Ishmael — a distraction-free novel-writing app for Mac

FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a distraction-free text editor for Microsoft Windows and Linux. An old version (1.7.6) still can be used on MacOS.

Augmented Text Tools. Minimalist writing, powerful tools

Augmented Text tools offer a new ecosystem for writing, reading and interacting with text. Author is a writing app for Mac which makes citations and concept mapping easier than ever before. Reader is a free minimalist PDF viewer with powerful interactions.

Introducing Tolaria 💧

A free & open source macOS app for managing markdown knowledge bases.

Amaya (web editor)

Amaya is a discontinued free and open source WYSIWYG web authoring tool with browsing abilities.

Cracking the cocoa nut: user interface programming at runtime

As part of the Digital Library's transition to Open Access, new features for researchers are available in the Premium Edition. Click here to learn more.

Craft — Productivity App for Notes, Tasks, and Docs

A free notes and productivity app that follows you across all your devices. Premium features available.

AskTog:

Originally published in the AppleDirect, August, 1989 Republished as Chapter 6, in Tog on Interface

iA Writer: The Benchmark of Markdown Writing Apps

Plain text. Total focus. The Industry standard Markdown text editor. Available for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows. Download it now, try it for free

Orion 1.1 for macOS is out, with containers!

Orion 1.1 for macOS is out! New features include account containers, translation updates, and a nice new color-shifting window border. Browse the web safely with zero trackers but tons of style.

Kando

Kando is an open source cross-platform pie menu. You can use it to launch applications, execute keyboard macros, open files, and much more!

Dangerous Writing App

Dangerous Writing App. If you stop typing, all progress will be lost. Now with over 500+ writing prompts to choose from.

Andy Herzfeld talks about developing new applications for the...

Andy Herzfeld talks about developing new applications for the Macintosh computer.

BrowserEngineKit | Apple Developer Documentation

Create a browser that renders content using an alternative browser engine.

Glyphs

Glyphs 4 is a Mac font editor that puts you in control: quickly draw high-precision vectors, efficiently reuse shapes, and easily manage any number of letters, figures and symbols.