Midnight Writer
A distraction-free writing app for macOS. Focus mode, typewriter scrolling, and three appearances designed for extended sessions. Your words, your machine.
Focus Mode
Dims everything except the paragraph you are writing. Stay in the flow without visual noise.
Typewriter Scrolling
Your text stays centered on screen. No more writing at the bottom of the window.
Three Appearances
Midnight, Dark, and Light. Each mode designed for extended writing sessions.
iCloud Sync
Documents sync across your devices via CloudKit. If iCloud is unavailable, everything works locally.
Export Anywhere
Save your work as plain text, Markdown, or multi-page PDF. Your words, your format.
No Tracking
No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. Your writing stays on your machine.
Privacy First
Midnight Writer stores everything on your device. Documents sync via iCloud only if you enable it. No data passes through our servers. No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking of any kind.
Read our full Privacy Policy for details.
System Requirements
- macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
- iCloud account (optional, for sync)