13 Free Tools / Softwares For Writers to Write

Jun 27, 2014

“To be a writer you have to write — and no academic degree is going to do the writing for you.” – Michelle Richmond

If you’re a writer, writer’s block is probably a very common thing for you. Some may need to get that adrenaline pumping to get the ideas flowing. A few might need the company of people or even food to get inspirations. In certain cases, it might be as simple as cutting off any possible distractions while you’re writing. In this post we will cover writing tools which fall into both of these categories – distraction free and feature rich. Here we go…

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Dark Room

Jjafuller.com

Dark Room

  • Platform: Windows
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2006
  • Full Screen: Yes

WriteMonkey

Writemonkey.com

WriteMonkey

  • Platform: Windows
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2014
  • Full Screen: Yes

Q10

Baara.com

Q10

  • Platform: Windows
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2011
  • Full Screen: Yes

Writebox

Writeboxapps.com

Writebox

  • Platform: Chrome, Web browsers, iOS, Android
  • Online / Software: Both
  • Last Updated: 2014
  • Full Screen: Yes

BigHugeLabs Writer

Bighugelabs.com

BigHugeLabs Writer

  • Platform: Web Browsers
  • Online / Software: Online
  • Last Updated: 2014
  • Full Screen: Yes

JDarkRoom

Codealchemists.com

JDarkRoom

  • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2010
  • Full Screen: Yes

KoalaWriter

A full screen, distraction free, text editor

KoalaWriter

  • Platform: Mac, Linux
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2011
  • Full Screen: Yes

Textroom

Open Source Cross Platform Full Screen Rich Text Editor For Writers

Textroom

  • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2011
  • Full Screen: Yes

ImmersEd

Tajuta.com

ImmersEd

  • Platform: Windows
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2010
  • Full Screen: Yes

FocusWriter

Gottcode.org

FocusWriter

  • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: 2014
  • Full Screen: Yes

LibreOffice

Libreoffice.org

LibreOffice

  • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: Recently
  • Full Screen: No

OpenOffice

Openoffice.org

OpenOffice

  • Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
  • Online / Software: Software
  • Last Updated: Recently
  • Full Screen: No

Google Docs

Docs.google.com

Google Docs

  • Platform: Web Browsers
  • Online / Software: Online
  • Last Updated: Recently
  • Full Screen: No

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