Modrift
Open & edit Markdown, fast
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Modrift is a lightweight client for quickly opening, reading, and lightly editing Markdown files stored in the cloud — right from your iPhone. Not a heavy notes app: just open, read, and tweak, as fast as possible.
Key features
- Open Markdown files (.md / .txt / .markdown) with clean formatted rendering
- Launch straight from Files or any app via "Open in Modrift"
- Keep your own working home (iCloud › Modrift): list, create and organise files there
- Switch between My Files (by place) and Recent (by time)
- Toggle between edit and preview with one tap
- Automatic saving (no manual save button)
- Full-text search, and sorting by date modified or name
- Turn to landscape for longer lines — easier on long paragraphs and tables
- Japanese / English interface
About your home and editing
- Files in your home (iCloud › Modrift) are editable in place, and edits sync to iCloud
- Files outside your home (Dropbox / Google Drive, or iCloud Drive outside the Modrift folder) are view-only. To edit one, use "Copy to Home" and edit the copy (the original is not written back)
- You can choose whether your home lives in iCloud or on this iPhone, in Settings
Relationship to the Files app
Modrift complements the Files app rather than replacing it. Leave general folder management to Files; Modrift focuses on formatted Markdown viewing, light editing, and tidying its own home folder.
The name combines Mo (Mobile / Motion) + drift — the idea of thoughts and files flowing freely on mobile.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Modrift's home screen has been redesigned.
- Keep your files in your home (iCloud › Modrift): list, create, rename, duplicate and delete them there
- Switch the home between two views: My Files (by place) and Recent (by time)
- My Files now shows the date modified, and can be sorted by date or name
- File types are now distinguishable at a glance by their icons
- Search now covers both My Files and Recent
- Landscape support while viewing a file — longer lines make long paragraphs and tables easier to read
- Choose whether your home lives in iCloud or on this iPhone
About what you can edit:
Editing now applies to files in your home folder. Files outside it (Dropbox / Google Drive, or iCloud Drive outside the Modrift folder) are view-only — use "Copy to Home" to bring one in and edit the copy.
The developer, Noriyuki Katahara, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Noriyuki Katahara
- Size
- 50.3 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Modrift