13 Free Tools / Softwares For Writers to Write

“To be a writer you have to write — and no academic degree is going to do the writing for you.” – Michelle Richmond

If you’re a writer, writer’s block is probably a very common thing for you. Some may need to get that adrenaline pumping to get the ideas flowing. A few might need the company of people or even food to get inspirations. In certain cases, it might be as simple as cutting off any possible distractions while you’re writing. In this post we will cover writing tools which fall into both of these categories – distraction free and feature rich. Here we go…

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Dark Room

Jjafuller.com

• Platform: Windows
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2006
• Full Screen: Yes

WriteMonkey

Writemonkey.com

• Platform: Windows
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2014
• Full Screen: Yes

Q10

Baara.com

• Platform: Windows
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2011
• Full Screen: Yes

Writebox

Writeboxapps.com

• Platform: Chrome, Web browsers, iOS, Android
• Online / Software: Both
• Last Updated: 2014
• Full Screen: Yes

BigHugeLabs Writer

Bighugelabs.com

• Platform: Web Browsers
• Online / Software: Online
• Last Updated: 2014
• Full Screen: Yes

JDarkRoom

Codealchemists.com

• Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2010
• Full Screen: Yes

KoalaWriter

A full screen, distraction free, text editor

• Platform: Mac, Linux
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2011
• Full Screen: Yes

Textroom

Open Source Cross Platform Full Screen Rich Text Editor For Writers

• Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2011
• Full Screen: Yes

ImmersEd

Tajuta.com

• Platform: Windows
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2010
• Full Screen: Yes

FocusWriter

Gottcode.org

• Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: 2014
• Full Screen: Yes

LibreOffice

Libreoffice.org

• Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: Recently
• Full Screen: No

OpenOffice

Openoffice.org

• Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Online / Software: Software
• Last Updated: Recently
• Full Screen: No

Google Docs

Docs.google.com

• Platform: Web Browsers
• Online / Software: Online
• Last Updated: Recently
• Full Screen: No