What’s new in Dactylo.

Version 1.0

Coming soon to the App Store.

The first Dactylo, for Mac and iPad.

• The machine. A complete portable typewriter in 3D: typebars, segment shift, carriage, bell, return lever, ribbon, platen knobs and paper bail. Turn it, tilt it, zoom it; four views (Desk, Whole Machine, Page, Manuscript); saved views.
• Sound. Recordings of a 1960s machine in four characters (Portable, Office, Electric, Quiet) and six background sounds.
• Ink and type. Black, red, green and blue ribbons, no ink, or up to twelve inks of your own; bold, italic and underline on the left ramp (⌘B ⌘I ⌘U); five typefaces; ink density, edges, uneven strikes and a ribbon that wears.
• Paper. Light, sepia, dark or your own tone; six textures; five kinds of lines; A4, US Letter, US Legal and A5; three ways for the sheet to stand.
• Layout. Margin stops you drag on the ruler and the carriage rack, single to double line spacing, a pencil ruler and line numbers in the colour you choose.
• Library. Folders inside folders, pages with their own look, title and date; All Pages; Recently Deleted for 30 days; import from text and Markdown.
• Manuscript. Read and edit the folder's pages, one, two or many side by side, with typewriter sounds if you like.
• Export. Standard manuscript as PDF and Word, typed pages as PDF, Markdown and plain text.
• Writing tools. Draft Mode, three Backspace styles, counters on the covers, daily goal, writing sessions, folder word targets, page headers, Night Light and lamp warmth.
• Everywhere. iCloud Drive sync between Mac and iPad, where-you-left-off on every device, a one-file backup, Face ID and Touch ID lock.
• Languages. English, Türkçe, Español, Português (Brasil), Deutsch, Français, 日本語, 繁體中文 and 한국어.