Friday, July 17, 2015

Post XII. FocusWriter.

FocusWriter is another writing environment allowing the user to stay focused when working on a text. Its unique feature is the “hiding” interface that the user can make visible by mousing to the top of the screen. Thus, the app is somewhat similar to the Focus View mode offered by the MS Word program. However, FocusWriter is quite more useful because, oppositely to MS Word, it optimizes not only the reading experience, but also the writing one.

In addition to the practical interface, FocusWriter includes a timer and statistics for tracking the writing progress, easy-to-adjust themes, and the auto-saving option. FocusWriter is multiplatform. It also supports various document types and various languages (including Russian – yay!).

FocusWriter would be a great tool for those people who would like to immerse themselves as much as possible in their work. The great news is that it is cheap – only $5 “donation-money” for the whole app. Here, "donation" means that if you prefer not to pay for the app, you can get it for free. 

If interested, watch the short video demonstrating the features of FocusWriter below.


2 comments:

  1. Varby, this is a brilliant piece of software! Thank you so much for sharing this. Like many writers, I've found that the computer holds a lot of options for procrastination. This is the kind of isolation I could definitely use while writing.

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