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Smart Keyboard
The extended keyboard row gives you access to all the special characters you need for writing Markdown, Fountain, or TaskPaper markup. It also allows you to position the cursor precisely with a swipe gesture.
If you use a Bluetooth keyboard, Editorial supports various shortcuts, and you can even define your own for custom workflows.
“Editorial sits at the forefront of the post-PC era, and it's become an indispensable tool for my professional life.”
Sync with Dropbox
You can store documents on your device or sync with your Dropbox account. Editorial lets you choose the Dropbox folder to sync with, so it works well with other note taking apps you might use.
Search
You can easily search within the current document or across all your files. For global searches, Editorial also supports "fuzzy" matching of file names — e.g. search for "wte" to find "Welcome to Editorial".
New in version 1.2, you can also highlight all occurrences of a word in the editor — simply select it, and pick "Highlight All" from the editing menu.
Document Templates
Tired of copying and pasting boilerplate text? Simply create a template, so you don't have to start from scratch every time you create a new document.
Templates are full-fledged workflows, so they can include variables, e.g. the current date/time or clipboard. You can even make templates that are based on Python scripts for a maximum of flexibility.
“It would be hard to imagine a better editor, let alone recommend one that actually exists.”
“If you're looking for a text editor with serious power, Editorial is what you're looking for.”
“For those who are serious about automating their workflow, Editorial is hands down the best current option available for both iPhone and iPad.”
Workflow Automation
You can combine more than 50 configurable actions into powerful workflows for extending Editorial's feature set.
A large collection of ready-to-use workflows for a variety of use cases is included — you can also use them as starting points for your own creations.
Workflows make Editorial grow with your needs and enable advanced features that you might not expect in an iOS app.
Smart Snippets
Save time by creating abbreviations for pieces of text that you need often. Snippets can also include dynamic text, for example the current date or clipboard content. You can even specify where the cursor should be after the snippet is expanded.
Python Scripting
You can make use of a full Python interpreter in your workflows. Editorial comes with tons of modules for processing text, images, or even data from web APIs, and you also have scripting access to the editor itself from Python.
Scripts can be integrated in workflows, but there's also an interactive prompt and a scratchpad for quick one-off scripts.
Editorial includes custom Python modules for accessing iOS system functionality, like reminders, contacts, location data, or Twitter accounts.
“A really pleasant way to do writing on iOS [...] I'm impressed by how powerful Editorial is.”
Dark Theme
If you like working at night or just prefer a dark app UI, you can easily change the look of the entire app.
TaskPaper Mode
Editorial supports the popular TaskPaper format for plain text todo lists. You can assign tags and color labels to your tasks, and rearrange them via drag'n'drop. New in version 1.2, you can also fold the contents of a project or focus on a specific tag.
Fountain Mode
If you're a screenwriter, you'll love Editorial's support for Fountain, a Markdown-inspired plain text format for screenplays.
You can preview your formatting directly in the editor, or switch to an HTML preview that includes page numbers. You can even export your finished screenplay as a print-ready PDF.
In-App Browser
For quick research you don't have to leave the app. The in-app browser supports multiple tabs, and it's integrated with the workflow and snippet system. You can build workflows to look up words in your favorite online dictionary very easily, or just use the current page URL in a snippet, for example to insert a Markdown link.
The browser also supports 1Password for accessing saved passwords quickly.
