My choice

Mac side: mweb 2.0
Mobile end: 1writer

So my cross platform writing process is:

  • Set a folder in iCloud Writing documents 。
  • The computer side uses the external mode of mweb to open the folder and write. At the same time, iCloud will synchronize.
  • The mobile terminal uses 1writer to open the external folder and continue writing.

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Use experience of other similar applications

A bit of spitting

First of all, talk about some software in a unified way, and have to do something by yourself Document Library You don't know where the documents are stored by the software, and then you must use iCloud synchronization within the software to write across platforms. The most important thing is that the file does not know where it is stored in iCloud.

I personally think that writing software:

  • First, display the external folder hierarchy and files. Now the file systems of mobile phones and computer devices are relatively complete. There is no need to do any internal document library of the application, which gives me a sense of insecurity, because I don't know where the file is stored
  • Secondly, there is no need to synchronize iCloud internally. If the software itself supports opening external iCloud folders, the synchronization problem will be solved naturally. Instead of transforming user's document data into internal application data, and then synchronizing with iCloud, it is unnecessary.

Scoring criteria

Full score is 100 points.

As long as writing software has the following advantages, I personally think it is a perfect software:

  • Reasonable price (20 points)
  • Detail processing (such as theme switching, space habit setting, real-time preview, etc.) (20 points)
  • Support fast search of folders, titles and contents, and the search results are simple and clear (10 points)
  • Display the hierarchy and corresponding contents of external folders (20 points)
  • Markdown parsing is smooth, supports Chinese well, and supports most markdown syntax (10 points)
  • There is a reasonable way to upload pictures (10 points)
  • As for the ability to synchronize blog, media and other functions, it is dispensable for me personally (5 points)
  • The UI looks good, and the ugly interface really makes people feel Of course, it would be better if I got used to it (5 points)
  • In addition to the focus mode and typewriter mode, some are excellent. In fact, no focus mode will not affect the writing experience at all. (0 point)

Bear (mobile terminal) (75 points)

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field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 10 yuan/month Various small functions are considered well I won't support it Support content and title The parsing style is beautiful, and the theme can be changed It does not support synchronization of blogs and the like It is not the original kind of ios, but it is very exquisite
score ten twenty zero ten ten ten zero five

But just External folders are not supported I can't use it anymore.

Ia writer (mobile terminal) (38 points)

Because I first used ia writer, I felt that it was not satisfactory, so I decided to use this software on the mobile terminal. Unexpectedly, the user experience was almost zero. And the price is 60. I don't know who gave him courage.

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field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 60 yuan/buyout Equipped with markdown keypad, with focus mode I won't support it The search content and title are supported, but the search results only have titles and no matching content Not satisfactory, formula not supported If it is an iCloud document, the image will be automatically placed in iCloud. Local documents cannot upload images nothing That's all
score ten fifteen zero eight five five zero zero

Disadvantages:

  • Interface persuasion, line blue icon, I feel like the Android style of the world, without iOS interface elements
  • External folder opening is not supported. Only external file opening is supported

1writer (mobile terminal) (76 points)

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field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service release (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 30 yuan/buyout There is a markdown toolbar and some personalized settings The only software I see on iOS platform that supports external folders Only search titles are supported just passable The image will be automatically placed in the same folder class and cannot be set by itself nothing Medium to high, there is room for improvement. Although some iOS design styles are used, the overall iOS is not enough
score twenty fifteen twenty five five eight zero three

Ulysses (mobile terminal) (45 points)

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field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service release (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 28 yuan/month, too expensive. iCloud is only in June Open this software and you will feel that it took a lot of effort I won't support it It supports content and title search, and the search interface is also very beautiful The table is not supported, and the style is very beautiful No local image upload was found, only one attachment was found, but it is separate from the article Support wp, ghost, medium IOS native interface, perfect
score five twenty zero ten five zero five five

Ia writer (computer side) (66 points)

Because there is a trial period, I downloaded it.

The basic functions are not bad, and the smoothness is not enough. Especially in the editor area on the right, the scrolling is not smooth.

