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If you’ve never tried this approach to boosting your writing productivity, you should give it a try.

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It’s available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, and has been translated into many different languages.” It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work. “FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free writing environment. The result is a subtle clearing of the mind that I think helps you write better.”

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“WriteRoom’s full screen writing environment gets your computer out of the way so that you can focus on your work. It automatically formats semantical entities such as headlines, lists, bold, strong, block quotes written in markdown.” iA Writer is fast it works without mouse. It’s unique FocusMode allows me to think, spell and write at one sentence at a time.

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“iA Writer for Mac is a digital writing tool that makes sure that all your thoughts go into the text instead of the program.

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Indulge yourself in a relaxed and calm atmosphere and achieve a whole new level of concentration! Inspired by OmmWriter, a Mac OS X only application, CreaWriter allows you to customize both background image and ambient sound.” Its full screen, minimalistic interface provides a distraction-free environment. “CreaWriter is a Windows program designed to boost your productivity and creativity. With an array of innovative tools under the hood, it helps you write better. “Writemonkey is a Windows zenware* writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words. But it’s really good as a full-screen text editor.” Q10 will clean your kitchen, walk your dog and make excellent coffee.

Q10 is small, fast and keeps out of your way. That’s right, you can download and use it at no cost. “Q10 is a simple but powerful text editor designed and built with writers in mind. Basically, Dark Room is a clone of the original WriteRoom that is an OS X (tiger) exclusive application.”Īvailable in English, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish Unlike standard word processors that focus on features, Dark Room is just about you and your text. “Dark Room is a full screen, distraction free, writing environment. If you’ve got others to add, let me know in the comments. It’s only by trying them out that you can tell whether one will work for you. Some try to mimic monospaced character-mode screens, others provide backgrounds and ambient music. Some offer amazing levels of customization, others are bare-bones and fixed in their format. Here are 7 solutions, many free, that you can try whether you’re on Windows or Mac.Ĭlick through and check these programs out. I thought this was a great time to have a look at other programs that also try to solve the problem of too much distraction to get any writing done. They have re-thought what they did on the iPad, and made this application just as good for the Mac. InformationArchitects just came out with their version of iAWriter for the Mac, and it’s a brilliant app. On the Mac I’ve been using Omm Writer Dana, another brilliant implementation of this idea. So far, my favorite is iAWriter for the iPad, a program I use just about every day for the bulk of all my drafts.

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I’ve written before about how the distraction-free writing enviroments that are embodied in some recent writing software really help me to focus and get a lot done in the time I have available. I just don't like my time being wasted.As someone who writes and publishes constantly, the tools that I use are pretty important to me. Sorry for the snarky commentary, I'm just frustrated - which I know is a poor excuse. Since it was an inexpensive upgrade, the value wasn't bad, and so far it hasn't crashed on me. Theming isn't as cut-and-dry - I didn't see a Theme editor, so I opened a theme in the text editor (thinking it might be XML-based) and was greeted with gibberish. After one spends an hour of customizing, and wasting valuable writing time, it almost works like its predecessor. However, I can't adjust the bottom margin in 3), and a entire black background gives me a headache after awhile. I liked WriteRoom 2 because of the flexibility it afforded me in customizing my writing environment - it's about allowing me to focus on writing and not minutiae, right? WriteRoom 3 takes a departure, which has caused me to spend around 20 minutes just trying to get the window how I want it - full screen every time I open WriteRoom, the page is centered (I don't like text scrolling off the edge of my monitor, it's distracting.

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