FocusWriter

If you’re one of those writers who fiddles with fonts and formatting instead of getting down to the business of writing. Or one who finds it hard not to check the Red Sox score or to ignore social media notifications while writing, FocusWriter is for you.

FocusWriter is shareware (you pay what you think it’s worth to you if you’d like to support the developer) that strips away all of the distracting features of your word processor and allows you to focus on writing content. It also provides you with a timer and a word counter so that you can set time or word-count goals that will keep you motivated to put words on the page.

Available for Windows or Mac.

Highly recommended.