And the focus mode is very... very uncomfortable to use. (Maybe I'm not used to this focus mode. The content is always displayed in the middle, and there is still blank on it)

Grammar highlighting has no effect on Chinese.

field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 198 yuan/buyout It is not satisfactory. It does not support changing the theme color. The writing background is gray, and it does not support modifying the background. The grey background makes me uncomfortable. support Yes, fast search speed No code highlighting It is not supported to copy pictures directly from the local, nor to call a third-party graph bed I won't support it just passable
score five fifteen twenty ten eight zero five three

Mweb (computer side) (85 points)

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This is my best experience on the Mac, but because I just bought it and then upgraded it, and I need to buy it again, I always have some opinions on this software!! I upgraded mweb3.0 yesterday and had a 14 day experience period. I decided to experience it for a period of time. If there was no discount, I would still downgrade to mweb2.0. After all, the old version features enough for me to use, but the interface is not as good as the new version.

It supports multiple tabs to open documents. This function is very easy to use. It is the only software I have seen that has this function

field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 128 yuan/buyout There are too many settings, and switching themes can cause minor problems Supports document libraries and external folders Perfect support There are too many words, scrolling cards (3.0 specific bug), and the editing support for tables is not good enough It supports the third-party graph bed and also supports automatic copying to the media directory under the document folder It supports many types, except for typecho Personally, I like it. It's a little worse than ulysses
score fifteen twenty twenty ten two ten five three

Typora (computer side) (95 points)

This is a completely free software, which is also recommended by many people. I have used it for a long time, and it is very good

If you just write markdown documents, this software is very good, However, it is weak in managing folders because Unable to remember the last opened folder , each time you enable it, a new blank document will appear. Now it supports opening and setting a fixed folder!! Perfect

But the overall design gives me a sense of lightness that is not suitable for folder display. Maybe I am not used to it.

field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain Free Admission The appearance, markdown, image and editor settings are basically considered support support Among all the software used, the fastest and most fluent one is completely created for markdown It supports local image upload, does not support calling the third graph bed, but supports downloading network images and supports ipic plug-ins I won't support it Simple and beautiful
score twenty twenty twenty ten ten ten zero five

Ulysses (computer side) (70 points)

It was also downloaded during the experience period, but it was not used later

The interface is nice, but it does not support real-time preview. If you want to see the effect of markdown, you can export some text such as pdf and text.

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field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain 28/month There are problems with some details, such as !> Will be automatically converted into \!> , and there is no switch, which makes people crazy support support No problems found It is not supported to copy pictures directly from the local, nor to call a third-party graph bed support The interface is very nice
score five fifteen twenty ten ten zero five five

Tea (computer end) (47 points)

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It is completely free, and supports Mac Windows, so the mobile terminal will not be available.

I have experienced this software for a long time. Its inherent material style (click it to have a ripple effect) makes me feel that it does not match the OSX system very well. It's a feeling of poor performance.

In fact, the rendering of text editing always gives me a sense of delay. But plug-in based software is very innovative. Similar to vscode. But vscode is more powerful.

This reminds me that vscode itself can also be a good markdown editor, but it always gives me a feeling of killing a chicken with a knife. Moreover, vscode cannot remember the last opened folder. Another point is that the vscode style also follows the Windows system.

also A huge hole is the main WYSIWYG mode, which can't directly see the source code of markdown , must be exported as a new markdown document to see

field Price (20 ') Detail processing (20 ') Support external folders (20 ') Search function (10 ') Markdown parsing (10 ') Image upload (10 ') Third party service synchronization (5 ') UI interface (5 ')
explain Free Admission It's not simple yet, I feel personally I won't support it Only the current document search is supported just so so nothing nothing just so so
score twenty ten zero two ten zero zero five

In addition, I also tried the markdown (Simple enough, basically free, but does not support folders), pretext (More concise. Markdown preview does not support Chinese and folders. It is basically a function of writing markdown files.)

summary

Chinese developers have become more and more excellent in developing markdown editors.

In terms of interface and functionality, it does not export to foreign developers.

It is hoped that a higher quality product with the same design idea as 1writer will appear in China.

  • The mobile terminal supports the introduction of external folders. Currently, I have only found 1 writer. Although the interfaces of bear and ulysses are nice, they are expensive and do not support external folders.
  • On the computer side, it basically supports opening external folders (except tea ）。 For free, just choose Typora, which has met my needs. Or you can consider the mweb when there is a discount.
  • Least recommended : ia writer includes mobile terminal and PC terminal, and the interface is too ugly. The price is not cheap. At least in Chinese documents, it is convenient, stable and poor in fluency. It is not worth it.
  • Although the subscription system of bear and ulysses is very expensive, they will not feel worthless after purchase. In terms of price, bear is more cost-effective than ulysses, and the two softwares have similar functions.
  • The ulysses interface is my favorite, followed by bear, followed by mweb

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