What is Write It Down?

Write It Down is a writing room that forces you to keep typing: stop for eight seconds and the current draft is deleted.

A session starts on the first keystroke. Deleting, pasting, cutting, and undo are blocked, so the only way forward is to write the next word. The web room runs for sixty seconds from that first keystroke. The Mac app lets you pick a session from one to thirty minutes and runs on macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.

Write It Down is for people who edit instead of finishing. It is also for anyone who needs a first draft and keeps finding a reason to fix the last sentence. There is no account, no prompt to follow, no history, and no draft recovery. The pressure is the product: you either keep writing or you lose the draft.

The web room is free with no sign-up. The Mac app includes 3 free writing sessions, then a license covers 2 computers for $4.99 once with a 14-day refund. Current purchase details are on the Mac page, and the free trial for Mac is on the download page.

Nothing you write is saved or sent. The web room keeps the draft in the browser tab, and the Mac app keeps it in memory on your Mac. If you want to keep the text, reach the end of the clock and copy it before you leave.

Related answers: how the free trial works, what it costs, and how the Mac app differs from the web room.

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