Software:Full-screen writing program

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In computing, a full-screen writing program[1] or distraction-free editor[2][3][4] is a text editor that occupies the full display with the purpose of isolating the writer from the operating system (OS) and other applications. In this way, one should be able to focus on the writing alone, with no distractions from the OS and a cluttered interface.[2][5][6][7] Often, distraction-free editors feature a dark background and a text field, with lighter colored text. However, most distraction-free editors include customisable user interfaces.[8] Some editors support rich text editing.

List of full screen editors

Free and open-source

Name License Linux Other supported operating systems Programming language Toolkit Spell checker Syntax highlighting WYSIWYG Notable aspects, references
Acme LPL Yes Plan 9, Mac OS, Windows Mouse chording; supports sending selected text through pipelines of programs; extensible & scriptable via any language.
CodeRoom GPLv3 Yes Mac OS, Windows C++ Qt No QSyntaxHighlighter Supports syntax highlighting.[9]
GNU Emacs GPLv3 Yes Unix, Mac OS, Windows C, Emacs Lisp curses, GTK+ Yes Yes Yes Supports syntax highlighting, programmable, several distraction-free packages available.[10][11][12][13]
FocusWriter GPLv3 Yes Linux, Mac OS Windows C++ Qt Enchant Highly customizable, has basic .odt format support.[14]
gedit GPLv2 Yes Cross-platform C GTK+ Enchant GtkSourceView Unicode Full-screen with ; part of GNOME Core Applications.
KoalaWriter GPLv3 Yes Mac OS, Windows C++ Qt No No No Clone of OmmWriter.[15]
Marave GPLv2 Yes No Python Qt Enchant GNU source-highlight Similar to OmmWriter, CreaWriter.[16]
PyRoom GPLv3 Yes Mac OS Python GTK+ No No No [17]
QuiEdit GPLv3 Yes Windows Python Qt Hunspell Yes Markdown Basic text formatting.[18]
RubyRoom GPLv2 Yes No Ruby[19] GTK+ No No No Latest version from 2009.
TextRoom GPLv3 Yes Mac OS, Windows C++ Qt (+GLib) Hunspell Supports rich text.[20]
THE GPLv2 Yes Mac OS X, OS/2, Unix, Windows Rexx Yes Yes No
Vim Vim License Yes Cross-platform C Yes Yes Distraction-free plugins available.[21]

Freeware

Name Operating system support Notable aspects, references
Calmly Writer ChromeOS, Google Chrome browser WYSIWYG, image embedding, OpenDyslexic mode.[22]
FORCEdraft Windows Text editor that won't exit until the user's goal is reached.[23]
DarkRoom Windows Clone of WriteRoom for Windows .NET.[24]
JDarkRoom Linux, Mac OS, Windows Clone of DarkRoom written in Java.[25]
Poe Windows 8 (only) Word count goals, writing timers, auto-correct and resource links.[26]
Q10 Windows Portable, has word count features.
Writemonkey Windows Supports Markdown Extra, Textile, WikiCreole.[27] Donors can access plugins including corkboard, timer.

Proprietary

Name Operating system support Notable aspects, references
Bloom Editor Windows Uses 3D rendering for special effects and dynamic visual themes. Has a free limited version.[28]
CreaWriter Windows Clone of OmmWriter for Windows; has limited free version.[29]
Frost Mac OS, Windows Plays thematic ambient music, free to use, live word counter, downloading option.[30]
iA Writer Mac OS, Windows, Android Lightweight, has iCloud and Dropbox integration, iPad and iPhone version, Focus Mode, and Markdown support, light and dark writing modes, live rendering/preview, syntax highlighting, style check.
ISPF MVS through z/OS, VM/SP through z/VM, z/VSE Latest version of Structured Programming Facility (SPF).[31]
Moopato Mac OS and Windows Markdown editor and e-book publishing app.[32]
NaNoScriBe Windows Rich text, on-screen word count, goals and timers. Built-in NaNoWriMo stats page.[33]
OmmWriter Mac OS, Windows Supports images as backgrounds, and a player for ambient music.[34]
Prime Draft Mac OS, Windows Writing mode that ensures forward progress and the avoidance of pre-emptive editing. Built-in calendar and writing target tracking.[35]
SPF OS/VS2, VM/SP Early full screen editor for IBM mainframes.[36] Predecessor to ISPF.
Sublime Text Linux, Mac OS, Windows Customisable, for programmers,[37][38] has free trial version.[39]
WonderPen Windows, macOS, Linux
Write! Windows Markdown, spell-checker, cloud storage, sessions and folders scheme, RTL support.[40]
Write Onward! Windows Fullscreen writing software disallowing editing, copying or pasting text to let writers focus solely on the writing process.[41]
WriteRoom Mac OS Simple.[42][43][44]
XEDIT VM/SP through z/VM Successor to EDGAR and current z/VM editor.[45][46]
Xiosis Scribe Windows
ZenWriter Windows Simple, with background images and ambient music.[47]

Features

Rich text support

Some distraction-free editors support rich text editing. These include CreaWriter, TextRoom, and WriteRoom.[20][29][48] In some cases, this feature turned off per default and must be set by a user.[48]

Syntax highlighting

Currently, only a few distraction-free editors support syntax highlighting. CodeRoom is an open source project with the purpose of creating a distraction-free code editor with customisable highlighting schemes.[9] The latest version of Marave supports syntax highlighting.[16] Sublime Text supports a distraction-free full-screen view.[37][38] Packages exist for GNU Emacs that turn off various features and reformat the display to a distraction-free layout while retaining syntax highlighting and other features familiar to Emacs users.

