{"id":4670,"date":"2010-12-13T06:58:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ginchen.de\/?p=4670"},"modified":"2010-12-29T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T14:01:26","slug":"ommwriter-alternativen-fuer-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.ginchen.de\/en\/2010\/12\/13\/ommwriter-alternativen-fuer-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"OmmWriter alternatives for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OmmWriter for Windows?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n

It’s been almost exactly one year since I first read about OmmWriter<\/a>, a so-called “distraction-free writing environment”. The point of such a program is to cover the entire screen, so you will no longer be seduced by flashing icons, pop-up messages or other enticements in your task bar, but instead devote your undivided attention to writing. The whole thing is then embellished with a pretty wallpaper and soothing ambient sounds. But unfortunately, this program was only available for Mac OS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

While there were some similar applications for Windows, they were not quite as beautiful, nor could they display background images or play sounds. But now, one year later, I’ve actually found two programs that are comparable to OmmWriter: FocusWriter<\/a> and CreaWriter<\/a>. I’ve tested both of them and come to the following results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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FocusWriter<\/h3>\r\n\r\n

As the ratio of pros and cons already suggests, I like FocusWriter<\/a> very much. Its only shortcoming – the inability to play background sounds or music – is not crucial in my opinion, because you can achieve the same result with an MP3 player running in the background.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\"FocusWriter\"<\/a>
FocusWriter<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"FocusWriter<\/a>
FocusWriter with open menus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nPros:<\/strong>\r\n