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<h2 id="list-of-full-screen-editors">List of full screen editors</h2> <h3>Free and open-source</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>License</th><th>Linux</th><th>Other supported operating systems</th><th><a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">Programming language</a></th><th>Toolkit</th><th><a href="/facts/Spell_checker/Dg3GUjUd">Spell checker</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">Syntax highlighting</a></th><th><a href="/facts/WYSIWYG/aGmcHWpX">WYSIWYG</a></th><th>Notable aspects, references</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Acme_(text_editor)/IlJR0mWN">Acme</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Lucent_Public_License/DMK8TWte">LPL</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Plan_9_from_Bell_Labs/pQjPlS7w">Plan 9</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Mouse_chording/FpgmyIt7">Mouse chording</a>; supports sending selected text through <a href="/facts/Pipeline_(Unix)/EIhovuT2">pipelines</a> of programs; extensible & scriptable via any language.</td></tr><tr><td>CodeRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a></td><td>No</td><td>QSyntaxHighlighter</td><td></td><td>Supports syntax highlighting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/GNU_Emacs/MPxf7qRC">GNU Emacs</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>, <a href="/facts/Emacs_Lisp/JHdBcPwM">Emacs Lisp</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Curses_(programming_library)/IdMt3bH8">curses</a>, <a href="/facts/GTK%252B/oLpVm9pp">GTK+</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Supports syntax highlighting, programmable, several distraction-free packages available.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/FocusWriter/XNgt5lgh">FocusWriter</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a> <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Enchant_(software)/9w2qvS8R">Enchant</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>Highly customizable, has basic <a href="/facts/.odt/pMtcVuNr">.odt</a> format support.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gedit/Eroyyson">gedit</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv2/S75KhLSX">GPLv2</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td><a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GTK%252B/oLpVm9pp">GTK+</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Enchant_(software)/9w2qvS8R">Enchant</a></td><td>GtkSourceView</td><td><a href="/facts/Unicode/DDu3MfPV">Unicode</a></td><td>Full-screen with F11; part of <a href="/facts/GNOME_Core_Applications/bC6GBU4G">GNOME Core Applications</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>KoalaWriter</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Clone of OmmWriter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Marave</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv2/S75KhLSX">GPLv2</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td><a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Enchant_(software)/9w2qvS8R">Enchant</a></td><td>GNU source-highlight</td><td></td><td>Similar to OmmWriter, CreaWriter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>PyRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GTK%252B/oLpVm9pp">GTK+</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>QuiEdit</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hunspell/EU5qGLgz">Hunspell</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Markdown/yAL6qk7M">Markdown</a></td><td>Basic text formatting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>RubyRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv2/S75KhLSX">GPLv2</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td><a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/GTK%252B/oLpVm9pp">GTK+</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Latest version from 2009.</td></tr><tr><td>TextRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv3/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a> (+<a href="/facts/GLib/X0r95Tgn">GLib</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/Hunspell/EU5qGLgz">Hunspell</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>Supports rich text.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Hessling_Editor/14uStrmJ">THE</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GPLv2/S75KhLSX">GPLv2</a></td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="/facts/OS%2f2/uVBl6ItP">OS/2</a>, <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Rexx/hAzh6FeR">Rexx</a></td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vim</td><td><a href="https://vimhelp.appspot.com/uganda.txt.html#uganda.txt">Vim License</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td><a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a></td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Distraction-free plugins available.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Freeware</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Operating system support</th><th>Notable aspects, references</th></tr><tr><td>Calmly Writer</td><td><a href="/facts/ChromeOS/zH0B5Xtk">ChromeOS</a>, Google Chrome browser</td><td>WYSIWYG, image embedding, <a href="/facts/OpenDyslexic/f39vmejX">OpenDyslexic</a> mode.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>FORCEdraft</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Text editor that won't exit until the user's goal is reached.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>DarkRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Clone of WriteRoom for Windows <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>JDarkRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Clone of DarkRoom written in <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Poe</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows_8/eRtw96T3">Windows 8</a> (only)</td><td>Word count goals, writing timers, auto-correct and resource links.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Q10</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Portable, has word count features.</td></tr><tr><td>Writemonkey</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Supports <a href="/facts/Markdown_Extra/yAL6qk7M">Markdown Extra</a>, Textile, WikiCreole.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> Donors can access plugins including corkboard, timer.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Proprietary</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Operating system support</th><th>Notable aspects, references</th></tr><tr><td>Bloom Editor</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Uses 3D rendering for special effects and dynamic visual themes. Has a free limited version.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>CreaWriter</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Clone of OmmWriter for Windows; has limited free version.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Frost</td><td>Mac OS, Windows</td><td>Plays thematic ambient music, free to use, live word counter, downloading option.