Full-screen writing program explained

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.[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 Toolkit Notable aspects, references
Mouse chording
supports sending selected text through pipelines of programs; extensible & scriptable via any language.
CodeRoom Supports syntax highlighting.[9]
GNU EmacsSupports syntax highlighting, programmable, several distraction-free packages available.[10] [11] [12] [13]
Highly customizable, has basic .odt format support.[14]
Cross-platform Full-screen with ; part of GNOME Core Applications.
KoalaWriter Clone of OmmWriter.[15]
Marave Similar to OmmWriter, CreaWriter.[16]
PyRoom [17]
QuiEdit Basic text formatting.[18]
RubyRoom Ruby[19] Latest version from 2009.
TextRoom Qt (+GLib) Supports rich text.[20]
THEGPLv2Mac OS X, OS/2, Unix, WindowsRexx
VimVim LicenseCross-platformCDistraction-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 Text editor that won't exit until the user's goal is reached.[23]
DarkRoom Clone of WriteRoom for Windows .NET.[24]
JDarkRoom Clone of DarkRoom written in Java.[25]
Poe Windows 8 (only) Word count goals, writing timers, auto-correct and resource links.[26]
Q10Portable, has word count features.
Writemonkey Supports Markdown Extra, Textile, WikiCreole.[27] Donors can access plugins including corkboard, timer.

Proprietary

Name Operating system support Notable aspects, references
Bloom Editor Uses 3D rendering for special effects and dynamic visual themes. Has a free limited version.[28]
CreaWriter Clone of OmmWriter for Windows; has limited free version.[29]
FrostMac OS, WindowsPlays thematic ambient music, free to use, live word counter, downloading option.[30]
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.
ISPFMVS through z/OS, VM/SP through z/VM, z/VSELatest version of Structured Programming Facility (SPF).[31]
Moopato Markdown editor and e-book publishing app.[32]
NaNoScriBe Rich text, on-screen word count, goals and timers. Built-in NaNoWriMo stats page.[33]
OmmWriter Supports images as backgrounds, and a player for ambient music.[34]
Prime Draft Writing mode that ensures forward progress and the avoidance of pre-emptive editing. Built-in calendar and writing target tracking.[35]
SPFOS/VS2, VM/SPEarly full screen editor for IBM mainframes.[36] Predecessor to ISPF.
Customisable, for programmers,[37] [38] has free trial version.[39]
WonderPenWindows, macOS, Linux
Markdown, spell-checker, cloud storage, sessions and folders scheme, RTL support.[40]
Write Onward! Fullscreen writing software disallowing editing, copying or pasting text to let writers focus solely on the writing process.[41]
WriteRoom Simple.[42] [43] [44]
XEDITVM/SP through z/VMSuccessor to EDGAR and current z/VM editor.[45] [46]
Xiosis Scribe
ZenWriter 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.[48] In some cases, this feature turned off per default and must be set by a user.

