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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a word processor, available on Windows and Linux: statistics and charts.

  • Completely free
  • Windows and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

FocusWriter is a word processor, available on Windows and Linux. Other documented uses: text editing.

Features described in its Flathub listing and on its official website: statistics and charts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Fullscreen word processor” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Fullscreen, highly customizable text editor.” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “It also features on-the-fly updating statistics, daily goals, multiple open documents, spell-checking, and much more.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

FocusWriter is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

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.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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