iA Writer is a [[minimalist]] text editor for [[Mac OS X]] and [[iOS]] developed by Information Architects Incorporated. The idea of iA Writer is "to keep you focused on just writing". iA Writer has been "downloaded 600,000 times by everyone from hobbyist writers to the bestselling author [[Augusten Burroughs]]." ref It is the top selling text editor in the [[App Store]] behind Apple's own application.{{cn|date=April 2013}}
iA Writer has a typical layout using what the authors call "writing typography", and is characterized by a [[monospaced font]] ([[Nitti (font)|]]),ref a blue cursor, and a gray background color. iA Writer comes without preferences to avoid the usual procrastination in the settings panel.ref The lack of settings has been subject to some criticism, but the absence of settings is a declared component of the core concept and, among other things, is part of the reason for the success of iA Writer.ref