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. Sublime Text supports a distraction-free full-screen view. 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ilgiornaledipozzallo.net/58360/full-screen-writing-program/ Full Screen Writing Program
  2. Web site: June 23, 2008 . Distraction-Free Text Editing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034000/http://bweaver.net/distraction-free-text-editing . 23 July 2011 . 5 February 2011 . bweaver.net.
  3. Web site: Choudhury . Rahul . May 18, 2010 . 5 innovations in text editing and IDEs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100723012222/http://blog.quplo.com/2010/05/5-innovations-in-text-editing-and-ides/ . 23 July 2010 . 5 February 2011 . quplog.
  4. Web site: Fitzpatrick . Jason . November 14, 2010 . Five Best Distraction-Free Writing Tools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225223349/https://lifehacker.com/five-best-distraction-free-writing-tools-5689579 . 25 December 2022 . Lifehacker.
  5. Web site: Wax . Dustin . Tips and Tricks for Distraction-Free Writing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928215947/https://www.lifehack.org/articles/featured/tips-and-tricks-for-distraction-free-writing.html . 28 September 2022 . Lifehack.
  6. Web site: Brinkmann . Martin . May 24, 2010 . Distraction Free Text Editor Zen Edit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914172329/http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/24/distraction-free-text-editor-zen-edit/ . 14 September 2022 . Ghacks.
  7. Web site: June 12, 2008 . Text editors for distraction free writing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110424211235/http://linuxandfriends.com/2008/06/12/text-editors-for-distraction-free-writing/ . 24 April 2011 . 5 February 2011 . Linux And Friends.
  8. Web site: February 7, 2009 . 20 Fantastic Full Screen Text Editor for Distraction Free Writing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110127210727/http://www.techmalaya.com/2009/02/07/full-screen-text-editor-blogger/ . 27 January 2011 . 2 February 2011 . TechMalaya.
  9. Web site: coderoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526231947/https://code.google.com/archive/p/coderoom/ . May 26, 2022 . Google Code Archive.
  10. Web site: WriteRoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419073417/https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/WriteRoom . 19 April 2021 . EmacsWiki.
  11. Web site: Bastien . Jan 23, 2014 . Emacs as a distraction free environment . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129200028/https://groups.google.com/g/gnu.emacs.help/c/l7wxb11MnZw . 29 January 2023 . Google Groups.
  12. Web site: GNU Emacs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127162942/https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ . 27 January 2023 . GNU.org.
  13. Web site: Magal . Ido . tabula-rasa-mode . https://web.archive.org/web/20170426075800/https://marmalade-repo.org/packages/tabula-rasa-mode . 26 April 2017 . Marmalade.
  14. Web site: FocusWriter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002518/https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/ . 29 January 2023 . Gott Code.
  15. Web site: KoalaWriter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130041237/https://code.google.com/archive/p/koalawriter/ . 30 November 2021 . Google Code Archive.
  16. Web site: marave . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525003217/https://code.google.com/archive/p/marave/ . May 25, 2022 . Google Code Archives.
  17. Web site: PyRoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207135158/http://pyroom.org/ . 7 December 2022.
  18. Web site: Mathôt . Sebastiaan . August 13, 2011 . QuiEdit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914205203/http://www.cogsci.nl/software/quiedit . 14 September 2011 . 13 August 2011 . Cogsci.nl.
  19. Web site: RubyRoom . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100901185156/http://rubyroom.rubyforge.org/ . 1 September 2010 . 2 February 2011.
  20. Web site: TextRoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129002251/https://code.google.com/archive/p/textroom/ . 29 January 2023 . Google Code Archives.
  21. Web site: junegunn . goyo.vim . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180709205231/https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim . 9 July 2018 . 2018-02-26 . GitHub . en.
  22. Web site: Calmly Writer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128162931/https://www.calmlywriter.com/ . 28 January 2023.
  23. Web site: FORCEdraft .
  24. Web site: Fuller . Jeffrey . Nov 30, 2020 . DarkRoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122223859/https://codex.jjafuller.com/books/dark-room/page/overview . 22 January 2023 . Codex.
  25. Web site: JDarkRoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213172144/http://www.codealchemists.com/jdarkroom/ . 13 December 2022 . CodeAlchemists.com.
  26. Web site: Poe . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208092152/http://roryok.com/poe/ . 8 December 2013 . roryok.com.
  27. Web site: Features . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113203011/http://writemonkey.com/features.php . 13 November 2022 . WriteMonkey.
  28. Web site: Bloom Editor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703030458/https://bloomeditor.com/ . 3 July 2013 . 1 October 2013.
  29. Web site: CreaWriter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703042927/http://www.creawriter.com/ . 3 July 2022.
  30. Web site: FROST - Minimalistic Writing App Set to Music. 2020-07-05. FROST. en-US.
  31. ISPF Edit and Edit Macros . SC19-3621-5 . September 30, 2021 . z/OS 2.5 . IBM .
  32. Web site: Moopato eBook Writer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218214754/https://moopato.com/ . 18 December 2022.
  33. Web site: NaNoScriBe . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232534/http://roryok.com/nanoscribe/ . 11 January 2019 . roryok.com.
  34. Web site: Frequently Meditated Questions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101225043154/http://www.ommwriter.com/en/frequently-meditated-questions.html . 25 December 2010 . 4 February 2011 . OmmWriter.
  35. Web site: Prime Draft . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004939/https://www.primedraft.app/ . 7 December 2022.
  36. Structured Programming Facility/Conversational Monitor System: Program Reference Manual - Program Number 5748-XT3 . SH20-2409-0 . September 1979 . IBM .
  37. Web site: Skinner . Jon . April 4, 2008 . Distraction Free Editing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230103103401/https://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/distraction-free-editing . 3 January 2023 . Sublime HQ.
  38. Web site: Features . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216134914/http://www.sublimetext.com/features . 16 February 2011 . Sublime Text.
  39. Web site: Download . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128112631/https://www.sublimetext.com/download . 28 January 2023 . Sublime Text.
  40. Web site: write app . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112012626/https://writeapp.co/ . 12 January 2023.
  41. Web site: Write Onward! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428002635/http://www.writeonward.com/ . 28 April 2015 . 22 December 2019.
  42. Web site: WriteRoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122223855/https://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom/ . 22 January 2023 . Hog Bay Software.
  43. Web site: Writeroom Review . Eisenman, Bonnie . 8 July 2010 . 148Apps . TrouserMac Industries . 23 April 2011.
  44. Web site: How to: Beat Writer's Block Online . Elliott, Amy-Mae . 19 January 2011 . Mashable . 23 April 2011.
  45. System Product Editor Command and Macro Reference - Release 3 . SC24-5221-2 . September 1983 . Third . Virtual Machine/System Product . IBM .
  46. XEDIT User's Guide . SC24-6338-01 . September 9, 2020 . z/VM Version 7 Release 2 . IBM .
  47. Web site: ZenWriter 3 . live . https://archive.today/20230130051816/https://beenokle.com/zenwriter/3 . January 30, 2023 . Beenokle.
  48. Web site: Pelletier . Thomas . Feb 22, 2010 . Test of distraction-less text editors on OS X . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113055707/http://thomas.pelletier.im/2010/02/test-of-distraction-less-text-editors-on-os-x/ . 13 November 2010 . 4 February 2011.
  49. Web site: Wagner . Ryan . January 20, 2011 . Q10 is a Full Screen Writing Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20210308105706/http://cybernetnews.com/full-screen-writing-program/ . 8 March 2021 . CyberNet News.
  50. http://blog.mcasey.me/writing-about-writing-a-review-of-plain-text-writing-software/ Comparison of Fullscreen text editors

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