![]() ![]() I like this choice of moving the iCloud “file browsing” system to a separate window on the Mac.īecause Byword for Mac has auto save, you won’t need to hit CMD+S when you’re writing a document stored in iCloud. The app can also “move” a document to iCloud, or “remove” one from it. To open documents from iCloud, however, the developers had to add a new iCloud Open panel, which can be invoked from the menubar, and consists of a standalone window that allows you to open, search, rename, and delete documents stored in iCloud. Aesthetically, Byword 1.5 looks the same – the Mac app still has two themes, a decent selection of fonts, and three width options. On the Mac, the 1.5 update released today on the Mac App Store brings a series of enhancements to text editing (including text zoom, autocompletion disabled by default, and support for MultiMarkdown 3.3), and, more importantly, it also adds iCloud compatibility to make Byword for Mac work with the iOS counterpart. I also like how Byword for iOS is capable of updating changes “live” inside your document even if it’s already open but being edited on a second device. Syncing between iOS devices through iCloud has been remarkably stable for me in the past few days, allowing me to effortlessly push changes to this very article around in seconds. On both devices, you can switch back and forth between the browsing and editing interface with a single swipe on screen – I found this very intuitive and responsive. If you choose iCloud, which I did, the app will show documents stored in the cloud from a sidebar on the iPad, or a dedicated screen on the iPhone. On iOS, upon first launch the app will ask you to choose a syncing service between iCloud and Dropbox – alternatively, you can go with none and save documents locally. Having tried both solutions, I can say that whilst the developers ensured the two syncing services would appear as “invisible” as possible to the user, iCloud seems a little faster at pushing and picking up changes made on another device. Despite some initial issues with iCloud syncing, I was able to activate the functionality, and sync text documents across devices using Apple’s cloud service and Dropbox, which is also natively supported inside the app. The iOS version of Byword runs as a universal app on the iPhone and iPad, and I have been able to test it since its first release last week. ![]() We have covered Byword on MacStories before. Unlike most minimal text editors these days, Byword for Mac has become popular among writers and bloggers (also) thanks to extensive support for keyboard shortcuts, built-in Markdown preview, and integration with Lion’s full-screen mode, auto save, and Versions. Byword, the Mac app that I used last summer to write my MacBook Air review, has been updated today to include iCloud syncing on the Mac, and support for a brand new iOS app that briefly went live on Saturday, was pulled, and now is back on the App Store at $2.99.īyword is a minimal text editor that works with the Markdown format and allows for easy exporting of plain text to a variety of formats including HTML, PDF, and LaTex. ![]()
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