Write in Markdown. Never lose your place.
ghostWriter is a lightweight editor that keeps long documents approachable, turns Markdown into polished pages, and makes the tools you need easy to find.
For iPhone and iPad, running iOS or iPadOS 17.6 or later.
A clear path through every draft
Whether you are jotting down a short note or shaping a long article, ghostWriter keeps the writing space simple while useful tools remain close at hand.
Your document has a map
Outline gathers every heading into one useful list. Choose one and ghostWriter takes you straight to that point in the document, so a long draft never becomes a maze.
Know where you are
A customizable Status Bar can show the current line and column, line count, word count, character count, and other details you care about.
Markdown made handy
Insert Actions help with headings, links, web images, lists, quotations, code, and more. Use them with selected text or begin something new.
Files stay organized
Search, sort, pin, rename, duplicate, delete, and restore documents from a straightforward Library.
Share the finished result
Preview your Markdown as a polished page, then share the original Markdown, plain text, or a complete web page document.
Write plainly. Render beautifully.
Your Markdown stays comfortable to edit, while Render gives you a clean view of the finished document. Headings, lists, links, quotations, and other structure carry through to the result.
When it is ready to leave ghostWriter, share it in the format that fits the moment.
Make the editor yours
Choose the font and appearance you find most comfortable. Adjust the Status Bar, automatic lists, keyboard shortcuts, and sound without crowding the editor itself.
ghostWriter gives you useful choices, then gets out of the way.
Everything in its place
The Library keeps your writing organized with nested folders, pinned favorites, and sorting by name or by when a document was created, changed, or last opened.
Search looks through document names and their contents, so the right file is never more than a few characters away. Your documents stay as ordinary Markdown files you can reach from the Files app, on this device or synced through your own iCloud Drive.
Designed to work well from the beginning
Clear organization, meaningful control names, scalable text, strong contrast, keyboard support, predictable focus, and thoughtful VoiceOver behavior are part of ghostWriter’s design—not extras added after the fact.
The result is an editor that respects how different people read, navigate, and write while keeping the experience pleasantly uncomplicated.
Support and contact
Need help, found a bug, or want to report an accessibility problem? Email marco@marconius.com and you will hear back from the developer.
You can also write from inside the app. Open Settings and choose Send Feedback, which fills in your app and iOS version automatically.
When reporting a problem, these details help enormously:
- Your device, such as an iPhone 15 Pro or an iPad Air
- Your iOS or iPadOS version
- The ghostWriter version, shown in Settings
- The assistive technology you use, such as VoiceOver or Voice Control
- The steps that led to the problem
Reports from VoiceOver and other assistive technology users are especially welcome. Accessibility testing is ongoing, and a specific report is the fastest way to get something fixed. Bug reports and feature requests are also welcome on GitHub Issues.
Private by design
ghostWriter does not require an account and does not include advertising, analytics, or tracking. Your documents are stored with the app unless you choose to export or share them.
If you add an image from the web, ghostWriter uses the address you provide when displaying that image. The details are available in the Privacy Policy.
Why ghostWriter?
The original ghostWriter began as a mischievous web experiment that quietly changed a few words whenever a document was rendered. It eventually grew into a real Markdown editor and teaching tool.
The iOS app leaves your words exactly where you put them—for now.