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On the recordRead 15 Oct 202646 facts
FocusWriter
Plans and prices
Free FocusWriter
Free
GPL software · desktop writing application · optional $5, $10, $20 tips
Read 15 Oct 2026 · gottcode.org
FocusWriter
Free
Distraction-free word processor · optional tips of $5, $10, $20, or another amount
Read 4 Oct 2026 · gottcode.org
On the record
- AlternativeTo popularity
- AlternativeTo shows 214 likes and 14 user comments or reviews.alternativeto.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Bug support
- The maintainer asks bug reporters to provide operating-system details, reproduction steps, expected behavior and actual behavior, and says fixes can take time.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company identity
- The maker identifies himself as Graeme Gott, an open-source programmer and Linux user.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Daily goals
- Writers can configure daily writing goals.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer
- Graeme Gott describes himself as an open-source programmer and avid Linux user since 2001.gottcode.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- The repository includes build and installation files plus a contributing guide, but its README describes the application rather than an API or SDK.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Dictionary links
- The official page links to LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice dictionary resources.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Download platforms
- The download page lists Linux packages and Windows 10 x64 installers, including a portable Windows version.gottcode.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Independent description
- SourceForge describes FocusWriter as a full-screen application that hides menus and notifications until summoned.sourceforge.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent feature summary
- SourceForge lists daily goals, timers, alarms, typewriter sounds, themes, autosave, session statistics and spell check.sourceforge.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- Version 1.9.1 was released July 23, 2026.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The official project is released under GPL version 3.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- License
- Version 1.9.1 was released July 23, 2026, under GPL version 3.gottcode.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: markup
- AlternativeTo reviewers complain that FocusWriter lacks syntax highlighting and Markdown compatibility.alternativeto.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: RTF on Windows
- An AlternativeTo reviewer said Windows RTF handling appeared dependent on the WordPad engine, which Microsoft is discontinuing.alternativeto.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: text controls
- An AlternativeTo reviewer complained that the toolbar lacks a direct increase or decrease text-size control.alternativeto.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: typesetting
- AlternativeTo reviewers describe its typesetting options as limited.alternativeto.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Linux dependencies
- The Linux packages require Qt and Hunspell.gottcode.org · read 15 Oct 2026
