I hope it's not self-serving to point out that Marked has offered the "include external files in Markdown documents" for a loooong time. And it works with any text editor… http://marked2app.com

I was beta testing the iA Writer 4 for the last month. The content blocks totally changed, the way I write markdown documents.

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iA Writer was the first app I bought right after I bought my first ever MacBook. Absolutely love it.

Embedding CSV files is a clever trick! Congrats on the launch.

Wow, iA's come a long way. Nested text files is a real game changer. Curious: how's the publishing support? The main thing that keeps me tied to Ulysses is the one-click-to-publish to Medium. Couldn't see anything about this on the iA site...

This is a beautiful idea. :) So the last thing I need in iAW now is some collapsible navigation structure/UI for # headings. Or am I missing something?

Let's hope it doesn't end up the way the original iA Writer for iOS did. After having bought that they just made another version (due to quarrelling devs) and made me pay for it again.

@reichenstein will iAW be available on windows or web in the near future?

Use the iA Writer for over 3 years now exclusively for all my writing -- inclusive scientific papers with more than 40 pages. The new option to embed pictures is more than welcome.

I've tried quite a few tools, keep coming back to iA. Everything I design begins as an outline in this app, with each update it seems to stay in there longer.

iA writer makes plain text so powerful. I can't imagine going back to another wp for writing and note-taking. Multi platform support is better than the big guys, too. Nested files and Medium/Wordpress integration makes it better than ever for blogging.

Absolutely love this update. So well done. Here's hoping the Markdown additions you folks have made with content blocks is picked up by others. A fantastic solution to a long-standing problem — especially when it comes to Markdown tables. One request: Would be great to be able to reference hosted files via full http addresses. Otherwise, my new go-to. And that comes from someone who's used almost every Markdown editor for the Mac that's ever been.

One question: Can I include diagram i.e. via mermaid syntax?

I deep dive into writing rituals using this software. Tough to explain beyond it. But they have gotten their UI perfect for a writing mode.

Pros:

Easily one of the best distraction-free software out there. I prefer this to the cluttered document editors.

Cons:

The keyboard shortcuts are a bit tough to get used to.

IA Writer is so polished. It's basically @superhumanco for organizing and remembering your thoughts.