write-a-lot

A calm, offline place to write a lot. Journaling and creative writing in one quiet editor.

Your words live as plain Markdown files you own forever. No database, no cloud, no account, no lock-in. The journal outlives the app.

write-a-lot in write mode: a quiet full-screen writing column on black paper — Write mode: one quiet column, the width of a sheet of paper.

What it is

One focused editor for both journaling and creative writing. The character comes from how you use it, not a mode switch.
Every entry is a plain .md file in a folder you choose. Open them in any editor, sync them with any tool, read them in fifty years.
Per-mode dark or light paper, full-screen, keyboard-driven, with adjustable text size. Fast and tiny: it uses your system's webview, not a bundled browser.

write-a-lot in read mode: a two-page open-book spread on light paper — Read mode: the same words as a two-page open book.

Download

Linux

.deb

Debian / Ubuntu
.AppImage · .rpm

macOS

Apple Silicon

.dmg
Intel (.dmg)

Windows

.msi

installer
.exe setup

Opening it the first time (these builds aren't code-signed yet)

macOS: right-click the app, choose Open, then confirm. Or System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.

Windows: if SmartScreen appears, click "More info", then "Run anyway".

Linux: install the .deb from a terminal with sudo dpkg -i write-a-lot_0.1.0_amd64.deb (a graphical installer may refuse a local file). For the AppImage, chmod +x it and run.

♥ Donate to POLIFAX

write-a-lot is free and open source. If it is useful to you, please consider a donation to the POLIFAX charity.

A small hobby project, built for the joy of it. No official social accounts; the only homes are this site and GitHub. Questions or bugs? Open an issue there.