It’s been on my To-Do List forever, it seems. From time to time, I’ve run into references to the Mac software WriteRoom, and an effort or two to duplicate this software’s functionality for the PC. After reading How to Write Without Distractions at Write to Done, I decided finally to take a look. I’m glad I did.
WriteRoom is fairly well known among the Mac community. It is very spare indeed. It’s a full-screen word processor, with light-colored text against a dark background. There’s virtually nothing else to interfer with writing.
For a long time, there was nothing comparable for the PC. Out of frustration, Jeff at They Misled Us quickly assembled a clone and over the past year and a half has made a number of refinements. Now we PC users have DarkRoom. It’s a free download, though donations are welcome.
It too is delightfully simple. When you visit the download site, copy and print out the Keyboard Shortcuts, as they provide the keys to manipulating the software.
DarkRoom really is a fine environment for writing. Files are saved in .txt format. Formatting, of course, may be necessary later, once the words are right. The software truly is distraction-free.
Now if I can only remember to turn off the TV…
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