WriteRoom
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WriteRoom, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WriteRoom's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| WriteRoom | — | Full-screen writing environment · Live word count and reading time · Custom themes and backgrounds · Writing-session logging |
| WriteRoom (Mac App Store) | $4.99, paid once | Only for Mac · Family Sharing for up to six people |
The facts
Each one read from WriteRoom's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The maker says WriteRoom 4 has a Start Free Trial option; no trial length is stated on that page.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Integration
- WriteRoom 4.0 (407) includes a `writeroom mcp` command, though the release post only mentions fixing its report of open documents after an update.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Known limitation
- In the 4.0 Preview 405–406 post, the maker notes that the Tabs indentation and tab-width settings are not working properly yet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Large documents
- The Mac App Store listing says WriteRoom handles large documents quickly.checked 12 Oct 2026
- More navigation features
- The 4.0 (407) post lists line numbers, sticky headings, a minimap, and table-of-contents insertion and updating.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Preview status
- The maker describes WriteRoom 4.0 as still having rough spots and asks testers to report issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Hog Bay Software’s privacy policy says it collects information users provide when contacting the maker, forum content, newsletter email addresses, and anonymous website usage information.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WriteRoom is a full-screen writing environment designed to help users write without distractions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Session tracking
- WriteRoom can automatically log writing sessions to a spreadsheet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Hog Bay Software offers support through its forums and by email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Themes and sound
- Users can save, switch, and share themes and choose background images, paper textures, and typing sounds.checked 12 Oct 2026
- WriteRoom 4 features
- The WriteRoom 4.0 (407) release post describes split editing, HTML and Rich Text export, tables, right-to-left text, footnotes, reference links, and Markdown support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Writing metrics
- The listing includes live word count and reading time, among other counts.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Platform
- The Mac App Store listing says WriteRoom is only for Mac.checked 12 Oct 2026
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