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It seems like there are hundreds of text editing applications available for the iPad, quite a few with Markdown and DropBox support built in. Understandable really, as the iPad is the perfect tool for creating documents on the go, with Dropbox allowing you to sync with your Mac, and Markdown giving you the ultimate in portability and flexibility.
But which iPad application do you choose? Well, I must have tried them all, but I’ve finally found one that I most comfortable with, one that is simple to use, but very powerful.
That application is Writing Kit for iPad.
The iPad really came into it’s own on my recent trip to WWDC. Two seven hour flights, each way, gave me plenty of time to watch a few films and write a few documents and blog posts.
Even though my 13” MacBook Air is lightweight and portable, it’s still just a bit too big to sit nicely on the seat tray in Economy (or coach to our US friends). The iPad however, is just perfect.
I’ve been looking for the perfect writing app for the iPad for ages, and must have tried everyone on the market. There always seemed to be just one or two features missing. I’d settled on the strategy of using plain text files, formatted using the Markdown language as the perfect solution for portability. Files created on the iPad could be whisked across to my Mac without any worries of cross application incompatibility.
My search seems to have come to an end with Writing Kit for the iPad.
Writing Kit has full support for DropBox allowing you to seamlessly transfer your file to your Mac. A dedicated keyboard takes away the hassle of trying to remember Markdown commands or fighting with the standard keyboard to access symbols and other characters.
A good selection of fonts, resizable with a pinch or the fingers as well as a unique way of moving your cursor, character by character, or word by word with just a few taps.
Working on a long document? Writing Kit also allows you to view an outline of your document and jump to any heading quickly and easily.
Want to create blog posts with images from your camera roll? Writing Kit has integration with CloudApp, allowing you to select an image, upload to the cloud and insert an image link in a single process.
If you’re using Writing Kit to create a document requiring research on the net, it’s built in research tools and browser means you can do everything within the application - no need to keep switching back and forth with Safari. Once you have your quote, link or image from the web, Writing Kit allows you to paste them into your document with just a few taps, all correctly formatted and annotated.
There’s also integration with services like InstaPaper, Evernote, Delicious, Pinboard.... too many to mention.
This week’s tutorial takes you through all the main components of Writing Kit, demonstrating many of it's features.
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