Distraction-free writing environment for iPhone and iPod touch users

Sep 9, 2008 19:11 GMT  ·  By

Hog Bay Software has just announced the availability of WriteRoom for iPhone and iPod touch. As the developer puts it, WriteRoom “is for people who want a simple place to read and write notes on their phone.” After writing and saving a document on the iPhone, users can easily access their documents from their computer over Wi-Fi.

When Wi-Fi is enabled, you can browse to and edit your notes from your local computer in Safari. However, Wi-Fi access to your notes is an optional feature. If you want a good clean writing platform, WriteRoom is exactly what you need, as it frees the screen of any distraction and lets you focus on the writing. Interested parties should note, however, that this feature is not currently password protected, meaning that when you enable document sharing, anyone on your local network can access your WriteRoom iPhone documents. So be careful what you write, or whom you are sharing your documents with.

Developer Hog Bay Software also stresses out that WriteRoom for iPhone and iPod touch isn't a sync solution. Because your notes are always stored on your phone, WriteRoom is an easy solution to quickly get text into and out of your phone, but that's it! This makes it much simpler than any sync solution. The software, filed under Productivity, is specifically aimed at writers, who need a simple, efficient and quick writing environment which they can access pretty much anywhere.

“WriteRoom for the iPhone is inspired by my WriteRoom for OS X application,” the developer of the app notes, “but functionally WriteRoom for the iPhone is more similar to the default Notes application.”

A desktop / Mac version of the application is also available. The software costs a bit of cash, if you're planning to write up a novel, but if you need a quick writing solution for about a month's time, or just want to check this app out and decide whether or not it is worth the buy, WriteRoom is a free download.

It is also revealed on the iTunes App Store page of WriteRoom that customers will also get a $5 off coupon that can be used when purchasing either the Mac version of WriteRoom, or Hog Bay's other desktop apps.

WriteRoom for iPhone / iPod touch requires firmware 2.0 or later installed. Wi-Fi support requires access to wireless network. The app is available on the iTunes App Store here for $4.99 USD.