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Traditional word processors include dozens of options for formatting text, distracting you from what really matters: writing. Calmly Writer is an editor designed to focus on what you want to tell, with a simple, unobtrusive and ease-to-use user interface.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Online, Chrome, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.calmlywriter.com/
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Freedom blocks distractions across all your Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, and Chrome devices so you don’t have to fight off the temptation of distracting pings, notifications, headlines, and emails.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad, Chrome, Online, PC
Best for: Productivity, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://freedom.to/
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            Block the entire Internet
          
            See the time you spend on sites
          
            Set your daily limits on sites
          
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Also rated 4.4 ★ on Google Play
Writer is a writing application without the fuss and distraction of a traditional word processor. It's perfect for everything from taking notes to writing a novel on your phone or tablet.
Platforms: Android
Best for: Note-taking, Book, Story, Journal, Essay, Blog, Poetry, and Free
Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamesmc...
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            Estimated reading time
          
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Also rated 3.8 ★ on Google Play
Note down, shape, & share your ideas with the world's best loved digital paper. Fall in love with handwriting all over again with Goodnotes’ digital ink.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Book, Story, Journal, and Poetry
Website: https://www.goodnotes.com/
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            Search your handwriting
          
            Annotate PDFs
          
            Organize with folders and subfolders
          
            Personlize notebooks
          
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Also rated 4.8 ★ on the App Store
Zoho Writer is a fully-featured word processor on the cloud, designed for collaborative work that gives you everything you need to create powerful documents. With a clean UI, intuitive interface and document modes, it introduces you to a new way of writing.
Platforms: Android, Windows, PC, iPad, iPhone
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.zoho.com/writer/
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            Focus mode & Night mode
          
            Auto save
          
            An AI-powered writing assistant
          
            Hundreds of templates
          
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Also rated 3.4 ★ on Google Play
Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents, and comes included with most Apple devices. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together from anywhere, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or a PC.
Platforms: iPad, Mac, iPhone
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.apple.com/pages/
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            Full feature word processor
          
            Track changes
          
            Syncs across devices
          
            Offline collaberation
          
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Also rated 3.6 ★ on the App Store
Don’t stop typing. If you do all your work will disappear and be gone forever. Danger Notes is the ultimate writing tool to help fight writer’s block. Whether you are writing a term paper, an essay, a book, your best-man speech, promising rap lyrics or just free writing, Danger Notes will help you fight writer’s block by forcing you to keep writing in order to save your progress from being deleted.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Book, Story, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: http://swivelapps.com/apps-by-david/dangernotes.html
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            Clean interface
          
            Self-deleting words
          
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Also rated 4.8 ★ on Capterra
A focused environment where you can write freely. With iA Writer, you can gain unparalleled insight into your writing structure, detect superfluous words and clichés, and navigate through your documents and notes with ease.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, Chrome, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, Poetry, Journal, Essay, and Blog
Website: https://ia.net/writer
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            Focus mode
          
            Markdown & syntax highlight
          
            Style check
          
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on PC Magazine
Capture what’s on your mind. Add notes, lists, photos, and audio to Keep.
Platforms: Online, iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Note-taking, Story, Book, Blog, Journal, Poetry, and Free
Website: https://www.google.com/keep/
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            Set reminders
          
            Share easily
          
            Quick search and filter
          
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Open to write and follow the prompt suggestions, it's that easy. Good for poetry writing, journal writing, storytelling, narration, cinema, and more. All using a patented artificial intelligence technology.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Brainstorming, Story, Book, and Poetry
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creative-writing-prompts/id...
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            Thousands of prompts
          
            Set a daily writing goal
          
            View custom writing stats
          
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Also rated 4.6 ★ on the App Store
From boardroom to lecture hall, project plan to daily diary, Nebo makes note-taking smarter, more efficient and more enjoyable.
Platforms: Android, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.nebo.app/
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            Write-to-text
          
            Copy-paste to Notes
          
            Mix handwriting with text
          
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Also rated 4.3 ★ on the App Store
LibreOffice is a free and powerful office suite, and a successor to OpenOffice.org (commonly known as OpenOffice). Its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.libreoffice.org/
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            Full-feature word processor
          
            Customizable fonts and other styles
          
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
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