Simple but configurable and themeable, distraction-free text editor for writers. Open-source and available across desktop platforms.
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Typewriter - Word Processor Alternatives for Linux
There are many alternatives to Typewriter - Word Processor for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is FocusWriter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Typewriter - Word Processor and eight of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Typewriter - Word Processor are JDarkRoom, PyRoom, TextRoom and Quilter.
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103 FocusWriter alternatives
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
PyRoom is a free editor that stays out your way - and keeps other things out of your way, too. As a fullscreen editor without buttons, widgets, formatting options, menus and with only the minimum of required dialog windows, it doesn't have any distractions and lets you focus...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
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
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
- elementary OS
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Worst Draft is a Java-based, minimalist word processor that removes access to the two biggest roadblocks for writers: editing & distractions.
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.
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