Q10 Alternatives for Mac

Q10 is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is iA Writer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Paper - Writing App or TextRoom. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Q10 and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Q10 are Byword, ZenWriter, Prime Draft and WriteRoom.

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  1. iA Writer icon
     97 likes

    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    125 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Byword icon
     53 likes

    Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. ZenWriter icon
     30 likes

    ZenWriter is a full-screen text editor that minimizes distractions with its tranquil, zen-like interface for Windows, offering limited formatting options designed to support uninterrupted writing flow and creativity while providing a calm atmosphere for authors and poets.

    65 ZenWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Prime Draft icon
     4 likes

    Prime Draft helps writers maintain focus by using a distraction-free fullscreen interface, automatic goal tracking, customizable writing environment, and limited text view, preventing edits once a sentence is finished. Supports backup creation and secured progress tracking.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. WriteRoom icon
     50 likes

    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.

    103 WriteRoom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
  6. TextRoom icon
     12 likes

    TextRoom is a free (as in freedom and free beer) full screen text editor developed especially writers in mind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Worst Draft icon
     3 likes

    Worst Draft is a Java-based, minimalist word processor that removes access to the two biggest roadblocks for writers: editing & distractions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  8. JDarkRoom icon
     20 likes

    JDarkRoom is a popular, simple full-screen text file editor with none of the usual bells and whistles that might distract you from the job in hand. If you are writing a speech, novel, essay, thesis or just need to be able to concentrate on your writing, then JDarkRoom may help...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Zen icon
     3 likes

    Zen helps you to focus on your writing... It's writing only. It's fullscreen. It's Zen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. KoalaWriter icon
     6 likes

    Koalawriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free plain text editor with customizable background images and ambient music. Like its Mac OS counterpart Ommwriter, its onscreen controls fade out of sight when you begin to type and appear again on mouseover.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. Desk icon
     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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