Edito is a new Markdown text editor for iPad. It’s a simple app that does one thing well, and that’s edit Markdown (a plain text markup language with a simple syntax, which can render text to myriad formats including HTML, LaTeX, and PDF). It adds a few features to the mix:
- An extra row of keys on the keyboard for Markdown syntax, including pairs for square brackets and parenthesis, asterisks, and other keys, which are vital but a pain to get to on the iPad keyboard
- iTunes file sync
- A desktop-like UI
- A built in Web browser for copying links
- The ability to mail the plain text or HTML rendering of your document
- A variety of CSS styles for preview and render
- Built-in Markdown cheat sheet
TJ recently covered MarkdownMail, which does much the same thing, but it’s sorely lacking the extra keys on the keyboard. He and I (and several more at TUAW) are Markdown fans (I’m editing this post in Markdown right now), so we have a keen interest in these applications. Personally, I have a wishlist.
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