Wander is a markdown editor that respects your files. Your notes stay plain markdown in folders you control: no account, no lock-in, no cloud required. What you see is what lands on disk, byte for byte.
Write in a clean WYSIWYG editor, where bold looks bold and headings look like headings, while the file on disk stays tidy markdown with clean diffs. Images render in place too, so a note with photos reads like a page, not a preview pane. Open any folder of markdown and start writing; Wander reads and writes standard files, so nothing you open is trapped in the app.
• Plain markdown, in folders you own
• WYSIWYG editing, clean files on disk
• Wikilinks, tables, code blocks, task lists, footnotes
• Images inline: photos, galleries and captions render right in the note, sized with plain markdown
• Fast and native for iPhone and iPad: works fully offline, no account
• Your notes never leave your device unless you move them
• Wander Cloud: an optional subscription for private vaults, sharing and agent tokens, free for 14 days. Public vaults stay free
• Monthly or yearly. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings
• Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
• Privacy Policy: https://wander.md/privacy
I hardly ever write reviews, honestly, but this app almost requires it. A lot of markdown editors are released every single day, and while there are some more polished ones than Wander, none are as feature‑rich while also maintaining simple usefulness. What’s more, it’s incredibly simple and works on every single device I own. Many markdown editors are only on Mac or only on iPhone, but this works well across all of them.I’ve been using it all day, and it’s really excellent—deserving a full five‑star review once it gets more polished and is developed further. This developer deserves support because it’s one of the only markdown editors I’ve used in the past couple of years that actually does what it says it will and then gets out of your way. I’m quite impressed.
Developer Response
thank you for taking time to write this!motivates me to work on the app even more and make it even better.
Great potential
da-wdc
In fairness maybe only a 3 star app so far. Feature set warrants 5 stars but execution is flawed. Features don’t yet fully work. MD rendering could be better. Hope the developers keep working on it. Can’t beat the price, but really usable rn
Developer Response
Hi, thank you for leaving feedback.Working on the app everyday and have several releases per week, so hopefully all those bugs will be fixed and app will become more polished.
Just right for my writing needs
bohdanz
I’ve bounced around lots of apps - Scrivener, Ulysses, ia Writer, Bear, others. I just wanted something that works, does not store my files in a propriety format. Of all of them, I’m hooked on the ‘just works’ that Wanders offers.
Developer Response
thank you for you review, love reading stories like that.working on the app every day and hopefully I can make it even better.
Amazing app. Feature request
burnsac100
Could add a customizable theme option? This is the best markdown editor (feature wise) that I have come across. Thanks
Developer Response
coming in the next few releases! thank you for your kind words and also taking time to provide feedback and request features.
Settings › Typing › Keyboard Bar arranges the bar above the keyboard your way: drag a button to move it, take one out, put one back. New buttons wait under More Buttons: Jump to Top, Jump to End, # and @.
Also in this release:
- Touch and hold Wander on the Home Screen for Add to Inbox, Add to Today, a note you choose and New Note. Settings › Capture picks the notes.
- Settings › Capture › New Lines Go › At the Top puts each capture right under the note's title, newest first.
- Settings › Appearance › Colors gives Headings, Links, Quotes and Code a color of their own, in light and in dark.
- A vault in Dropbox no longer fills with "Unknown file.wander" folders.
- Wander Cloud syncs two copies of a vault's folder on one device each on its own, and a sync that fails says why.
- A change made on another device arrives within a second again.
- On iPad, the menu bar and the keyboard shortcuts are in German and French.
- A PDF opens at the top of its first page.
Version 2.8
The developer, System Operator LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Purchases
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
System Operator LLC
Size
153.1 MB
Category
Developer Tools
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.