Thanks GAOTD and Beenokle for a neat program! Let the user choose between showing the scrollbar or not, because personally, I'd rather not see the scrollbar. Would like to add, though, that for future versions, should the developer decide to add the scrollbar (like an above user requested), to keep it as an option. Ctrl-B for bold, Ctrl-I for italics, the Tab key to indent paragraphs, etc. I also noticed that all keyboard shortcuts in other editors also work in ZenWriter, e.g. Or just open the rtf file in your word processor.) (Note: for final editing, just press Ctrl-A to highlight all the text, Ctrl-C to copy and then Ctrl-V to paste it on your favorite word processor. This keeps me focused on the actual writing. It's probably because there are no buttons, icons, tabs, and other windows to snatch my attention. The writing flow is better and I managed to write more compared to when I type in a word processor. Although it doesn't have the full word processing power of other programs, I think its main selling point is in helping to eliminate distractions. It feels like writing on an electronic paper. If you, however, want to get back the pleasure of writing without any distraction, you should give this app a try.I really like the simplicity of ZenWriter. Personally, I prefer to see my whole document all the time.īyword is not for everyone: if you’re a heavy multitasker because your work requires you to be one, you won’t be able to appreciate Byword’s focused and minimal approach. Just like IA Writer, you’ll either love or hate this feature. By hitting your preferred keyboard shortcut (CMD+1 for a single line, 2 for two lines, etc - or CMD+ALT+T for a paragraph), you can make Byword dim the rest of the text for you to focus on what you’re writing. Thanks to the keyboard support, this is very useful to me.īeautiful typography aside, there’s something in Byword that reminds me of IA Writer for the iPad: the possibility to focus on a single line or paragraph as you’re typing. In the future? Byword will do it for you.īyword supports both plain and rich text editing you can switch between them with a keyboard shortcut (this app associates almost any function with a keyboard shortcut) and even trigger an iOS-like popover menu for rich text editing. Right now, you’re still forced to manually. I can see the developers already implemented the “Revert to Saved” menu item for Lion’s Versions, which is of course grayed out on Snow Leopard. As far as documents are concerned, Byword doesn’t provide an “organizing interface” like iPhoto or iTunes to see all your files: just like Text Edit, you create a new blank document and then save it or discard it. You can also toggle fullscreen with the keyboard using CMD+Enter. Just you and the cursor.Īs you move the mouse, Byword will display two icons in the upper right corner: one to search for text within a document, one to exit fullscreen mode. When you’re writing in Byword, nothing else is on screen. You can run the app in its own window, but Byword is meant for distraction-less fullscreen mode that will feel just right on Lion, but works well on Snow Leopard as well. When combined with apps like Think, Text Edit can become the ultimate writing app for the Mac.īyword, however, wants to step up the game with a really minimal interface made of no toolbars, and just text on a light background. The OS X platform isn’t new to this kind of applications that want to take the distraction away from your writing experience: Ommwriter for Mac tried to provide an uncluttered background for your text that, eventually, turned into a distracting experience for many due to the use of sounds and animations the usual Text Edit, on the other hand, still maintains a strong hold on users with its minimal UI and powerful text editing features. Byword, a new app by Metaclassy, aims at bringing a minimal, focused writing environment to the Mac.
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