Byword App Reviews

Great writing app. For me the only thing it needs is the ability to print to pdf in dark mode.

Charges me six bucks for nothing! Definitely didn’t know I was agreeing to that. I’ll stick to a dollar notebook it has about the same value

I was really in love with this app until I realized there is no passcode or Touch ID option. Privacy is a big part of why I use these apps for my writing. If I am missing something let me know. It is a significant oversight.

I absolutely love Byword!! I am a fairly prolific blogger and post on numerous sites. Byword makes it so much easier and faster to do my thing. I also love that I can write a few words, leave the app on one device and come back to it on another without missing a beat. Highly recommend this app.

I originally picked Byword up for some edits to a markdown document I was working on. Soon, it became my go-to editor, whether I am using it for writing a post, a README, or an action plan. Today I was hunting around for a .fountain editor for my iPhone and remembered that it was just markdown. Opened the file in Byword and off to the races again! You will keep finding uses for it.

Out of all the markdown and note taking apps that I've tried this one was the best.

Byword is my go-to distraction free writing app on the Mac and I used it on iOS for a while— but unfortunately the slow Dropbox syncing led me to explore other solutions for iOS. It seems like updates this year might have fixed this so hopefully it’s better now. I had Byword configured for a Dropbox folder that I use for journal entries and it has a couple hundred markdown files in it plus two sub folders with some text, markdown and a couple of old rtf (rich text) files in them. When I opened up Byword it would hang on ‘Downloading items’ or ‘Syncing Items’ for minutes and it made me nervous to open recent files and create possible conflicts in my Dropbox. That was a big blocker when I just wanted to open the app and start writing. I recently reinstalled the app and also removed the rtf files from this Dropbox folder (just in case) and things seem to be better— fingers crossed.

My only complaint is that there isn’t a typewriter mode like there is on the Mac App. It’s not something I’d deduct a star for, but I surely would like that feature. *hint, hint* If you’re listening, folks at Byword..

Can we support edit .org files in byword too? Right now it only support .md and .txt files.

App requires you to swipe up at a weird angel to reveal the 3 dots then you can click that to show where the markdown preview button is. This is very annoying Also the app doesn't have any shortcuts to do the markdown preview which is very annoying since you already have a multi step process to render your HTML. Lastly the app doesn't recognize the '###' header which to me felt like a trivial thing to support as it is a

tag.

Such an elegant and simple markdown authoring tool—and with great syncing support with several cloud providers. The Mac OS app clinches it.

The basics of this application are pretty great and it is a great markdown editor. I wish it had better support for document providers though.

I was hoping that I could use folders other than Dropbox to sync with other systems, but this iOS feature is not supported. Will start using this purchased app (and edit review) once it works with Resilio Sync.

I love the ability to use it across platforms.

I got a new iPad and was so excited to finally ditch my laptop and do all of my blogging with the iPad. Byword is an essential part of this set up. I've used it in the past and had it set up on my old iPad, but I can't get this new installation to publish to WordPress. The developer seems pretty attentive on here so I'm hopeful about getting my problem resolved quickly!

Saved a file on my computer and it's not updating in the app

It’s very 2015

This app is actually quite pleasant to use if you happen to be using its preferred character encoding (which is, I believe, UTF-8). But since this is an app that uses iCloud Drive, it's natural to imagine that you could use it to open files not created by this app, but that invariably leads to a crash. Hey, Byword team, may I suggest +[NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:usedEncoding:error:]?

Fails to open iCloud files larger than 1mb. Crashes every time on both wifi and cellular. Using iPad Air 2 on latest iOS.

Within 15 min of installing, sync to DropBox, begins to hang and crash after inserting code blocks into markdown. Not good.

I took a leap of faith on this app a few years ago and it was worth every penny. The best feature is the synchronization between different devices. If you are looking for something decent to help with your writing buy it.

Byword is a clean, simple markdown/plaintext editor. There are a couple small bugs, like how tapping at the bottom of a scrollable note to bring up the keyboard puts the cursor in the wrong spot. But the biggest issue I have is with the lack of recursive search. Searching only looks in the current folder but not subfolders, making it a time consuming process to find anything if you organize by folders. For such a central function, this is a big limitation.

I've tried dozens of text editors but Byword is hands down the easiest one to use, especially if you want to use it to work with Scrivener files. Until Scrivener has an iPad app, the only way you can work with a Scrivener project on a mobile device today is to export the project as a set of text files and sync via Dropbox. It's not pretty. But Byword not only handles that screwy workflow, but does it with aplomb, and makes taking Scrivener mobile possible. It's great even if you don't want to work Scrivener too.

Byword is simply amazing. It is the best text editor for IOS with the perfect combination of features and simplicity. It has changed my whole writing process making it easier so now I write more. Can't recommend enough.

It didn't work for me... How do I go about getting my money back? Thanks.

Been using the Desktop version for several months now. Really enjoyed writing Rich text based documents on my computer with this app. When I finally bit the bullet and purchased the iOS Version, I unfortunately discovered after the purchase that the iOS version does not support Rich text. That detail was at the very bottom of the description and to be fair I made an assumption that the iOS version of the app would work the same as the desktop version. I can’t understand why rich text is not supported, and if I had known (I guess it’s my bad for not reading every single bit of description all the way to the very bottom) that I would be unable to sync those types of documents across devices, I would’ve gone with a different platform. Please Byword, if you’re reading this just add rich text support already, you’ll make your user base much happier and then we don’t have to write dumb reviews like this one...

