Writer is a distraction-free text editor to improve your writing skills. It includes statistics, stopwatch, dark/light theme and many other little tricks to make your writing experience more pleasant.
I started this project to help myself to improve my writing skills, especially IELTS writing part. While I was experimenting with many tools and approaches, I discovered that the best way to level-up is to eliminate any grammar and spellcheckers and focus solely on the process of writing. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the right app for me because all of them either they had bad design/interface, IMHO, or they were bloated with unnecessary futures or spellcheckers.
The app has statistics that shows how many characters, words, sentences, or paragraphs you have written. It's helpful when you're trying to meet some goals, for example, at least 250 words for IELTS essay part. Moreover, the app has a stopwatch that you can use to track your writing speed or create the pressure to emulate exam conditions.
The app available online. For the better experience, I recommend building your own desktop version
You must have nodejs >= 18 and npm >= 9 to run and build this app. Work with early versions is not guaranteed.
git clone https://github.com/stoope/writer.git
npm installnpm run startYou might have to change the electron-forge configuration file forge.config.cjs to build the app for your specific platform.
npm run buildAfter build, you could find the app under out folder.
If you want to discuss your ideas or create a Pull Requests you're welcome!