Distraction Free Reader/Writer
Productivity
distraction-free writer
SHOW HN2013
85points
60comments
#283of 1,739 in 2013
Top 17%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 10 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Execution: 0 for, 7 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple interface with great shortcuts
From 3 comments
Nifty little app! I am sure I will stop using notes or open up text wrangler to jot down a few things every now and then. I like the simplicity (great shortcuts) which makes the…
Regmi on HNGreat job! Most recently I have just been using Google Docs for writing out my blog posts before syndicating them to Medium and Tumblr; I might give this a whirl. The biggest…
tommaxwell on HNGreat app! I could use the additional features, as I've been using the plain text mode in the browser so far. "data:text/html, <html contenteditable>" in the browser's address…
pranavrc on HN
Useful as a replacement for pastebin-style sharing
From 1 comment
This is actually quite cool. I could see this being a nice replacement of pastebin-type sites when sharing significant amounts of text. My two suggestions would be: -Add a few…
meowface on HN
Objections
Many similar distraction-free writers already exist; unclear differentiation
From 2 comments
There sure are a lot of these now. There's Koi Writer [1], Dark Copy [2], Light Write [3], Quabel [4], Wabisabi [5], Write.app [6], Pen.io [7], (I like this one), Draft [8], and…
daturkel on HNIt might just be me, but the typewriter sounds are pretty distracting. Also, there is a bit of ironic juxtaposition in an app called "inkpen" that sounds like a typewriter. But…
eddieroger on HN
Site was repeatedly down or unreachable
From 3 comments
It's down.
ante_annum on HNOops! Google Chrome could not connect to inkpen.in
xwowsersx on HNand again
s4m20 on HN
Typewriter sounds are distracting
From 2 comments
It might just be me, but the typewriter sounds are pretty distracting. Also, there is a bit of ironic juxtaposition in an app called "inkpen" that sounds like a typewriter. But…
eddieroger on HNGreat job! Most recently I have just been using Google Docs for writing out my blog posts before syndicating them to Medium and Tumblr; I might give this a whirl. The biggest…
tommaxwell on HN
Top navigation bar distracts from text
From 1 comment
I find the top navigation bar to be distracting. It even gets in the way of the actual text. http://scrot.it/350
waltz on HN
Requests
Custom CSS and theme/font options
From 3 comments
Nice! One thing I would like with something like this is to be able to add custom CSS to the preview
andyhmltn on HNThis is actually quite cool. I could see this being a nice replacement of pastebin-type sites when sharing significant amounts of text. My two suggestions would be: -Add a few…
meowface on HNPretty nice, one thing I'd say is that the preview view should respect the user's theme setting. If I'm using the dark colour scheme, go to preview what I've been working on and…
_frog on HN
Preview should respect dark theme
From 1 comment
Pretty nice, one thing I'd say is that the preview view should respect the user's theme setting. If I'm using the dark colour scheme, go to preview what I've been working on and…
_frog on HN
Other login options such as Google
From 2 comments
This is actually quite cool. I could see this being a nice replacement of pastebin-type sites when sharing significant amounts of text. My two suggestions would be: -Add a few…
meowface on HNLooks nice. I currently use Draft for writing like this, primarily because it lets me write at work. Login with Twitter isn't permitted on our network (one thing that pains me,…
horyd on HN
Questions
How is it different from existing writers like WriteSpace?
From 2 comments
Can you articulate how this is different / better than writespace?
intellegacy on HNThere sure are a lot of these now. There's Koi Writer [1], Dark Copy [2], Light Write [3], Quabel [4], Wabisabi [5], Write.app [6], Pen.io [7], (I like this one), Draft [8], and…
daturkel on HN
Is it built on ZenPen?
From 1 comment
Is this coded on top of ZenPen http://www.zenpen.io/ ?
campuscodi on HN
Why Twitter-based data use and tracking?
From 1 comment
It's cool, I like it. Couple of points, it's a distraction-free writer but I've been quite distracted by a couple of things, somewhat OCD: The Twitter image isn't updated when…
s4m20 on HN
Alternatives named
FocusWriter, OmmWriter, iA Writer, WriteRoom
From 1 comment
There sure are a lot of these now. There's Koi Writer [1], Dark Copy [2], Light Write [3], Quabel [4], Wabisabi [5], Write.app [6], Pen.io [7], (I like this one), Draft [8], and…
daturkel on HN
Mou, Dillinger, MarkdownPad, EpicEditor
From 4 comments
Can anyone recommend a Markdown editor with Markdown code on the left and a preview on the right? OS X or Windows. Doesn't have to be free.
kmfrk on HNMou is pretty good (and free)! http://mouapp.com/
radicality on HNDillinger. It's open source, so you can also run it locally or on your own server. It's also a web-app, so it's cross-platform, too, of course. http://dillinger.io/
hugs on HNMarkdownPad http://markdownpad.com/ is neat and does the preview thing, split screening your editing. (requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile, which it comes with and…
insteadof on HN
PyRoom, UberWriter (open source)
From 3 comments
Any open source ones?
dannyp32 on HNI'm a big fan of the open source pyroom[1]. Development has stalled but it's feature complete for me so I don't mind. FocusWriter also looks good, xplatform & open source [2]. 1:…
blutack on HNI have made one for ubuntu, and it's foss: http://uberwriter.wolfvollprecht.de It's more or less an iA Writer clone but uses pandoc as "backend" which is really powerful.
droelf on HN