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While there are dozens of note-taking and writing apps available on iOS, few strike the balance between rich features and simple design the way Drafts does
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Whether you're looking for a quick way to jot down a passing thought, take notes during a meeting, or store an address or phone number
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the Drafts app makes it easy to quickly capture text before taking action
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Drafts 5 is a plain text editor with an emphasis on simplicity and extensibility
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Recently undergoing a significant update, Drafts continues to become more powerful and useful
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It supports the popular markdown syntax and has a large set of pre-built sharing and formatting actions or workflows for saving or sharing the notes you capture
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One of the best features of Drafts is its time-based new documents. By default, if three or more minutes have elapsed since you were last using the app, it will create a new document
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This can save you those precious seconds between having a great idea and capturing it, allowing you to write it down while it's still fresh
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By allowing users to customise the time elapsed before a new document is created, you can fine-tune the app to allow enough time for moving between apps or tasks
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but also know there is a fresh document awaiting your next important snippet. Another great feature of Drafts is the selection of sharing actions and workflows
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From any document in Drafts, you can send a list of items to a reminds list, send the text as an iMessage, post to social media, or save to cloud storage services
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These actions can all be customised, downloaded from the Drafts action directory, or you can build your own
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Drafts is great for a number of people with varying needs. Anybody that takes notes on iPhone or iPad in meetings will find the search and organisation tools extremely helpful
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If you're the type of person that adds long lists of items to the reminders app, like grocery lists, Drafts can save you time by simplifying the entry
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Anyone that prefers to pre-write social media posts or iMessages before sending them may find Drafts useful for writing those offline, with the ability to easily share them to their desired service
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Lastly, anyone that does long writing, whether markdown or simple text, can find Drafts enjoyable for their writing
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If you're looking for a downright simple way to capture text, regardless of where you want it to end up, Drafts is the perfect place to start
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From capturing quick ideas to creating powerful text-based workflows, Drafts is an incredible app
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Well, that's it for this video, but if you'd like to try Drafts 5, I'll make sure to leave a link in the description down below
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