WriteRoom for distraction free writing
June 12th, 2007 by rdyson
WriteRoom from Hog Bay Software is the perfect tool for doing a bit of distraction free writing. Fire up the app and you’re immediately greeted with a full-screen black window and a blinking cursor. That’s it. Type away! WriteRoom has an auto-save feature, spell-checking, and the ability to save files as plain or rich text. You can also set WriteRoom up to be your default text editor and even use it to compose your emails if you’re using Mail.app. Change the font, colors, scale, and margins to suit your taste and get on that novel. WriteRoom is $25 but there’s a free download to try it out.
A couple of links to reviews of WriteRoom:
For a Windows alternative, check out Dark Room. There’s a web-based version too, called Writer.
Filed under Mac, Productivity having
June 14th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Dude,
While I think that the app could be helpful, I wonder if it truly would be so. While I agree that having nothing to distract can be a good thing, having nothing to break up sections and provide context could be bad.
Let me know if you bought it, and how much you like it after 30 days. Also, when diid you take up writing.