Features — ConTexture

The writing environment

A clean, distraction-free editor that gets out of your way — with everything you need always within reach.

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Markdown editor

Full Markdown support including headings, bold, italic, underline, inline code, code blocks, quote blocks, bullet lists, numbered lists, and task checkboxes.

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Typography controls

Choose from Palatino, New York, Georgia, System, or Monospace. Adjust font size, line spacing, and column width to suit your preference.

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Light and dark

Warm paper by day, deep ink at night. Follow the system or choose your own. Both modes are designed on their own terms rather than one inverted from the other — the same restraint, the same hierarchy, in either light.

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Live preview

Switch between edit and preview modes instantly. Preview renders full Markdown including images, headings, and formatting.

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Drawing board

Open a full drawing board directly from within your writing. Sketch a map, diagram a scene, or jot a quick idea visually — all saved alongside your notes.

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Wiki links

Type [[ to link any note to any other note in your project. Navigate your world like a wiki — characters, locations, and chapters all connected.

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@ summons the Library

Type @ while writing and your whole Library opens at the cursor — every shelf as a fold-out list, your project's characters on top. A few letters find any name you've invented, and the name drops in as plain text. Every source, sheet and clipping in the Library is one keystroke from the sentence you're in.

Typing @ in the editor opens the Library picker: characters, images and worldbook entries, with Track Changes in the margin

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Bookmarks & snippets

Bookmark whole pages and folders for one-tap access, or select a passage and save it as a snippet — a live pointer to those exact lines, not a copy. Open a snippet and it jumps to the note with the passage highlighted; a source's marked passages surface whenever you read it. Both sync across your devices.

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Inline comments Mac

Select any text and add a comment anchored to it. Comments appear in the margin panel alongside your writing for easy review.

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Footnotes & citations

Insert and manage footnotes inline. Footnotes are stored as standard Markdown-compatible syntax, readable in any editor.

Project organisation

Three workspaces keep different kinds of writing cleanly separated — with a drawing board available throughout.

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Creative Writing

Longform fiction projects with manuscript chapters, character sheets, outline folders, maps and images, drawing boards, and research notes — all nested under a single project.

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Daily Journal

One page per day, with your calendar events and tasks woven in. Tick a task in the note and it completes in Apple Reminders too — a true two-way mirror, not a copy. Pin what you're working on with In Focus and it follows you across devices.

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The Library

Every source you write from, on one shelf — sources, character sheets, maps, clippings, PDFs. Anything in it can be pulled into any writing page with @. Move a character sheet here and it's linked, not copied — one glossary in every book of a series, edited once, correct everywhere. And it looks like a shelf: PDFs show their first page, notes their opening lines, and every card says which books it belongs to. Gallery, compact or list.

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Drawing Board

A full freehand drawing canvas available from within any note. Sketch maps, wireframe scenes, visualise timelines, or annotate reference images — saved directly alongside your writing.

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In Focus

A working set for the notes you're living in right now — a flag, not a folder, so nothing moves. Toggle with ⌘⇧F or drag a note in; the set syncs across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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Apple Watch

Dictate a thought from your wrist and it lands in your Inbox — even out of range, nothing is lost. Glance today's note and your In Focus set without reaching for a device.

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Character sheets

Structured character profiles with photo, biography, physical description, personality, relationships, and freeform markdown notes. Link characters to each other and reference them in your manuscript.

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Maps & images

Dedicated image folders for world maps, reference photos, and visual inspiration. Import from your photo library and reference images directly in your writing with @mentions.

Write everywhere

ConTexture works seamlessly across all your Apple devices — your writing is always where you are.

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iPhone

Full writing experience optimised for one-handed use. Capture ideas, write on the go, and access everything in your projects from your pocket.

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iPad — side by side

Use Split View to open two documents side by side — write in one, reference a character sheet, map, or outline in the other. The margin panel keeps tools always at hand. The same split works on the Mac.

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Mac — full keyboard

A native Mac experience with full menu bar, keyboard shortcuts for every action, sidebar navigation, and side-by-side split editing. Built for serious writing sessions.

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iCloud sync

Everything syncs automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Start a chapter on your Mac, continue on your iPad, capture an idea on your iPhone — it's all there.

Export & sharing

Take your writing anywhere — ConTexture offers export options that most iOS writing apps simply don't.

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ePub export

Export your work as an ePub file — readable on any e-reader, Kindle, Apple Books, or ePub viewer. One of the few iOS writing apps to offer this directly.

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Plain Markdown

Export clean .md files that open perfectly in any Markdown editor. Great for moving work between apps or archiving.

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Rich export

Export with YAML front matter and comments preserved as footnotes — perfect for sharing with another ConTexture user who can import with full fidelity.

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Live collaboration

Share a note via iCloud file sharing for real-time collaboration. Both people edit the same file live — works with any Markdown editor, no ConTexture required on the other side.

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Import .md files

Import any .md or .markdown file from anywhere on your device or iCloud. Choose exactly which project and folder it lands in.

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Print & PDF

Print any document or export as PDF directly from the app — formatted cleanly and ready to share or archive.

Flexible pricing — no forced subscriptions

ConTexture is built on the belief that software you pay for should be yours to keep.

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One-time purchase

Buy ConTexture once and own it. All features available at the time of purchase are yours to keep and use indefinitely — no expiry, no locked features.

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Subscription option

For users who want access to every new major release as it comes, a subscription option will also be available — entirely optional, never forced.

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Major updates

Significant new versions of ConTexture will be available as a new purchase. Your existing version keeps working exactly as it did — you only upgrade when you want to.

Pricing details will be announced at launch. TestFlight beta is free.

Ready to write?

ConTexture is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Coming soon — join the beta