For Windows · Mac · Linux
Finish the story
that haunts you.
A distraction-free editor, for a more civilized age.
What is Poe?
A cross-platform writing app built by writers, for writers — designed to stay out of your way and let you write.
No accounts. No cloud. No clutter. Just a beautiful editor with the timers, goals and tools that keep you on target — and nothing that breaks your focus.
Ambient Audio
Listen to soothing background soundscapes to help you get in the zone. Ocean waves, forest, rain, a busy cafe and more — all offline.
Narrator
Have your document read aloud to you. Choose from different voices, adjust the reading speed. Very useful for catching grammatical mistakes.
No AI
Poe does not use any AI features, Assistants, or tools. It does not do any writing for you. It does not use your data for training.
Focus Mode
Fade out everything except the line you're working on. The rest of the world dims away, and it's just you and the sentence in front of you.
Dictionary & Thesaurus
Look up definitions and synonyms without leaving the page — and it works completely offline. Write from a log cabin in the middle of the woods.
Project Mode
Open a folder, see the combined word counts of every file, and switch between them instantly. Keep a whole book's worth of chapters in one place.
Floating Toolbar
Use a toolbar pinned to the top of the screen, or a floating bar that appears only when you select text. Formatting that stays out of sight until you need it.
Track Your Progress
See how much you've written, how long you've spent, and what your writing speed is — laid out across a calendar so you never lose momentum.
Multiple Themes
Make the editor yours. Choose from preset themes, or fine-tune the fonts, colors, text size, editor width and line height until it feels right.
Everything you need
But wait, there's more.
A focused toolkit that respects your attention. Free features to get you writing, Pro features to take you further.
No AI
Poe does not use any AI features, Assistants, or tools. It does not do any writing for you. It does not use your data for training.
Project mode
Open a folder, see the combined word counts of files and quickly switch between them
Narrator
Have your document read aloud to you. Very useful for catching grammatical mistakes
Calendar
Track your daily word count and activity on a calendar
Comments
Add inline comments to documents, excluded from your word count
Dictionary & Thesaurus
Built in dictionary, for looking up definitions of words
Ambient audio
Listen to the soothing sounds of the ocean, the forest, a busy cafe and more
Rich-text
Bold, italic, headers, bulleted lists and more.
Autosave
Automatically saves your file every 60 seconds. Never lose work again.
Focus mode
Focus only the current selected paragraph and blur out the rest
Writing Timer
Set an alarm for yourself to tell you when writing time is over
Wordcount Goal
Get notified you when you've reached a certain wordcount target
Writing Stats
See your progress, how long you've spent writing, what your writing speed is and more
Custom Themes
Control every aspect of the look and feel of Poe.
Backups
Full backups of whatever you're working on, stored in another location.
Pricing
Free to write. Pro to go further.
Start free forever. Unlock the expert features for just $6.99 a year.
Poe Free
Everything you need to start writing today.
- ✓Rich-text editor
- ✓Focus mode
- ✓Timers and Goal-trackers
- ✓Track your writing stats
- ✓Custom Themes & Fonts
You can upgrade later
Poe Pro
Everything in Free, plus the expert toolkit.
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓Project mode - manage multiple files
- ✓Narrator - hear your work read aloud
- ✓Calendar - see your progress in dates
- ✓Comments - add notes to your work
- ✓Dictionary & Thesaurus
- ✓Ambient audio - listen to soothing sounds
Renews annually · cancel anytime
Loved by writers
Words about the place you write your words.
I love distraction free writing and this app makes it easy to love. Only the essential features and nothing to get in the way. The developer has made great strides in improving the feature set and is responsive to support requests and VERY knowledgeable. I can't recommend POE highly enough if you like writing in distraction free environments.
It does what it says it says what it does! It is simple simple... but exactly what I needed.
Insanely in love with Poe. Have had it for a while but just started using it last night. It is a fabulous tool. An easy to use writing environment which inspires creativity. I am delighted.
Very awesome to use. I love the timer. It's not distracting and it takes up my entire screen so I forget that I'm even online. I get a lot done in very little time.
Love this app and keep discovering new features (word count/timer combo) that make me like it more. No frills just does what you want it to.
... he would have completed Timon of Athens and not been so bloody obtuse about the Dark Lady.
I have to admit Poe is one of the best writing tools I have found thus far. I love the white on black. And the word count and timer is a plus. This is a must have for any writer.
I particularly like that you can change the display font size to up to 28 points making this a very practical word processor for devices with smaller screens. Poe is a great well-designed piece of software that I can highly recommend.
Convenient beautiful powerful and a very nice bird
Really nice to use if you are an easily-distracted writer such as myself.
Get started
Download Poe, free.
Grab it from your favourite app store, or a standalone installer. However you like to install software, we've got you covered.
Standalone downloads
- ↓Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
- ↓Ubuntu / Mint / Pop OS
- ↓Mac OS 10 - Sierra / High Sierra / Mojave / Catalina / Big Sur / Monterey
Latest builds are published on GitHub Releases.
Get in touch
Have a question or an idea?
Whether it's a suggestion, a bug, or you just want to talk shop about writing — we'd love to hear from you.
support@getpoe.com