As we all know, Word sucks. So here’s a radical tool for everyone who prefers .txt over .doc, or who rather puts down a thought in thunderbird than starting up a bloated office suite. The manufacturer claims:
A better tool doesn’t make a better craftsman, but a good tool makes working a pleasure. iA Writer for Mac is a digital writing tool that makes sure that all your thoughts go into the text instead of the program. iA Writer has no preferences. It is how it is. It works like it works. Love it or hate it. It’s unique FocusMode allows me to think, spell and write at one sentence at a time. iA Writer is fast; it works without mouse. It automatically formats semantical entities such as headlines, lists, bold, strong, block quotes written in markdown.
However, this is for apple fetishists only.
If you don’t belong to those, there is still OmmWriter. A bit more chichi, including ambient sound, background decoration and font selection, but free to download and still pretty zen:
The packing reads like an ADHD remedy:
A wise man once said: “We are all at the mercy of our wild monkey minds. Incessantly swinging from branch to branch.” With multiple windows and applications all vying for our attention, we have sadly adapted to the working habits of the computer, and not the other way around. We want to change this imbalance, and OmmWriter is our humble attempt to recapture what technology has snatched away from us today: our capacity to concentrate.
Either way, no more excuses. Back to writing.
