Sometimes it's hard to make yourself hunker down and write something, whether it's an important email, a lengthy diary entry, or a report for school or work. It's just so easy to take get distracted by email, instant messaging, or Minesweeper.

There are a handful of word processors and text editors designed to give you a distraction-free writing space by blocking out everything except for the words you're typing. for instance, Dark Room shows you nothing but a black screen and green text, giving you that matrix/old school computing vibe.

But if you want something a bit more modern, and with a few more controls, you might want to check out FocusWriter. By default, FocusWriter opens in full screen mode. But if you scroll your mouse over the top of the screen a toolbar will appear allowing you to exit fullscreen mode, adjust your preferences, save, rename, or print a document.

FocusWriter isn't by any means a full fledged word processor. There's no spell checking. And there's no formatting. You can't embolden, embeggin, or center text. All you can do is write. If you need those features, you might want to invest in a heavy dose of discipline rather than a distraction-free text editor.

[via instant fundas]