Download of the day: WriteMonkey

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WriteMonkey

When you really need to get down to some work, distractions like social media alerts and email notifications make it all too easy to procrastinate. Even with the best will in the world, they can easily eat up hours of your valuable time.

That's why you need WriteMonkey – a simple but very effective text editor that blocks out everything except the page you're working on. Theres no unnecessary clutter like toolbars, and if you need to look something up online, you can do so with a quick keyboard shortcut and then close the small browser window immediately once you've finished.

Why you need it

Upon starting WriteMonkey, you'll be struck by its minimal design – it automatically opens in full-screen mode, so there are no tantalizing browser windows begging to be clicked, and there aren't even any toolbars or icons to distract your attention. There's just a blinking cursor and a blank page waiting for you to get cracking on that important document.

WriteMonkey isn't without its tricks though – all designed to help you work more efficiently. Clicking the word 'Scratch' at the bottom of the page opens a convenient notepad where you can jot down thoughts as you work, and you can save it as a separate document for future reference.

Right-clicking anywhere in WriteMonkey opens a menu of carefully curated tools, including one that enables you to select a word and quickly look it up on Google Images, Wikipedia, About.com or various other sites without the distraction that comes with accessing your regular web browser with its attention-sapping bookmarks and favorites.

You can also tag certain parts of your document for quick access later, set timers and track your progress so far.

The timer is particularly useful in combination with the Pomodoro Technique, which helps you get more done by interspersing periods of intense work with scheduled breaks. Give WriteMonkey a try – you'll be amazed how productive you can be.

Download here: WriteMonkey