- 🤔 Confusing interface
- 🚫 Git sync not working
- 🚫 iCloud folder not specifiable
- 🚫 Writing statistics missing/crashing
- 🚫 Custom file sorting not working
- 🚫 New file creation issues
- 🚫 Hyperlinks not working on iPhone
- 🚫 Undo function not supported
- 🚫 App crashes on startup
- 🚫 Cannot open old documents
- 🚫 English input lacks auto-capitalization/spell check
- 🚫 Shortcut bar disappears
- 🚫 Font size limitation
- 🚫 Text color issues in Zen mode
- 🚫 PDF export formatting issues
- 🚫 Russian translation is poor
- 🚫 Difficult to navigate
- 🚫 Glitchy interface
- 🚫 Cannot use with existing markdown folders
- 🚫 Limited font choices
- 🚫 Character input issues
- 🚫 Maximum character limit too low

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Git sync not working
- iCloud folder cannot be specified
- Writing statistics not visible or crashing
- Custom file sorting not working
- New file creation bug (text pushed up)
- Hyperlinks only work with connected keyboard
- Help documentation partially translated
- PDF export formatting issues
- App crashes when submitting bugs
- iPhone gets hot and requires restart
- App launches inconsistently, crashes, slow to switch folders
- Undo function not supported, causes crash
- App crashes on startup
- Cannot open old documents (free version limit)
- English input lacks auto-capitalization and spell check
- Soft keyboard shortcut bar disappears
- Character input issues causing extra spaces
- Zen mode background color setting causes crashes
- App crashes when trying to set Zen mode background

**Most requested features**

- Optimize for phone usage
- Add Windows version
- Improve Git sync functionality
- Allow specifying iCloud folder
- Restore writing statistics feature
- Fix custom file sorting
- Fix new file creation bugs
- Improve hyperlink functionality on iPhone
- Add Undo functionality
- Fix app crashes on startup
- Allow opening old documents
- Improve English input (auto-capitalization, spell check)
- Fix disappearing shortcut bar
- Increase font size limit
- Allow changing Zen mode background and text color
- Fix PDF export formatting
- Improve Russian translation
- Simplify interface navigation
- Improve interface glitchiness
- Support existing markdown folders
- Add more font choices
- Fix character input issues
- Increase maximum character limit
- Add Dropbox or other cloud drive sync
- Add password lock feature
- Improve line spacing in Zen mode
- Combine markdown preview and writing like Bear
- Add floating TOC
- Add dedicated preview button
- Option to dilate interface scale
- Add statistics for daily word count
- Improve Zen mode text color
- Add support for Chinese-to-English conversion
- Add file system for recording information like Windows with graphical display and tags
- Add statistics for word count

## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/metion-markdown-notes/id1530965242/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Says it has support for git sync

*2026-01-03*

It doesn't

### 5/5 — 跟 farbox 博客的无缝衔接

*2025-10-11*

目前在苹果生态圈能找到的最好的笔记+博客解决方案。最近我手机换到 fold 7 感受到了阵痛。

### 1/5 — Won’t let you specify the iCloud folder

*2025-08-02*

Won’t let you specify the iCloud folder

### 2/5 — 寫作統計不見了

*2025-07-27, version 3.7.0*

現在是不是看不到寫作統計了？為什麼要拿掉這個功能？

### 2/5 — 更新後多了很多bug

*2025-06-04, version 3.6.5*

自訂文件排序不能用
新寫一個文件第一個字按enter不是往下換行
是把字往上推，按兩下字就會到格式外消失了

### 5/5 — 更新後出現bug

*2025-03-20, version 3.6.3*

您好，購買了一次買斷版，蠻好用的，能提高生產力。但近期更新後寫作統計的功能無法使用，按下去會跳回桌面，希望能修復這個bug

### 3/5 — 软件是否有统计今日打字字数的功能？

*2025-03-09*

我一连五次点击“写作统计数据”，软件就崩溃闪退，至今没有成功打开过这个功能。我想这个功能是不是统计今日字数数据的？希望官方可以更新一下这部分功能，我付费后依旧无法使用。

### 5/5 — Excelent but

*2024-12-18*

This app is great I love everything about it but please optimize it for phone as well! It desperately needs this

### 5/5 — 找很久的書寫軟體

*2024-11-17, version 3.5.42*

終於找到一個好用的工具，支持+1

### 3/5 — 字體不能調的更大嗎?

*2024-09-02, version 3.5.38*

試著調整內文字體,結果最大只能調到28,比我的GPT字體顯示還要小,看著心累。如果字體能調整的更大且調整顏色方便,我會考慮購買。

## Frequently asked questions about Metion

### What is Metion: Markdown Notes?

Metion is a notebook application designed to provide an exceptional writing experience. It utilizes Markdown as its primary text syntax and offers features like building knowledge bases, networked notes, and a focused Zen Mode for writing.

