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24 alternatives to Cold Turkey Writer

The Ultimate Distraction-Free Text Editor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cold Turkey Writer launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   iA Writer 2.0▲78

   Don't get distracted. Focus on what you are writing.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Editorially▲95

   Collaborative writing tool

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Typewriter▲248

   Your on-demand editor

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Freewrite Smart Typewriter▲123

   Distraction-free tool for writing composition

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Draft▲149

   GitHub for writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Writer▲111

   Clean, crisp space to write and discuss.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hemingway Desktop App▲218

   An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9WA
   Writing – A lightweight distraction-free editor (MathJax and Markdown)▲133

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Credosity▲109

    The enterprise writing coach

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Simply Write▲154

    Distraction-free writing tool

    2025 · simplywrite.online · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sentence Studio▲147

    The only way to get (really) good at writing

    2024 · sentencestudio.pages.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hemingwrite▲137

    Digital typewriter for distraction free writing (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Writer Pro▲91

    Note. Write. Edit.

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15DF
    Distraction Free Reader/Writer▲85

    2013 · inkpen.in · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Freewriter▲170

    Write every day, set your goals, no editing

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FoldingText▲83

    Plain text productivity for geeks

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cleartext▲305

    A text editor that allows only the 1,000 most common words

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Typed▲256

    The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Marked 2▲105

    Smarter tools for smarter writers

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22WA
    Write – a distraction-free text editor to improve your writing skills▲5

    Try it out online – https://stoope.github.io/writer/

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Orton▲122

    Discovering the next generation of writers

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    editorr▲116

    Get instant writing help from real editors.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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