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Byword for Mac

Minimalist typing interface.

$10.99
In English
Version 2.9.5
4.3
Based on 17 user rates

Byword overview

Byword makes writing notes and long-form texts easier on your Mac.

Features
  • Designed to make writing easier with Markdown
  • Sync text documents across all your Mac, iPhone, iPad devices
  • Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for extra efficiency
  • Alternate dark theme for extra comfort in low-light situations
  • The most complete Markdown support including footnotes, tables and cross-references
  • Export documents to PDF and HTML documents
  • Publish to Medium, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and Evernote

What’s new in version 2.9.5

Version 2.9.5:
  • Support for Apple Silicon Macs
  • Improved document window toolbar appearance for macOS Big Sur
  • Bug fixes and improvements

Byword for Mac

$10.99
In English
Version 2.9.5
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4.3

(9 Reviews of Byword)

  • Comments

  • User Ratings

Gazman
Gazman
May 3 2018
2.8.2
5.0
May 3 2018
5.0
Version: 2.8.2
This is my goto writing app. It hasn't changed a huge amount over the years, but it doesn't need to. It has everything I want in a writing app - full-screen mode, typewriter scrolling, line focus mode and a choice between dark and light modes as well as page width. It is such a great app to get you writing because once you open a new document, especially in full-screen mode, it's just you and a blank page.
Funjoy
Funjoy
Dec 21 2016
2.8
0.0
Dec 21 2016
0.0
Version: 2.8
Price is temporarily $5.99 (down from $11.99, which it's been at since 2/2015) and they've made free the in-app purchase publishing features. They also reduced the price of the iOS version to $2.99 (down from the $5.99 it's been at since 3/2015) and eliminated the IAP from it as well. Together, for $8.98 you get a solid cross-platform solution that beats apps like IA writer ($9.99, and $3.99 for iOS app) or (the quirky but more full-featured) Ulysses, which costs $44.99 for the Mac app and a whopping $69.98 for the Mac/iOS combo.
ysgad
ysgad
Nov 5 2015
2.5
0.0
Nov 5 2015
0.0
Version: 2.5
Considering the number of people leaving comments like "glorified TextEdit" and "Pages does the same thing in full screen mode", maybe the description of Byword should be clear that it handles directly markdown and multimarkdown. It is, after all, the main reason why you would adopt an application like Byword or IA writer, Ulysses, Texts, Typora, etc.
Gazman
Gazman
Jan 30 2015
2.3
5.0
Jan 30 2015
5.0
Version: 2.3
As far as I'm concerned the best app for writing short pieces and publishing to Wordpress. This app gets me writing.
Melis
Melis
Nov 6 2012
1.5.2
4.5
Nov 6 2012
4.5
Version: 1.5.2
Great for focused writing without distracting objects as icons, buttons, colors,... It just works!
Aetnaria
Aetnaria
Jun 29 2021
2.9.5
5.0
Jun 29 2021
5.0
Version: 2.9.5
Gazman
Gazman
May 3 2018
5.0
May 3 2018
5.0
Version: null
hastalavistababy
hastalavistababy
Jan 27 2018
4.5
Jan 27 2018
4.5
Version: null
anonymous-octopus-3320
Jul 8 2017
4.0
Version: null
drbillyshears
drbillyshears
May 10 2016
5.0
May 10 2016
5.0
Version: null
JuanCarlosG7082
JuanCarlosG7082
Mar 10 2016
5.0
Mar 10 2016
5.0
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Jan 26 2016
5.0
Jan 26 2016
5.0
Version: null
aaffonso
aaffonso
Aug 14 2014
5.0
Aug 14 2014
5.0
Version: null
Melis
Melis
Nov 6 2012
4.5
Nov 6 2012
4.5
Version: null
Asotvguy
Asotvguy
Apr 14 2012
4.0
Apr 14 2012
4.0
Version: null
THEE:LEE
THEE:LEE
Mar 19 2012
2.0
Mar 19 2012
2.0
Version: null
Khmz
Khmz
Nov 1 2011
4.5
Nov 1 2011
4.5
Version: null
cpoetter
cpoetter
Aug 27 2011
4.5
Aug 27 2011
4.5
Version: null
Walruscp
Walruscp
Aug 1 2011
5.0
Aug 1 2011
5.0
Version: null
Nomad11
Nomad11
Jul 20 2011
5.0
Jul 20 2011
5.0
Version: null
Myka
Myka
Mar 27 2011
4.0
Mar 27 2011
4.0
Version: null
iGMX
iGMX
Mar 14 2011
0.5
Mar 14 2011
0.5
Version: null