{"id":40508,"date":"2013-01-09T14:50:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T14:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=40508"},"modified":"2013-01-09T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T14:50:53","slug":"simple-distraction-free-writing-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/simple-distraction-free-writing-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple, distraction-free writing environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Tip submitted by Paultx on <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?\/topic\/200444-focuswriter-simple-distraction-free-writing-environment-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">December 3, 2012<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><h3>Simple, distraction-free writing environment<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>A lightweight alternative to Microsoft Word &#8212; without all of the toolbars and other distractions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/gottcode.org\/focuswriter\/\" target=\"_blank\">FocusWriter<\/a> is a simple, distraction-free writing environment. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work. It&#8217;s available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, and has been translated into many different languages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gottcode.org\/focuswriter\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gottcode.org\/focuswriter\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><font SIZE=\"2\">Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by members of the PC Pitstop community through our <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?\/forum\/40-tips-n-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\">forums.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out our past favorites, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/6-years-of-the-best-pc-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/focuswriter.jpg\" alt=\"focuswriter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/focuswriter.jpg 150w, 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