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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free word processor. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work.

FocusWriter allows you to customize your environment by creating themes that control the font, colors, and background image to add ambiance. It also features on-the-fly updating statistics, daily goals, multiple open documents, spell-checking, and much more.

Additionally, when you open the program your current work in progress will automatically load and position you where you last left off so that you can immediately jump back in.

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About text with default theme About text with space theme About text with blue theme About text with retro theme Theme management Creating a theme Adding a timer Timer finished and expanded Daily progress dialog General preferences Session management Symbols dialog Find dialog Check spelling dialog

Version 1.9.1

Released on July 23, 2026, under the GPL version 3.

Previous Versions

General

  • Document policy prohibiting the use of AI
  • Use strict mode to disable unsafe Qt APIs

Bug Fixes

  • FIXED: Daily progress was sometimes incorrectly shown as negative
  • FIXED: Scene list items overlapped on Windows 11
  • FIXED: Did not play sound effects for composed text

Translation Updates

Croatian, Swedish

LinuxDetails

Dependencies: Qt and hunspell

Linux (Ubuntu PPA)Details

Dependencies: Qt and hunspell

Windows 10 x64Details

Size: 55.2 MB
SHA256: 8092a989d92805a012279387bf70918afb210589b2f7f4f9401b0477bff95d53
PGP: ASCII armored signature
Includes: Qt 6.11.1, hunspell 1.7.3, and KDSingleApplication 1.2.1

Windows 10 x64 (Portable)Details

Size: 77.9 MB
SHA256: 4c208dc7dc1e456521409ebc814b21eb80b91ea76379b0182eab498bed1913df
PGP: ASCII armored signature
Includes: Qt 6.11.1, hunspell 1.7.3, and KDSingleApplication 1.2.1

Source CodeDetails

Size: 10.5 MB
SHA256: e6e2ac78c45f0331d8ebd33517910ae13a839b0288e4315a8429ba026900f211
PGP: ASCII armored signature
Dependencies: Qt 6.2, hunspell, and KDSingleApplication

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