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Word Machine
Write like no one's watching.
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Write like no one's watching.
2 followers
Word Machine is a full-formatted, fully local word processor that allows you to seal off the rest of your computer for uninterrupted focus until a writing goal is reached. It's an anti-slop writing surface that uses binding commitment devices to turn your computer into a digital typewriter.
My partner and I met in a playwriting class at Northwestern. We built Word Machine as a minimalist, subscription free alternative to expensive digital typewriters. It offers the singular focus of a typewriter with all the formatting features of a modern word processor, as well as a local-first storage ethos that keeps your writing out of data centers. Lockdown mode lets you set a goal, whether it's 50 minutes or 500 words, and doesn't let you exit the app until you've fulfilled it.