FocusWriter

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About FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free writing environment. 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. It's available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, and has been translated into many different languages.

Features:

  • TXT, basic RTF, and basic ODT file support
  • Timers and alarms
  • Daily goals
  • Fully customizable themes
  • Typewriter sound effects (optional)
  • Auto-save (optional)
  • Live statistics (optional)
  • Spell-checking (optional)
  • Multi-document support
  • Sessions
  • Portable mode (optional)

Supported languages:

  • Česky
  • Deutsch
  • ελληνικά
  • English
  • Español
  • Español (México)
  • Suomi
  • Français
  • Italiano
  • Polski
  • Português
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Русский
  • Svenska
  • Українська

Screenshots

About text with default theme About text with a blue theme showing document statistics About text with a retro theme About text with an image theme

Theming

Theme management Theme background settings Theme foreground settings Theme text settings

Timers

Timer management Adding a timer Running timer Timer finished and expanded

Dialogs

Session management Check spelling dialog Find dialog Replace dialog

Preferences

General preferences Statistics preferences Toolbar preferences Spelling preferences

News

  • Version 1.3.5.2 released
    • January 16th, 2012
    • Hungarian translation added by Zoltán Adamek
    • Improved Finnish and Spanish translations
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.5.1 released
    • December 4th, 2011
    • Dutch translation added by Robert Borst
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.5 released
    • November 9th, 2011
    • Compress exported themes
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.4.1 released
    • October 17th, 2011
    • Fixed missing Qt translations on the Mac
  • Version 1.3.4 released
    • October 16th, 2011
    • Added basic ODT support
    • Greek translation added by Epameinondas Soufleros
    • Swedish translation added by Daniel Nylander
    • Ukrainian translation added by Sergiy Gavrylov
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.3 released
    • June 27th, 2011
    • Added emergency file cache
    • Replaced icon and load image
    • Improved Mac integration
    • Switched to SDL_mixer instead of libao
    • Russian translation added by Dmitriy Kodanev and Danila Evstifeyev
    • German translation added by Eduard Bruckner and Dennis Peteranderl
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.2.1 released
    • December 29th, 2010
    • Fixed crash when typing
    • Mexican Spanish translation added by Israel Buitrón
  • Version 1.3.2 released
    • December 28th, 2010
    • Added rounded corners to themes
    • Czech translation added by Pavel Fric
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.1 released
    • October 28th, 2010
    • Added typewriter sound effects
    • Brazilian Portuguese translation added by Márcio Massula Jr.
    • Polish translation added by Jakub Kowalski
    • Spanish translation added by Luis Osa
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.3.0 released
    • September 23rd, 2010
    • Added text formatting
    • Added smart quotes
    • Added session management
    • Added timers and alarms
    • Added importing and exporting themes
    • Added selected text statistics
    • Added dictionaries for supported languages
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.2.2 released
    • July 1st, 2010
    • Added portability support
    • Switched to native file dialogs
    • Updated keyboard shortcuts
    • Updated included libraries
  • Version 1.2.1 released
    • January 22nd, 2010
    • French and Portuguese translations added by Jérôme Borme
    • Added changing text area's horizontal position
    • Added disabling antialiasing
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.2.0 released
    • July 12th, 2009
    • Added spell checking
    • Added document tabs
    • Added menubar
    • Added toolbar customization
    • Added document statistics
    • Added second wordcount algorithm
    • Added option to use block cursor
    • Improved file saving
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.1.2 released
    • May 31st, 2009
    • Use UTF-8 character encoding for files
  • Version 1.1.1 released
    • May 10th, 2009
    • Fixed goals selection bug
  • Version 1.1.0 released
    • April 19th, 2009
    • Added daily goals
    • Added support for themes
    • Added find and replace
    • Changed default centering
    • Bug fixes
  • Version 1.0.0 released
    • October 23rd, 2008
    • New project