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iA Writer now has wikilinks
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Posted by MadaboutDana
Jun 14, 2022 at 02:02 PM
This is nice: iA Writer has been given wikilinks, which work extremely well.
Along with the “content block” transclusion feature (best used in side-by-side markdown + preview mode, or in two separate windows – yes, you can type markdown in one window while viewing a preview of the same file in another window; the latter updates in real time), iA Writer is now making moves into knowledge management.
For my money, it represents one of the best cheap (and non-database-dependent) alternatives to Ulysses around.
I know the iOS/iPadOS and macOS versions support wikilinks – they don’t mention Android, however, so I’m not sure if their Android version does as well. I’ll have to check…
Cheers!
Bill
Posted by satis
Jun 14, 2022 at 02:29 PM
Backlinks are “on the roadmap”. I think that’s where they needed to go in the first place, especially given the competitive landscape over the last couple of years.
https://ia.net/topics/ia-writer-6-now-with-lasers
Posted by Amontillado
Jun 14, 2022 at 03:29 PM
Agreed, very nice. You can navigate your history, too with control-command-left/right arrow.
90% of what I’ve used personal wikis for in the past boils down to hyperlinks.
Perhaps they are feeling some pressure from Obsidian, my next thing to try.
Posted by satis
Jun 14, 2022 at 04:57 PM
Nice overview at MacStories
https://www.macstories.net/reviews/ia-writer-6-adds-cross-document-linking-metadata-and-more/
Posted by Prion
Jun 14, 2022 at 08:51 PM
As it happened, I decided a few days ago to get the macOS version of iA Writer (I have been using the iOS since a long time already) but could not due to some unspecified technical difficulty (“the item is being modified, please try again later”). This is still the case today and now I am hearing that the price is going to go up. Ah, that later.
Certainly not intentional by the iA folks but I am a bit miffed nonetheless.