Apps with 'Distraction-free Writing' feature

Streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

An end-to-end encrypted note-taking by Proton. Offline access, unlimited sync across devices, tagging, passcode and biometric security, plus advanced premium privacy features.

A cross-platform Markdown editor providing real-time preview, Focus & Typewriter modes, and support for multiple export formats.

Free and open source, Java-based mind-mapping app for the desktop featuring a hierarchical editor that emphasizes folding.

ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

Open-source writing tool with hierarchical outliner, distraction-free editor, character management, plot development, Snowflake method, and writing goal support.

Ideal for long writing projects with flexibility in structure, Scrivener integrates easy project outlines and allows seamless restructuring with drag and drop.

Simple but configurable and themeable, distraction-free text editor for writers. Open-source and available across desktop platforms.

Markdown editor for Mac, Windows, and Linux with real-time preview and distraction-free interface. Open source, free on GitHub, supports various Markdown specs.

Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog.

Kagi Small Web brings you fresh content from real people: bloggers, creators, and independent voices that make the internet worth exploring.

Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

Flexible writing and note-taking tool with markdown, plain text storage, cross-note links, hashtags, powerful search, Focus Mode, iCloud sync, and export options.

Distraction-free Markdown editor for Mac with live preview, customizable typography, open format file storage, and one-click export to ePub, PDF, and HTML.

All your ·notes· ·bookmarks·, ·inspiration· ·articles· and ·images· in one single, private place, enhanced with artificial intelligence.

Fast, native editor with Markdown live preview, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagram rendering, multiple view modes, CSV/TSV viewer, Git, and workspace support.

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.

Desktop software for novel creation providing chapter and scene organization, export to PDF, DOCX, distraction-free writing, timeline, goals, and character tools.

Focus on your words not the interface. Quoll Writer is a writing application that helps you focus on your words. Clean and uncluttered. Feature rich. Features are where you would expect them to be.

A smooth yet powerful writing experience for devoted authors. With only wanted features and native workflow it runs faster than all your previous apps combined.

Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

Writemonkey is a Windows zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words.

Fast, distraction-free note-taking with local-first storage, Markdown support, drag and drop, Kanban boards, image enhancement, themes, and keyboard shortcuts.

Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

Free, open-source writing app for plotters. Import your outline from Scrivener, Plottr, yWriter, or Obsidian — then draft with your scene beats, character notes, and story structure visible alongside your prose. No AI, no subscription, no cloud.