I have had several occasions when iCloud either won't sync or loses my document while using Byword. I hope the developer fixes this soon, because it is an otherwise very good text editor.

I've been using this app for a few years solid now and it's been fantastic. With a recent update the Dropbox syncing temporarily stopped working, and I reached out to the dev. Jorge responded immediately and noted that a fix will be released shortly. This is that fix! Thank you Jorge.

Most of the features I want: the ability to write book-length texts in one document (others fail at about 10,000 words per document). Reasonable markdown preview. Save across the cloud. Low price. Cool. ..currently, the iOS version of this app is crashing when I open files between 50k and 400k words. The desktop app doesn't crash. I can use a combination of apps but I'd love to use just one.

You cannot open markdown files that already exist in your dropbox folder. You can only create new files. Big waste of money if you want to edit existing files (actually, this totally defeats the purpose and utility of markdown files: ease of moving between editing applications).

It's the best of everything I've tried. It's rock solid and a great companion to the Mac and iPad apps. Very worth the price.

Syncs well between Mac and iOS devices. Can use Cloud or Dropbox. It's a great place from start to publish. Really like the interface.

This is a great tool for blogging and journaling. The app is simple, supports markdown, has preview , and supports textpad snippets. It also has flexible export options for sharing with a variety of other apps The solid cloud sync support lets you access your notes from any ios device. I like how it doesn't feel bloated at all with a minimalist interface.

The product is ok, but randomly creates duplicate folders of already existing folders. Ha done this since I got the app Stahl years ago. I'm afraid to delete the duplicates because it might delete what's in the remaining folder. Informed developer and hoped for a fix but it hasn't happened. Also it world be nice if device searches included results from Byword. Also would like to set the sort order per folder rather than have a single setting that sorts all folders the same way.

Says it supports tables but there is no way to make a table. So sad! Why did I buy this...?

(I changed this review to reflect that the instant crash I suffered when I enabled cellular data sync to Dropbox went away when I deleted and reinstalled the app.) I enjoy Byword quite a lot. It's a no frills Markdown editor that works well, and it's great to have such an app when you don't feel like dealing with something more powerful. Four stars only because I find the sync to be a little wonky, thus far. Otherwise, it's smooth and does the job well.

*Update: After communicating with the developer, my issue of blank exports has been explained. It's a symptom of Markdown vs programming issues/bugs. It's nice to have a developer that interacts with his customers. - - - - - - - - The app overall is great, and I like how easy it is to create lists and add emphasis. Is use it for note taking that I can save as PDFs and go look at later. *However, this version seems to be exporting blank documents. I'm looking forward to a fix. Keep up the good work.

Love the PDF export.

I use Byword daily for intensive writing. It always functions well and I've never had a problem with syncing. Support continues to improve. If I could only have one app it would most likely be Byword!

I began using byword last year to jot down writing ideas. I would sometimes write articles or different things i wanted to work on. A few months ago i logged on and all my work disappeared. Emailed to ask if there was some kind of update and have received no response. There are other ways to jot down notes.

Please read before purchasing: I own Byword (desktop Mac OsX version) and I have been using this app for professional writing since years now. I am currently abroad and I needed to be able to access my documents on my iPad Pro and I decided to buy the pricy $6 iOS version of the app. Later I discovered that none of my documents appear in the iCloud folder, and the reason is quite irritating. On Byword website they state that they are still evaluating if investing money to allow Rich Text docs to be open in the iOS version, while suggesting and promoting the use of simple text. To have my documents while away from home, I did not hesitate to invest Menes in your overpriced iOS version, of an app that i already own. This is a cheap and unprofessional move, and it will cost customers more than it would have cost to offer the see less functions between two payed versions of the same app.

Byword has everything I need to write without the annoying bells and whistles that finally drove me from Word, which is clearly designed for secretaries (at least I hope it is designed for someone) not writers.

Come on guys. A year and nothing. One and done developers :(

Overall, ByWord is a strong editor for developing blog entries and other short content. I am giving five stars, but I would like to see support (or better support) for using multiple Google Drive accounts. This makes sense, since many users have a dedicated GMail account for each blog (or family of blogs). And if you already have this, please make it easier to find. I have my eye on Boxcryptor and other similar encrypted cloud tools, so I hope you grow your support for that as those tools mature and become more widely adopted. Cloud services tied to email (GMail/Drive, Outlook, GMX, Yandex....) seem like a good idea in general. And thanks for keeping RTF and HTML. I know most of your users are using Markdown, but I am one of those old timers who tried Markdown and like the older tools better. If you would grant another wish, add "publishing" to OneNote as well as Evernote.

Do you think you can add a trash can? Incase you accidentally deleted a work and you can retrieve back.

The Dropbox sync process is mostly seamless despite a few occasional hiccups. My one issue is that there is no spell check or autocorrection which makes for a bad writing experience.

2016: tried reinstalling again after a year break. I still like the way Byword works--it's clean and simple. But Dropbox sync is still buggy. I'm getting conflicts and endless spinning wheels. Uninstalled, try again later! 2014: Used to be a good app. Needs an update--Dropbox sync, which is essential, isn't reliable.

I've tried restarts, reinstalls, and everything else under the sun to make this thing work, and all it does is crash on launch. I'm glad the $6 wasted on this stopped me from buying its more expensive OS X counterpart.