Aids to writing

Word count is a common feature in these editors. Other aids can include spell checkers, auto-corrections and quick text templates.[49]

Other Features

Many of the programs include timers to pace writing. FocusWriter and WriteMonkey, among others, include typewriter sound effects.[50]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Full Screen Writing Program (English translation)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Distraction-Free Text Editing". June 23, 2008. http://bweaver.net/distraction-free-text-editing. 
  3. ↑ Choudhury, Rahul (May 18, 2010). "5 innovations in text editing and IDEs". http://blog.quplo.com/2010/05/5-innovations-in-text-editing-and-ides/. 
  4. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Jason (November 14, 2010). "Five Best Distraction-Free Writing Tools". http://lifehacker.com/5689579/five-best-distraction+free-writing-tools. 
  5. ↑ Wax, Dustin. "Tips and Tricks for Distraction-Free Writing". http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/tips-and-tricks-for-distraction-free-writing.html. 
  6. ↑ Brinkmann, Martin (May 24, 2010). "Distraction Free Text Editor Zen Edit". http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/24/distraction-free-text-editor-zen-edit/. 
  7. ↑ "Text editors for distraction free writing". June 12, 2008. http://linuxandfriends.com/2008/06/12/text-editors-for-distraction-free-writing/. 
  8. ↑ "20 Fantastic Full Screen Text Editor for Distraction Free Writing". February 7, 2009. http://www.techmalaya.com/2009/02/07/full-screen-text-editor-blogger/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "coderoom". https://code.google.com/p/coderoom/. 
  10. ↑ "WriteRoom". http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WriteRoom. 
  11. ↑ Bastien (Jan 23, 2014). "Emacs as a distraction free environment". https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/gnu.emacs.help/l7wxb11MnZw. 
  12. ↑ "GNU Emacs". https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/. 
  13. ↑ Magal, Ido. "tabula-rasa-mode". https://marmalade-repo.org/packages/tabula-rasa-mode. 
  14. ↑ "FocusWriter". http://gottcode.org/focuswriter/. 
  15. ↑ "KoalaWriter". https://code.google.com/p/koalawriter/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "marave". https://code.google.com/p/marave/. 
  17. ↑ "PyRoom". http://pyroom.org/. 
  18. ↑ Mathôt, Sebastiaan (August 13, 2011). "QuiEdit". http://www.cogsci.nl/software/quiedit. 
  19. ↑ "RubyRoom". http://rubyroom.rubyforge.org/. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "TextRoom". https://code.google.com/p/textroom/. 
  21. ↑ junegunn. "goyo.vim" (in en). https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim. 
  22. ↑ "Calmly Writer". http://calmlywriter.com. 
  23. ↑ "FORCEdraft". http://forcedraft.com. 
  24. ↑ Fuller, Jeffrey (Nov 30, 2020). "DarkRoom". http://they.misled.us/dark-room. 
  25. ↑ "JDarkRoom". http://www.codealchemists.com/jdarkroom/. 
  26. ↑ "Poe". http://roryok.com/poe. 
  27. ↑ "Features". http://writemonkey.com/features.php. 
  28. ↑ "Bloom Editor". https://bloomeditor.com/. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "CreaWriter". http://www.creawriter.com/. 
  30. ↑ "FROST - Minimalistic Writing App Set to Music" (in en-US). https://frostwriter.com/. 
  31. ↑ ISPF Edit and Edit Macros. IBM. September 30, 2021. SC19-3621-5. https://www-01.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zOSV2R5sc193621/$file/f54em00_v2r5.pdf. 
  32. ↑ "Moopato eBook Writer". https://moopato.com. 
  33. ↑ "NaNoScriBe". http://roryok.com/nanoscribe. 
  34. ↑ "Frequently Meditated Questions". http://www.ommwriter.com/en/frequently-meditated-questions.html. 
  35. ↑ "Prime Draft". https://www.primedraft.app. 
  36. ↑ Structured Programming Facility/Conversational Monitor System: Program Reference Manual - Program Number 5748-XT3. IBM. September 1979. SH20-2409-0. http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/SPF/SH20-2409-0_Structured_Programming_Facility_CMS_Program_Reference_Sep79.pdf. 
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Skinner, Jon (April 4, 2008). "Distraction Free Editing". http://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/distraction-free-editing. 
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Features". http://www.sublimetext.com/features. 
  39. ↑ "Download". http://www.sublimetext.com/download. 
  40. ↑ "write app". http://wri.tt. 
  41. ↑ "Write Onward!". http://www.writeonward.com. 
  42. ↑ "WriteRoom". http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom/. 
  43. ↑ Eisenman, Bonnie (8 July 2010). "Writeroom Review". 148Apps. TrouserMac Industries. http://www.148apps.com/reviews/writeroom-review/. 
  44. ↑ Elliott, Amy-Mae (19 January 2011). "How to: Beat Writer's Block Online". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2011/01/19/beat-writers-block/. 
  45. ↑ System Product Editor Command and Macro Reference - Release 3 (Third ed.). IBM. September 1983. SC24-5221-2. http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/VM_SP/Release_3.0_Jul83/SC24-5221-2_VM_SP_Rel_3_Editor_Command_and_Macro_Reference_Sep83.pdf. 
  46. ↑ XEDIT User's Guide. IBM. September 9, 2020. SC24-6338-01. https://www.vm.ibm.com/library/720pdfs/72633801.pdf. 
  47. ↑ "ZenWriter 3". http://beenokle.com/zenwriter.html. 
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Pelletier, Thomas (Feb 22, 2010). "Test of distraction-less text editors on OS X". http://thomas.pelletier.im/2010/02/test-of-distraction-less-text-editors-on-os-x/. 
  49. ↑ Wagner, Ryan (January 20, 2011). "Q10 is a Full Screen Writing Program". http://cybernetnews.com/full-screen-writing-program/. 
  50. ↑ Comparison of Fullscreen text editors



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