Editorial Reviews – Page 2
4/5 rating based on 152 reviews. Read all reviews for Editorial for iPhone.
Editorial is paid iOS app published by Ole Zorn
Dropbox support is waning
Doodaddy
This is a great editor, but they don’t seem to be keeping up with the Dropbox API. Nearly every time I edit a document on Dropbox, I end up with a fork (which Dropbox renames to “Conflicted Copy”). I’m only editing using the app, files I haven’t touched in months from any other client, so this just shouldn’t be happening. It’s probably something minor, too — a datestamp discrepancy measured in milliseconds, that kind of thing — that could be easily adapted to. Oh, and when you get the “Conflicted Copy” bug, your toolbar shortcuts won’t work anymore, even after renaming. Toolbar shortcuts appear to be tied to a filespec that’s separate from just the file path. (Beats me what it would be. Maybe the Dropbox API exposes a File ID of some sort.) Anywho, you have to delete and recreate your toolbar file shortcuts.
It’s good, but...
scubaninja
It needs an update to support iOS 14. There is a weird paste dialogue every time I add text. Also there should be native support for the iCloud file structure. It’s seems really weird to use something like Dropbox when iOS and MacOS provide an easy to use structure. I don’t like having to use iTunes to transfer my files back-and-forth.
Finally updated for iOS 13!
augmentedfourth
This wasn't working on my iPhone XR and I ended up paying for another text editor that I didn't like as much. I'm finally back to Editorial and it's working great! The only thing I feel I'm missing is a Favorites list so I can go straight to my most-used text files, but that's a minor inconvenience (and they're usually in the Recent list anyway).
EDITORIAL “Inter-App-Ability”
Tao-ish
Feb 2020 What?! An update? After 2 years.... This is so welcome. Thank you. — Oct 2019 Editorial was THE high-water mark for iOS text editing until it finally became abandoned-ware. It has not been updated in about two years. Positives it had: A Universal App Best ever TaskPaper integration on iOS Markdown, Multi-markdown, Python, native snippets, TextExpander support Full Dropbox support, Custom UI extensibility, User friendly navigational gestures "Folding" text functionality, The once evolving Editorial Community driven workflows If there's wasn’t something Editorial DIDN'T do with text or provide an "Inter-App-Ability" you wanted, you could probably find a workflow that suited your needs, create it, or get help doing so. Lastly: Mr. Zorn had one of the sharpest eyes for UI design detail and code stability. Not sure what happened, but best of luck to him. Best, most powerful, alternative now? Drafts 5.
My favorite writing app
doubleoverhead88
Thank you for the latest update! I’ve been a long time user and I confess I started to think about moving on and what life after Editorial would mean. Then, I saw this update - thank you!!
My favorite writing app
Sorry2Say
It is wonderful to see this maintenance update. I use Editorial on a daily basis as my primary writing program on both my iPhone and iPad, and it is encouraging to see this progress. I have tried dozens of other apps as potential replacements, and none of them come close to the feature set and quality offered by Editorial. There are good apps out there, but I have yet to find one that both hits the key features I want and does so in a refined and elegant manner. I love the way it displays Markdown and Taskpaper, and the folding sections option is exceptional when I am working with larger documents. The ongoing ability to use Dropbox to sync is essential for my use of iOS with a PC, as iCloud struggles to perform well on Windows. Editorial continues to fill a vital need in my work that other apps have been unable to replace, no matter how many I have tried. Really appreciate the work that has gone into this app!
Great app, would like to see additional functionality
Mac daddy 0512
Been using the app for some time now. It has a lot of great features and works very well. I especially like the folding headings feature which allows me to hide and show different parts of a document. The only disappointing thing so far on the app is that it does not allow folding subheadings which would be very helpful for organizing more complex documents.
? Great App, ? Needs OneDrive Integration
treehd
Best iOS text/Markdown editor I've found, but I'd really like to see integration/sync with OneDrive in addition to Dropbox.