### What are the key features of Metion?

Key features include robust Markdown support, the ability to build a personal knowledge base with networked notes, an optimized Zen Mode for distraction-free writing, open filesystem storage for data freedom, and built-in Git integration for synchronization and version history.

### How is Metion monetized?

The application is available for free but offers in-app purchases. This suggests that while core functionality may be accessible without cost, certain advanced features or enhancements might require a purchase.

### What devices is Metion compatible with?

Metion is optimized for both iPad and iPhone. The app has been specifically designed to leverage the capabilities of devices like the iPad Pro for enhanced productivity and to make full use of the screen real estate on iPhones.

### What are the common use cases for Metion?

Common use cases include creating and organizing personal notes, building a comprehensive knowledge base, drafting articles or documents with a focus on writing experience, and managing projects or research through networked notes and Git synchronization.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.9.4 — 2026-08-29

- Added: A submenu for multi-window selection has been added on the desktop edition
- Adjusted: For documents that are currently in editing status, no reloading operation will be performed when they are synced back from the cloud
- Fixed: When moving a document, CloudKit might re-sync the document back to its old location
- Other minor detail corrections

### 3.9.3 — 2026-07-30

- Fix: Adjusted the positioning in the document list, resolving the issue where the UI might fail to update, leading to duplicate displays.
- Adjust: Removed the semi-transparent overlay on the header interface, as it still caused potential occlusion problems during scrolling on certain devices and OS versions.
- Fix: Addressed the issue where the padding outside the main editing area failed to calculate automatically when toggling the sidebar display on the desktop version.
- Other minor detail fixes

### 3.9.2 — 2026-07-26

- Fix: Adjusted the positioning in the document list, resolving the issue where the UI might fail to update, leading to duplicate displays.
- Adjust: Removed the semi-transparent overlay on the header interface, as it still caused potential occlusion problems during scrolling on certain devices and OS versions.
- Fix: Addressed the issue where the padding outside the main editing area failed to calculate automatically when toggling the sidebar display on the desktop version.
- Other minor detail fixes

### 3.9.1 — 2026-07-15

- Adjusted: Prevent the system's default unsupported rich-text related context menus from appearing
- Added: Added a backup guide under Settings > More.
- Enhanced: Introduced unique window lifecycle management logic in OS 26 to prevent creating excessive, unnecessary multiple windows.
- Fixed: Resolved an issue in OS 26 where the app might fail to launch via an external document for introductory editing.
- Improved: Extensive readaptation and optimization for OS 26.
- Adjusted: Removed the bottom-right floating button; merged all context menus into the top-right corner.
- New: Introduced an Article Information Panel, merging word count stats, writing data, and version history.
- Adjusted: Refactored the context menu style and engine; added hover effects and hover-triggered submenus.
- Adjusted: Rewrote the TOC logic to automatically display a corresponding floating button when a TOC exists.
- Adjusted: Added a frosted glass (acrylic) texture to the header.
- Fixed: Resolved a word count discrepancy where title content was incorrectly included in the detailed stats.
- Adjusted: Hidden the header title area during Zen Mode writing.
- Other minor bug fixes and detail enhancements.

### 3.9.0 — 2026-07-04

- Adjusted: Prevent the system's default unsupported rich-text related context menus from appearing
- Added: Added a backup guide under Settings > More.
- Enhanced: Introduced unique window lifecycle management logic in OS 26 to prevent creating excessive, unnecessary multiple windows.
- Fixed: Resolved an issue in OS 26 where the app might fail to launch via an external document for introductory editing.
- Improved: Extensive readaptation and optimization for OS 26.
- Adjusted: Removed the bottom-right floating button; merged all context menus into the top-right corner.
- New: Introduced an Article Information Panel, merging word count stats, writing data, and version history.
- Adjusted: Refactored the context menu style and engine; added hover effects and hover-triggered submenus.
- Adjusted: Rewrote the TOC logic to automatically display a corresponding floating button when a TOC exists.
- Adjusted: Added a frosted glass (acrylic) texture to the header.
- Fixed: Resolved a word count discrepancy where title content was incorrectly included in the detailed stats.
- Adjusted: Hidden the header title area during Zen Mode writing.
- Other minor bug fixes and detail enhancements.

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