Zen Writer is a distraction-free editor built for one thing: writing.
Instead of cluttered toolbars and menus, Zen Writer gives you a clean page and a tiny format gutter. Type simple tokens like h1, h2, ul, ol, q, or c to format the block you’re writing — without mixing markup into your actual text.
Write in peace
- Minimal, whitespace-first editor
- Soft line breaks with Shift+Enter
- New blocks with Enter
Format without markup
- Headings (h1/h2)
- Quotes (q)
- Code blocks (c)
- Horizontal rules (hr)
- Bullet and numbered lists (ul/ol)
Own your work
- Saves documents as .zen files (a simple JSON format)
- Export as HTML for publishing and sharing
Sync (optional)
- Keep your writing local by default
- Enable iCloud Drive sync when you want your notes everywhere
Zen Writer stays out of your way.
Privacy / Data
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Part of The Beaver Tools — a collection of focused Mac utilities.riter does not require an account.Your documents stay on your device unless you enable iCloud sync.