JDarkRoom Alternatives

JDarkRoom has been discontinued. Similar apps include Manuskript, which is free and open source. Other options are FocusWriter, Rentry.co, iA Writer and Quoll Writer. Text Editors like JDarkRoom are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and iPhone.

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  1. typWrittr icon
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    Minimal, Distraction-free, highly customizable cloud text editor for writers. TypWrittr featuring unique concept of inspirational presets. Write your book from any device with pleasure.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Quilter icon
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    Quilter is a minimalist, focused writing app for elementary OS .

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • elementary OS
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    Focus Mode
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  3. Desk icon
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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Desk screenshot 1
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  4. Qute icon
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    Qute for PC/Mac is a text editor with Markdown and TeX support. Qute offers per paragraph preview, i.e., users can switch between editing the source and viewing a rich text rendering with typeset formulas for each paragraph separately.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. myTexts pro icon
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    Unlike most word processors, myTexts stands apart from the rest with its simple to use user-friendly interface. Without the burdens of superfluous features common in other softwares, myTexts helps you get more meaning out of your words with less distraction.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Worst Draft icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  7. MarkMyWords icon
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    MarkMyWords is the ideal markup-writing tool for authors. By using Markdown, MultiMarkdown, Textile, Wikitext, HTML or BBCode MarkMyWords makes writing articles for the web a breeze and remains platform-independent by using plain text documents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. KoalaWriter icon
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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Inka icon
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    Inka is a writing room you customize to fit your vibe. You set the room up first, the way you would set up a desk, and then you write.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
    Write inside the room. No sidebars, no toolbars, nothing in the way.
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  10. Once upon a time, people pounded out their memos and missives on a typewriter. There was no backspace, spell check, or fancy formatting, just forward movement, and muttered obscenities when you screwed up. Typewriter brings some of that ink-stained experience back.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    yEdit2 is a simple text editor with frequent auto-backups and a countdown word counter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Odyssey is an application designed to force you to focus on writing. It is a simple editor which allows you to configure a time or a word-count goal, and allows you to lock yourself out of any other application until the goal is complete.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
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