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/IA_Writer/4h8yHCDw">iA Writer</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a></td><td>Lightweight, has <a href="/facts/ICloud/AUcIyg4L">iCloud</a> and <a href="/facts/Dropbox_(service)/1WHn5C7p">Dropbox</a> integration, <a href="/facts/IPad/Ql67x0Dw">iPad</a> and <a href="/facts/IPhone/h5WeKRl9">iPhone</a> version, Focus Mode, and <a href="/facts/Markdown/yAL6qk7M">Markdown</a> support, light and dark writing modes, live rendering/preview, syntax highlighting, style check.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ISPF/l5cfE5U3">ISPF</a></td><td><a href="/facts/MVS/VPSmB9ML">MVS</a> through <a href="/facts/Z%2fOS/amLCAlgV">z/OS</a>, <a href="/facts/VM%2fSP/Ymu9SRtX">VM/SP</a> through <a href="/facts/Z%2fVM/uhFIowB3">z/VM</a>, <a href="/facts/Z%2fVSE/b6Hnxc2p">z/VSE</a></td><td>Latest version of Structured Programming Facility (SPF).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Moopato</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a> and <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Markdown editor and e-book publishing app.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>NaNoScriBe</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Rich text, on-screen word count, goals and timers. Built-in <a href="/facts/NaNoWriMo/u5HsxUCD">NaNoWriMo</a> stats page.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>OmmWriter</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Supports images as backgrounds, and a player for ambient music.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Prime Draft</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Writing mode that ensures forward progress and the avoidance of pre-emptive editing. Built-in calendar and writing target tracking.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ISPF/l5cfE5U3">SPF</a></td><td><a href="/facts/OS%2fVS2/VMcDqsSB">OS/VS2</a>, <a href="/facts/VM%2fSP/Ymu9SRtX">VM/SP</a></td><td>Early full screen editor for IBM mainframes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> Predecessor to ISPF.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sublime_Text/8GzJSGEr">Sublime Text</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Customisable, for programmers,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> has free trial version.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>WonderPen</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Write!/PeTD0WXM">Write!</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Markdown, spell-checker, cloud storage, sessions and folders scheme, RTL support.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Write Onward!</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Fullscreen writing software disallowing editing, copying or pasting text to let writers focus solely on the writing process.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>WriteRoom</td><td><a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a></td><td>Simple.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/XEDIT/14uStrmJ">XEDIT</a></td><td><a href="/facts/VM%2fSP/Ymu9SRtX">VM/SP</a> through <a href="/facts/Z%2fVM/uhFIowB3">z/VM</a></td><td>Successor to EDGAR and current z/VM editor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Xiosis Scribe</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ZenWriter</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Simple, with background images and ambient music.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <h3>Rich text support</h3> <p>Some distraction-free editors support <a href="/facts/Rich_Text_Format/hsVH9Jot">rich text</a> editing. These include CreaWriter, TextRoom, and WriteRoom.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> In some cases, this feature turned off per default and must be set by a user.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a> </p> <h3>Syntax highlighting</h3> <p>Currently, only a few distraction-free editors support <a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">syntax highlighting</a>. CodeRoom is an open source project with the purpose of creating a distraction-free code editor with customisable highlighting schemes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a> The latest version of Marave supports syntax highlighting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Sublime_Text/8GzJSGEr">Sublime Text</a> supports a distraction-free full-screen view.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> Packages exist for <a href="/facts/GNU_Emacs/MPxf7qRC">GNU Emacs</a> that turn off various features and reformat the display to a distraction-free layout while retaining syntax highlighting and other features familiar to Emacs users. </p> <h3>Aids to writing</h3> <p>Word count is a common feature in these editors. Other aids can include spell checkers, auto-corrections and quick text templates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a> </p> <h3>Other Features</h3> <p>Many of the programs include timers to pace writing. FocusWriter and WriteMonkey, among others, include typewriter sound effects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">Text editor</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Full Screen Writing Program (English translation) <a href="http://www.ilgiornaledipozzallo.net/58360/full-screen-writing-program/" target="_blank">http://www.ilgiornaledipozzallo.net/58360/full-screen-writing-program/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Distraction-Free Text Editing". bweaver.net. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034000/http://bweaver.net/distraction-free-text-editing" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034000/http://bweaver.net/distraction-free-text-editing</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Choudhury, Rahul (18 May 2010). "5 innovations in text editing and IDEs". quplog. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100723012222/http://blog.quplo.com/2010/05/5-innovations-in-text-editing-and-ides/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100723012222/http://blog.quplo.com/2010/05/5-innovations-in-text-editing-and-ides/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Fitzpatrick, Jason (14 November 2010). "Five Best Distraction-Free Writing Tools". Lifehacker. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. <a href="https://lifehacker.com/5689579/five-best-distraction+free-writing-tools" target="_blank">https://lifehacker.com/5689579/five-best-distraction+free-writing-tools</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Distraction-Free Text Editing". bweaver.net. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034000/http://bweaver.net/distraction-free-text-editing" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034000/http://bweaver.net/distraction-free-text-editing</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Wax, Dustin. "Tips and Tricks for Distraction-Free Writing". Lifehack. 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