Byword Alternatives

FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as...

No-distraction writing tool for your productivity.

Minimal Design, Maximum Focus

A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.

For Mac users to write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment.

Software for full screen distraction free creative writing. No whistles and bells, just empty screen, you and your words. WriteMonkey is light, fast, and perfectly handy for those who enjoy the simplicity of a typewriter but live in modern times.

Scrivener is a content-generation tool for composing and structuring documents.

Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

MarkdownPad is a full-featured Markdown editor for Windows. Features:

Ommwriter is a simple text processor that firmly believes in making writing a pleasure once again, reinvindicating the close relationship between writer and paper.

Text-to-HTML conversion tool/syntax for web writers, by John Gruber

Free writing software designed by the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series. yWriter6 helps you write a book by organising chapters, scenes, characters and locations in an easy-to-use interface.