# Modrift — Markdown, PDF, Word and Excel

> Markdown, PDF, Word and Excel (iPhone/iPad app by Noriyuki Katahara.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/modrift/id6781967056 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Noriyuki Katahara](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781967058)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 57 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-06-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/modrift/id6781967056/reviews.md

## What is Modrift?

Modrift is a lightweight client for quickly opening, reading, and lightly editing files stored in the cloud — right from your iPhone. Not a heavy notes app: just open, read, and tweak, as fast as possible.

Key features

- Open Markdown files (.md / .txt / .markdown) with clean formatted rendering
- Launch straight from Files or any app via "Open in Modrift"
- Keep your own working home (iCloud › Modrift): list, create and organise files there
- Switch between Home (by place) and Recent (by time)
- Toggle between edit and preview with one tap
- A formatting toolbar above the keyboard in edit mode — headings, lists, checkboxes, bold and more, one tap each
- Automatic saving (no manual save button)
- Full-text search, and sorting by date modified or name
- Turn to landscape for longer lines — easier on long paragraphs and tables
- Japanese / English interface

Beyond Markdown

- View images (PNG / JPEG / GIF / HEIC / WebP) with pinch to zoom — free
- View PDFs with paging and zoom — Modrift Pro (one-time purchase)
- View Word documents (.docx) formatted, with headings, lists and tables — Modrift Pro
- View Excel workbooks (.xlsx) as tables, with sheet switching — Modrift Pro
Markdown, text and images stay free. Only PDF, Word and Excel viewing is part of Modrift Pro — a single one-time purchase, no subscription.
These formats are view-only; they cannot be edited.

About your home and editing

- Files in your home (iCloud › Modrift) are editable in place, and edits sync to iCloud
- Files outside your home (Dropbox / Google Drive, or iCloud Drive outside the Modrift folder) are view-only. To edit one, use "Copy to Home" and edit the copy (the original is not written back)
- You can choose whether your home lives in iCloud or on this iPhone, in Settings

Relationship to the Files app
Modrift complements the Files app rather than replacing it. Leave general folder management to Files; Modrift focuses on formatted Markdown viewing, light editing, and tidying its own home folder.

The name combines Mo (Mobile / Motion) + drift — the idea of thoughts and files flowing freely on mobile.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2026-08-19

Modrift now opens more than Markdown.

- View images (PNG / JPEG / GIF / HEIC / WebP) with pinch to zoom — free
- View PDFs with paging and zoom
- View Word documents (.docx) formatted, with headings, lists and tables
- View Excel workbooks (.xlsx) with sheet switching

PDF, Word and Excel viewing is part of Modrift Pro — a one-time purchase, no subscription. Markdown, text and images stay free. These new formats are view-only.

### 1.5.0 — 2026-07-27

Improvements that make editing and reading more comfortable.

- A new formatting toolbar above the keyboard in edit mode: headings, bullet/numbered/checkbox lists, bold, italic, strikethrough, code, quote, link and horizontal rule — one tap each, with undo / redo at your thumb
- The header now hides as you scroll, giving the text more room (scroll up to bring it back)
- You can now select and delete multiple files at once in your home
- Setext headings (underlined with --- / ===) now render correctly as headings
- Files in the cloud (e.g. Google Drive) that aren't downloaded yet are now fetched reliably when you open them. If a read fails, you get a clear message and a Retry button
- Small layout fixes around landscape and the offline state

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-23

Modrift's home screen has been redesigned.

- Keep your files in your home (iCloud › Modrift): list, create, rename, duplicate and delete them there
- Switch the home between two views: My Files (by place) and Recent (by time)
- My Files now shows the date modified, and can be sorted by date or name
- File types are now distinguishable at a glance by their icons
- Search now covers both My Files and Recent
- Landscape support while viewing a file — longer lines make long paragraphs and tables easier to read
- Choose whether your home lives in iCloud or on this iPhone

About what you can edit:
Editing now applies to files in your home folder. Files outside it (Dropbox / Google Drive, or iCloud Drive outside the Modrift folder) are view-only — use "Copy to Home" to bring one in and edit the copy.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-18

What's new in this update:

• Choose your app icon — switch between Dark, Light, and Navy in Settings
• New "Edit MD files" switch in Settings. While off, Modrift is view-only and your files can't be edited (existing users stay on)
• Fixed an issue where scrolling could stop abruptly in long Markdown files

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-18

v1.2 brings a new editing experience.

• Live preview editing — edit right in place while headings and lists stay formatted
• Full-text search across your recent files
• Create new notes quickly in iCloud
• Document styles — choose Navy, Mono, or Colorful
• iPad support
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

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