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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free word processor. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work.

FocusWriter allows you to customize your environment by creating themes that control the font, colors, and background image to add ambiance. It also features on-the-fly updating statistics, daily goals, multiple open documents, spell-checking, and much more.

Additionally, when you open the program your current work in progress will automatically load and position you where you last left off so that you can immediately jump back in.

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About text with default theme About text with space theme About text with blue theme About text with retro theme Theme management Creating a theme Adding a timer Timer finished and expanded Daily progress dialog General preferences Session management Symbols dialog Find dialog Check spelling dialog

Version 1.9.0

Released on February 10, 2026, under the GPL version 3.

Previous Versions

New Features

  • Added keyboard shortcuts for headings
  • Clears headings when pressing enter

General

  • Replaced shadowed variable names
  • Switched to KDSingleApplication
  • Updated link to translations

Bug Fixes

  • FIXED: Did not play sound effects for smart quotes

Translation Updates

Swedish

LinuxDetails

Dependencies: Qt and hunspell

Linux (Ubuntu PPA)Details

Dependencies: Qt and hunspell

Windows 10 x64Details

Size: 54.8 MB
SHA256: d1f9e2d536f934ff96df2e34dac3c3042e140a309d2f9183db780fe6c315eef3
PGP: ASCII armored signature
Includes: Qt 6.10.2, hunspell 1.7.2, and KDSingleApplication 1.2.0

Windows 10 x64 (Portable)Details

Size: 77.5 MB
SHA256: 96845e0f21971b3806c0433c52658324cd55c5f84873db1dd5b441e4cde9d8b0
PGP: ASCII armored signature
Includes: Qt 6.10.2, hunspell 1.7.2, and KDSingleApplication 1.2.0

Source CodeDetails

Size: 10.5 MB
SHA256: d6e4a332f5e87365b5f5c14807f66f328ba6c7330ea21a0c8bef7c1268347314
PGP: ASCII armored signature
Dependencies: Qt 6.2, hunspell, and KDSingleApplication

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