Desk

An award-winning & beloved desktop publishing client, exclusively for OS X. You are a storyteller, passionate about crafting narratives that capture, express, and delight in what it means to be human.

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desk is a premium writing experience for all types of writers, bloggers, thinkers, and doers.whether you're a casual enthusiast, the weekend writer, blogger, or digital publishing professional, you'll find desk to be a muchneeded breath of fresh air.designed to marry both function and form, it is the desktop publishing client that you've always wanted: simple, intuitive, powerful, and fast.fall in love (again) with writing via an app that helps you focus and concentrate on what matters most: your thoughts as they coalesce into written form.then publish them to your own digital property and wordpress blog (selfhosted, .com).

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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as possible in your work.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Customizable Portable Multiple languages Tabbed interface Auto saving Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Fullscreen support Writing statistics
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WriteMonkey

Writemonkey is a cross-platform zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux

Customizable Portable MarkDown support Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Fullscreen support
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Q10

Q10 is a simple but powerful text editor designed and built with writers in mind.

Free Windows

Portable Multiple languages Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Fullscreen support
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WriteRoom

For Mac users to write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom lets you focus on writing. Requires Mac OS X 10.7+

Commercial Mac OS X

Distraction free UI Fullscreen support
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ghostwriter

ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. For more information about Markdown, please visit John Gruber’s website at https://daringfireball.net/ .

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Portable Spell checking Distraction free writing Syntax Highlighting Fullscreen support Writing statistics Live Preview Support for Large File Stay Focused
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ZenWriter

ZenWriter, a text editor for Windows that cuts out all the distraction and lets you focus on letting your thoughts flow. It’s a full screen, zen-like program that offers few formatting options but a whole lot of tranquility.

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Distraction free writing Fullscreen support
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uFocus

uFocus is the first distraction-free writing application that lets you open all kinds of plain text files as well as directories, allowing you to structure your stories...

Commercial Mac OS X

Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Syntax Highlighting Fullscreen support
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Paper for Mac

Paper is a bold new take on the minimal editor. Features * Detail-driven design * Handy gestures and shortcuts * Rich integration with macOS * Markdown support *...

Freemium Mac OS X Mac

Customizable Minimalistic Ad free Works Offline MarkDown support Auto saving Export to PDF Distraction free UI Sync with Dropbox Fullscreen support Sync with iCloud Export to HTML

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