6 Writing Apps That'll Keep You in the Zone

Pen.io is a simple website that publishes your writing for free. It takes only seconds — no registration or setup necessary — to start writing and save your text to the Pen.io server or to a PDF.

This Dropbox-powered writing environment ($3) for iOS perfectly syncs files across all platforms and devices. Autosave, full text search, offline support, and document position memory (saving you from scrolling endlessly each time you open a file) keep thoughts and ideas organized wherever you are.

This app for iOS ($1) and Mac ($5) is the winner of the official Mac App of the Year Award, and it certainly deserved it with a beautifully simple user interface and a Focus Mode that forces you to concentrate on one sentence at a time.

Ommwriter for Mac ($5), iPad ($5), and PC isn't just an app — it's an environment crafted by a team that paid special attention to the audio and visual effects fit for optimal concentration. Soothing background images and sound tracks enhance the writing experience, as well as document auto save, font options, save to PDF, and dual screen functionality.

WriteRoom for Mac ($5) and iOS ($2) creates a quiet place for you to write — and do nothing else. Sync WriteRoom with Dropbox to keep files in line on all your devices and view word count, reading time, page number, and more in the menu bar.

Clean Writer for Mac ($1) and iPad ($1) is a bare-bones plain text editor, fully compatible with Dropbox and, most importantly, clutter-free.