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Products that do what First Draft (beta) – distraction-free writing for first drafts does

1AE
Avoid editing while writing your first draft▲224
2019 · rolandasb.github.io
2
Paragraphs▲272
A minimalist writing app for Mac
2015
3WA
Writing – A lightweight distraction-free editor (MathJax and Markdown)▲133
2017 · github.com
4
Draft▲149
GitHub for writing
2013
5
First Draft▲70
Edit Free Drafting
2014
6WM
WriteFreely – minimalist, federated blogging platform▲337
2018 · writefreely.org
7
Draft.js▲166
A framework for building rich text editors in React
2016
8
First Draft Pro▲75
Collaborative writing software for story-nerds
2022
9
Drafts▲171
Distraction-free note taking app
2022
10DD
Draftss – Design and Code on Monthly Subscription▲54
2019 · draftss.com
11CO
CrushPaper – Open-Source Workflowy and Evernote for Writers, Students▲56
2015 · crushpaper.com
12WA
WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based games▲200
2021 · writtenrealms.com
13LA
LightWrite, A Free Online WriteRoom Clone▲47
2011 · gun.io
14AS
A small weekend project - Distraction Free Writing▲43
2013 · solitarydesigns.net
15
Typewrite▲103
Real-time collaborative writing
2014
16
Freewrite Smart Typewriter▲123
Distraction-free tool for writing composition
2016
17
Draft▲56
GitHub for Writing
2013
18
Drafts▲71
An app that's the composition box of everything
2014
19FM
Fiddle.md – a collaborative writing tool by Swipe▲129
2015 · fiddle.md
20WM
Write.md – a shareable distraction-free Markdown editor▲105
2020 · writemd.xyz
21DF
Distraction Free Reader/Writer▲85
2013 · inkpen.in
22
Draft▲88
A distraction-free gist viewer 📚📖
2018
23SN
Simple note-taking and blogging▲57
2018 · notepin.co
24
Editorially▲95
Collaborative writing tool
2013

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