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iA Writer pricing: plans, free tier and a free option

iA Writer starts at US$29.99 one-time (Windows) (the cheapest platform; Mac is US$49.99 and iPhone & iPad is US$49.99, each one-time). Distraction-free Markdown writing with formatted preview and export.

Try the free Markdown PreviewiA Writer website(opens in a new tab)

iA Writer

USD list price

Distraction-free Markdown writing with formatted preview and export.

Entry price

US$29.99 one-time (Windows)

the cheapest platform; Mac is US$49.99 and iPhone & iPad is US$49.99, each one-time

None on Mac, Windows, iPhone or iPad — one-time payment per platform. Android is sold as a subscription and no price is shown for it

Free tier

  • None — 7-day free trial, no credit card required (Mac and Windows). Payment is per platform.

iA prices per region: the same page served to an India IP on 2026-07-28 showed Rs 3,300 (Mac) / Rs 2,640 (Windows) / Rs 3,300 (iPhone & iPad).

Checked 3 days ago

Read from ia.net/writer/pricing (opens in a new tab)

What iA Writer does that free tools don't

  • A native offline app with its own document library that syncs the same files across Mac, iPad and iPhone via iCloud or Dropbox.
  • The syntax-highlighting style check that colour-codes adjectives, nouns and filler as you write.
  • Export with custom templates to Word, PDF and HTML.

If you need these, iA Writer is worth paying for. Check the current plan on the vendor's pricing page (opens in a new tab) before you buy.

Free options for what people buy iA Writer for

  • Markdown Preview vs iA Writer

    Writing Markdown with a live rendered preview

    Biggest trade-off: No file management. It does not open or save .md files on disk, and there is no sidebar file tree for a folder of notes.

    Developer & text

iA Writer pricing questions

How much does iA Writer cost?

iA Writer starts at US$29.99 one-time (Windows) (the cheapest platform; Mac is US$49.99 and iPhone & iPad is US$49.99, each one-time). Read from the vendor's own page on 2026-11-01.

Does iA Writer have a free plan?

None — a 7-day free trial with no card required, per platform.

Is there a free alternative to iA Writer?

For writing markdown with a live rendered preview, the free AltFTool Markdown Preview covers the basic job without an account. It does less than iA Writer — each comparison lists exactly what you give up.

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