iA Writer
Plain-text markdown editor with almost nothing on screen
Markdown editing with a typeface, a cursor and very little else on screen. Files stay as plain text on disk, so any other editor can open the same writing. One distinctive feature is a syntax mode that grays out everything except one part of speech, which some writers use to find the adverbs they have been leaning on. Sold once per platform rather than by subscription.
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Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Stephen HackettDoes it
Technology writer · 512 Pixels and Relay
Writes 512 Pixels in iA Writer, then publishes through GitHub to Cloudflare. The site itself runs on Hugo.
Source: 512 Pixels: My Gear
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Readwise
Syncs your highlights and resurfaces them a few at a time
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Website and app blocker
Software that makes distracting sites genuinely unavailable on a schedule
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
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DEVONtechnologies
Document and information manager for Mac and iOS with local, indexed databases
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
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