Poe

This is the best free app for writers. I've tried so many. Interface is easy on the eyes with extra Themes.. Spellcheck, Wordcount, Dictionary, Wiki access, plus many other resources. Good that you can turn Autosave on/off. Great all around. Highly recommended. The only suggestions I have is to add RTF via highlight text > CTRL+B/U/I (I realize CTRL+I is already used for Display Word Count, but still) and CTRL+ALT+S > and Save as .rtf format. I really hope this is added in the future so I can open documents in OpenOffice/Word and retain RTF.

I started using this thinking it was great, had nice features. It wasn't perfect, but it was something to write with. I saved my file after writing a bit. A couple days later I go to open it and every word I wrote is gone. Every character used was a symbol. I was no longer able to use it because of this issue. I need to be able to come back to my work and not have to worry about it being destroyed.

I love Poe! I write comics and fanfics using it and theres only one problem I sometimes face, when I try to copy a part of what I wrote it goes wacko and I have to try a few more times to copy what I want. Besides that, the whole app helps me a lot!!! Best free writing app out there, possibly.

Quite useful for writing exercises, short stories, essays, ect... I also use it to type out notes. So you know that I'm not a robot or someone hired to write a five star review for these guys... I'm going to use the word, "Balls." That outta take care of that possible suspicion. ;)

I love this app to death, but I feel like it could be even better if you added italics, and maybe bold and underline options as well. I enjoy having emphasis in my writing, and they are one of my most used tools. If italics are already an option in Poe and I just haven't been able to find them yet, please tell me how to find and use them! It would be endlessly helpful. Thanks!

This is wonderful, it's exactly what I was looking for. It's a simple design, but it works great. I love the word counter, I'm always surprised as to how much I've written in one day. All-in-all a great program. Well done, bros.

So I just got this, pretty good. But every time I "edit" a chapter or something and I press "save" it doesn't "save" my edits. It makes me make a whole different folder!! How do I delete folders? and when I don't press save to see if I am the problem and it saves automatically it erases my work! Ugh, HELP! other than that, GREAT! I have despretly been trying to find something with this kind of stuff. It counts your words and makes a goal. Awesome. Just somebody HELP ME. Update: Just emailed someone and what they said I tried and It didn't help [ no offense] Now I am NOT using it to write my books. I am writing my stuff in another program and Pasting it in there every once in a while to do a spell check and a word count goal. Sorry Guys, Good app, sorry problems. plus, how do u delete files?

"Poe" has to be the best, distraction-free writing app I have ever had the pleasure to download. It has a very user-friendly interface, though I do wish there were more customization options. With no pop-up ads, you are free to write without being irritated by sudden disturbances on your screen. This is a must-have for any novelist who needs a simple, but powerful writing tool.