OmmWriter Dāna I

The art of writing has greatly evolved even with the computer forcefully invading leisure and work activities. If at a time you had to go out in the wild to find inspiration for writing, now the suitable environment can be brought to your desktop. OmmWriter Dāna I comes as proof, with a minimalistic, calming overall interface that frees you from all distractions.

When the setup is done, prepare to leave everything on halt for a little while, because once launched, the application takes over your whole screen. This isn't bad, but on the contrary. Your screen is filled with a relaxing background, with very little color, while a calm tune accompanies you on an audio level. Pressing a button also provides feedback with pretty tones.

Writing is done exactly on the canvas, with no visual delimitation, or at least no constantly visible elements, keeping everything at a minimum level, just so you can focus on writing. While the mouse cursor is moved, a box appears around the text you write, which represents your canvas.

It can be resized and moved by dragging the borders around, but whatever you do, it won't take up all of the screen. Sadly, you can only keep one text box active per project, but there's no limit to the document length, so you're free to write everything you feel.

Customization options seem pretty shallow, from all points of view. Background can be changed to one of the three presets, with no options to use a custom image. The same goes for background sound and button audio feedback, providing only three choices for each.

Font makes no exception, and besides four different font styles and a few size specifications, there's nothing else to use to enhance text, not even color. When you're done, the text can be saved either under the application's file format, as a plain text document, or exported to PDF.

OmmWriter Dāna I manages indeed to provide an impressive environment in which you can easily clear your thoughts, relax, and only focus on writing, with a neat emphasis on creativity, thanks to the calming visuals, sound effects, and export options. It can do with a bit more customization options, but would rather beat the purpose of maximum focus and simplicity.