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Place To Write app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 2976 ratings )
Productivity Education
Developer: Wowsystems Informática Lda.
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 15 Apr 2016
App size: 101.07 Mb

** Ever felt the need to write but starved for inspiration or didnt know how to start? **
** Are you tired of cluttered writing tools filled up by features that you dont use? **
** Do you need your very own special place in order to write and be more productive? **

Welcome to Place To Write!
A new minimalistic software that allows users to get focused, inspired, creative and more productive!

**Portrait mode to review and export your text. **
** Landscape mode to write and edit text **

Place To Write is not your common text editor. In fact, it is a new approach on minimalistic writing tools, in which you are presented with a clean canvas set up in an inspiring and subtly-animated location.
Several creative writing tools are offered, as well as markdown support.

Quickly get yourself inspired, focused, and start writing!

Animated themes that setup your canvas writing space.
Each theme has a subtle animation and music background.
- Jutland (snow)
- Lanzarote (mistery volcano)
- Lofoten (peaceful rain);
- Kyoto (holy zen);
- Lapland (relaxing lake);
- Madeira (ocean view);
- Berlin (buzzing city);
- Lausanne (you and nature).

Jutland theme is included for free.
$3.99 in-app purchase to unlock all themes!

Place To Write brings you several handy creative writing tools to help you unblock your writing process.
- Character Builder (get rapid inspiration in order to create your character by generating appearance, occupation and traits)
- Plot Generator (randomly create a plot by fetching characters, places, situations and themes);
- Random words (a random floating word appears, so that you can subliminally focus and brainstorm ideas around it);
- Myths & Legends (get to know more about myths, stories and legends from the chosen writing location);
- Random Inspiration Dice (roll the 3D dice to obtain moods, objects and terrains for your story);
- Classical Inspiration (read excerpts from classical literature pieces of authors who were born in the themes country)

In-app purchase of $2.99 to unlock all the creative tools.

- Pomodoro Timer (set a visual and audio timer to force you to write);
- Enable/disable themes animations;
- Choose from 8 background ambiance musics;
- Select from 4 font types and control font size;
- Set keystroke sound (3 available, or just turn it off);
- Turn-on/off markdown support;
- Spell and grammar checking;
- iCloud support, so you can easily sync your texts between devices!
- 4 Reading Mode themes (portrait view);
- Keyboard shortcuts;

Place To Write supports basic markdown syntax. As you type, the markdown tags get highlighted and you can preview the final outcome in the reading mode (portrait view).
- Headers (#...);
- Emphasis/italic (with ​*asterisks*​ or ​_underscores_​ );
- Bold (with **asterisks** or __underscores__ );
- Strikethrough (using ~~two tildes~~);
- Link (using the [ ] ( ) syntax);
- Inline code with back-ticks around;
- Blockquotes with >before the text;
- Horizontal rule by typing *** or ---;
- Numbered lists by typing 1. sequences;
- Unembered lists by typing * blank space

Preview your work with the reading mode translating your markdown or exhibiting plain text (rotate the device to portrait mode).
Choose from 4 available solid colors for reading

Create and save as .md or .txt files
Export to .pdf, .md, .txt or .html files
Sync with iCloud Drive into the apps own iCloud folder

Place To write offers its very own keyboard packed with swipe support. To make your life easier when typing - specially markdown - weve added keys with several numbers and tags shortcuts.
- Just swipe in the direction of the tag to write it!
- Two fingers to move cursor;
- Three fingers to select text;