![]() Still not living the distraction-free life? Try Freedom, an app that turns off your network connection for a set amount of time. A single buttonĮxpands the window to cover all other apps and allows you to work on your magnum opus in relative peace. It is sort of an anti-Microsoft Word where almost nothing is available in terms of font control and layout.įinally, there is Scrivener ($45, Mac), a unqiuely powerful editor that allows you to break up longer works into chapters, chunks or scenes. ![]() You contemplate the majesty of the Diamond Sutra, or, barring that, work on your logistics reports.Īnother simple editor is called ByWord ($9.99, Mac) that supports a language called Markdown that allows you to add italics, bold, and various other design elements by typing in The first of these is OmmWriter Dana II ($4.99, Mac/PC/iPad), a seemingly patchouli-scented editor that turns off all of your notifications and presents you with a blank, bare screen with a rudimentary editor. I’ve been playing with a few distraction-free text editors over the last few weeks and I’ve found a few that really helped me concentrate while writing and reading. With the release of Mac OS X Lion, the idea of a full-screen app - not one stuck inside a window - has become a little more palatable for users of many applications.Īfter all, an app that uses the entire screen is, in a way, distraction-free you’re focused on the task at hand.
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