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A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.

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

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

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.

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

No-distraction writing tool for your productivity.

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

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.

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

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

Celtx is a scriptwriting software platform with applications in a wide range of mediums but that specializes in helping screenwriters.