What is Write!?
Write! is a free, open-source text editor developed by Codeplex. It provides a simple, distraction-free writing environment for Windows with essential editing and formatting capabilities.
Some key features of Write! include:
- Tabbed interface allows working on multiple documents
- Basic text formatting like bold, italics, underline, font and color changes
- Export to PDF and Print functionality
- Fullscreen writing mode hides interface elements
- Autosave and backup to prevent losing work
- Dark and light themes
- Portable version available to carry on USB drive
As an intentionally minimalist program, Write! lacks more powerful features sometimes expected from fully featured word processors. There is no collaboration functionality for sharing or co-editing documents. Formatting options are limited and there are no tools for inserting objects, reviewing changes, spellcheck and more.
The simple, no-frills design makes Write! best for quick notes, drafts and other short form writing rather than extensive documents. It competes with other minimalist distraction-free editors like FocusWriter. For advanced formatting and document creation, more capable alternatives would be required.
Typora, Rentry.co, ONLYOFFICE, iA Writer, LibreOffice - Writer, Write.as, Nuclino, AbiWord, FocusWriter, Manuskript, ghostwriter, Apache OpenOffice Writer are some alternatives to Write!.