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What is Poe Writer?

Poe is a cross-platform, distraction free writing application built by writers for writers. It's designed to help you focus on your writing without distractions by staying out of your way, and letting you write. It has timers and wordcount tracking tools to keep you on target. It offers a powerful editor, customizable themes, and various export options, making it the perfect tool for writers of all kinds.

Floating Toolbar

Use either a toolbar at the top of the screen, or a floating bar that appears only when text is selected

Focus Mode

Fade out everything except the line that you're working on.

Highly Customizable

Customize the interface to the way you want it. Choose from preset themes, or change fonts, colors, text-size, editor width, or line-height.

Projects

Open a folder, see the combined word counts of files and quickly switch between them

Built in Dictionary and Thesaurus

Works completely offline, no internet connection needed. Write from a log cabin in the middle of the woods.

Track your progress

See your progress, how long you've spent writing, what your writing speed is and more

But wait, there's more!

Project modePro Mode ★

Open a folder, see the combined word counts of files and quickly switch between them

NarratorPro Mode ★

Have your document read aloud to you. Very useful for catching grammatical mistakes

CalendarPro Mode ★

Track your daily word count and activity on a calendar

CommentsPro Mode ★

Add inline comments to documents, excluded from your word count

Ambient audioPro Mode ★

Listen to the soothing sounds of the ocean, the forest, a busy cafe and more

Autosave

Automatically saves your file every 60 seconds. Never lose work again.

Writing Timer

Set an alarm for yourself to tell you when writing time is over

Wordcount Goal

Get notified you when you've reached a certain wordcount target

Backups

Full backups of whatever you're working on, stored in another location.

Price

Get a pro licence to unlock more awesome features

Poe Free

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Rich-text editor

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Focus mode

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Timers and Goal-trackers

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Track your writing stats

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Custom Themes & Fonts

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Project mode - manage multiple files

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Narrator - hear your work read aloud

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Calendar - see your progress in dates

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Comments - add notes to your work

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Dictionary & Thesaurus

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Ambient audio - listen to soothing sounds

Poe Pro

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Rich-text editor

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Focus mode

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Timers and Goal-trackers

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Track your writing stats

✔

Custom Themes & Fonts

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Project mode - manage multiple files

✔

Narrator - hear your work read aloud

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Calendar - see your progress in dates

✔

Comments - add notes to your work

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Dictionary & Thesaurus

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Ambient audio - listen to soothing sounds

Buy now for $6.99
I love distraction free writing and this app makes it easy to love. Only the essential features and nothing to get in the way. The developer has made great strides in improving the feature set and is responsive to support requests and VERY knowledgeable. I can't recommend POE highly enough if you like writing in distraction free environments.
Fast Light and Great!
I love distraction free writing and this app makes it easy to love. Only the essential features and nothing to get in the way. The developer has made great strides in improving the feature set and is responsive to support requests and VERY knowledgeable. I can't recommend POE highly enough if you like writing in distraction free environments.
It does what it says it says what it does! It is simple simple... but exactly what I needed.
Simply Simple and Perfect!
It does what it says it says what it does! It is simple simple... but exactly what I needed.
Insanely in love with Poe. Have had it for a while but just started using it last night. It is a fabulous tool. An easy to use writing environment which inspires creativity. I am delighted.
Why did I wait?
Insanely in love with Poe. Have had it for a while but just started using it last night. It is a fabulous tool. An easy to use writing environment which inspires creativity. I am delighted.
Very awesome to use. I love the timer. It's not distracting and it takes up my entire screen so I forget that I'm even online. I get a lot done in very little time.
Very pleased
Very awesome to use. I love the timer. It's not distracting and it takes up my entire screen so I forget that I'm even online. I get a lot done in very little time.
Love this app and keep discovering new features (word count/timer combo) that make me like it more. No frills just does what you want it to.
Great minimalistic app
Love this app and keep discovering new features (word count/timer combo) that make me like it more. No frills just does what you want it to.
... he would have completed Timon of Athens and not been so bloody obtuse about the Dark Lady.
If Shakespeare had this app...
... he would have completed Timon of Athens and not been so bloody obtuse about the Dark Lady.
I have to admit Poe is one of the best writing tools I have found thus far. I love the white on black. And the word count and timer is a plus. This is a must have for any writer.
Excellent!
I have to admit Poe is one of the best writing tools I have found thus far. I love the white on black. And the word count and timer is a plus. This is a must have for any writer.
I particularly like that you can change the display font size to up to 28 points making this a very practical word processor for devices with smaller screens. Poe is a great well-designed piece of software that I can highly recommend.
Excellent app for small tablets
I particularly like that you can change the display font size to up to 28 points making this a very practical word processor for devices with smaller screens. Poe is a great well-designed piece of software that I can highly recommend.
Convenient beautiful powerful and a very nice bird
Sleek Sexy and Super Mega Cool
Convenient beautiful powerful and a very nice bird
Really nice to use if you are an easily-distracted writer such as myself.
Distraction free and with a Raven!
Really nice to use if you are an easily-distracted writer such as myself.

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