Folio WriterFolio Writer Roadmap
Native collaborative writing across Mac, iOS, and iPad. Markdown-first. Built for academics.
What's shipping
Mac — Folio Writer is available now on the Mac App Store. Native Markdown editor with full Scrivener-style project organization, live math, and one-click compilation to PDF, Word, LaTeX, and Typst.
Shipping now
Live — Native apps on Mac and iOS with full cloud sync. Write on your Mac, continue on iPad, edit on iPhone. All changes sync instantly across devices.
Live — Live multi-author editing with presence indicators, comment threads, and change tracking. Like Overleaf's workflow, but with native app performance and offline capability.
Coming soon
In development — Optimized for larger displays. Full-featured manuscript editing with trackpad and keyboard support. Split-view multitasking with references and outlines.
Why native?
Academic writing deserves better than web-only tools. Native apps give you:
- Offline work — Write on a plane, at a conference, in a café. Sync when you reconnect.
- Performance — Manuscript handling and responsiveness that web apps can't match.
- Platform integration — Seamless copy/paste, Finder sync, system shortcuts, trackpad gestures.
- Markdown in plain text — Your source stays readable, version-controllable (Git-friendly), and future-proof.
Why Markdown?
Unlike LaTeX (Overleaf) or new languages (Typst), Markdown is already the standard in academic computing: Jupyter notebooks, R Markdown, data science workflows. Your manuscript source stays human-readable and integrates with the tools you already use.