Typen

Write and share anywhere, distraction free, on a customizable look. Plain text, unlimited space, easy to manage, free to use, customize the background, font and color.

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write distraction free, unlimited, onany computer with an internet access.

change the look of theme background,font and color with one click, any time.

share your writings with anyone on anydevice, using only a short web link (url).

export any text or groups of texts aspdf, doc, html or txt files.

track the number of text characters,words, lines, reading time, and more.

set a mark on any text in the menu, e.g.to know what you’re currently writing.

find any text, group, or project usinga smart, instant, asyoutype search.

text is constantly saved in version historyand all edits can be accessed in one click.

go fullscreen to turn your computerinto a true, distractfree typewriter.

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Distraction free writing Distraction free UI Fullscreen support

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