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

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.

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

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

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

Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents.

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

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

Open-source tool for writers.

MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for OS X, released under the MIT License.