Hi there! I still love and recommend your software to my fellow ADHDers all the time. A while back I asked about adding the ability to disable the backspace and delete keys until I hit my word count and you expressed some interest in the idea at some point. I don't want to add any pressure by mentioning it again, but I haven't seen many other softwares that have this function and would totally be willing to pay for it as an optional plugin.
I think it would help a lot of ADHD writers avoid getting distracted with editing and making typos. It would be especially helpful for "free-writing" exercises where you just type whatever comes to mind without editing.
Thanks for letting me know, I think it's a great idea and it's still planned as a feature. <3 Unfortunately chaos and busy-ness in my freelance work and personal life has left very little time for stimuwrite development the past few months, but I am hoping to get back to it soon as it looks like things are slowing down on both of those fronts. stay tuned!
Take your time! I didn't realize it's a planned as a feature and that Stimuwrite is still in development. Hecc yeah! That's super cool and the main thing I was curious about. Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate all the hard work you've put into the software and just wanted to make it known I'd gladly throw money at ya for said feature, however long it takes to develop. Good luck with everything <3
Hey! I have a...like, it's not a need. It's more like a request that if you can do, fantastic! But if you can't, that's fantastic, too! Because I know I may be the only one who cares.
On some of the themes (at least Pleather Daddy) the cursor can be tough to see. Is there a way to either thicken it or adjust the color depending on the theme?
Like, on some of the themes, the cursors really pop. But on at least Pleather Daddy, it's harder to see:
Like I said, though. TOTALLY cool if it's too much of a pain in the ass, or even if you just don't want to bother. I love this program, and I'm sure there are other priorities. :)
I’m really glad you were able to recover your words, but I hate that you had to deal with a crash.
Please email me, I’m trying to figure out the source of some of these crashing issues that is effecting some users and I could use your help: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
hello! i love stimuwrite, use it all the time, and recommend it heavily to my fellow adhd writers! it's immensely helpful. thank you so much for the hard work you do as a developer. :)
I've been an issue recently where the app crashes once the progress bar goes past 50%…? I have it on two machines and the behavior is consistent on both. So far I've been able to do a workaround where I make the goal word count much higher than necessary, but it is kinda sad that I don't get to reach the 100% and have the emoji party because of this :')
The theme I'm using is "StimuWrite Two" with a custom background, and I'm using the Yellow Heart emoji.
From my use over the last 2 weeks, it seems that it crashes when the app is open for too long, like for a few hours. So if I were to leave the app open on my machine for an hour or two and then I come back and type for a while it crashes. Another thing that I've noticed particularly on my laptop is that it starts to heat up if StimuWrite is open for over an hour, and it starts to cool down minutes after I close it.
Would you mind emailing me the file of the custom background image you are using? I've been working on a new version and I have a theory that the crashing issues might be from custom content and that would help me test it. Email address: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
Edit: Also if you could test to see if you have the same issue after switching to a default background and restarting the app that would be helpful.
Hi, I dunno if I've asked before (dang you adhd memory lol), but are there plans to ever make an iphone/android or even a web-based browser app out of this? There are some days my neurodivergence hates my laptop with a passion and I yearn so bad for a mobile version. It's so hard to go back to purely google docs. I'm sure I can't be alone here either. Thanks!
Those were in development, but unfortunately I came across some critical issues with porting. So currently the mobile/web versions are stalled, and I'm not sure when I'll be able to resume development. Sorry about that
Hello! I love this so much, it's helped me ton, but I do have a question. I'm so sorry if this is rude, but does this feed any of my writing to AI? This has been my replacement ever since Google Docs and other writing platforms have become unusable for the same reason. I want to make sure my work is secure and private when I write it out here. This has helped me so much with my executive dysfunction, and has made writing so much more enjoyable for me, and I respect and appreciate the work that went into making this more than you'll ever know, I just want to make sure this is a safe tool to use for my more "professional" writings. <3
Hi there! Happy to answer your question. The app has no cloud functionality and does not feed your work to train any AI. The only time it connects to the internet is to check the version number of the latest version to see if an update is needed. Your words entirely live on your computer's hard drive after you copy or export them and are 100% private and yours!
It does store your recent writing sessions as a part of the recovery feature, but these are also stored on your hard drive and never uploaded to the internet through the app. Additionally, no AI was used in the creation of the app. I hope this answers all of your questions :)
I use this little app all the time for little writing bursts I need to do, it's the perfect "size" for my brain to noncommittally dump onto like a notepad. Is there a way to set a default theme that I'm missing?
Hey, just wondering--is there a way to increase the autosave frequency? I'm getting a lot of crashes (though I will note I think I get fewer since I stopped doing fullscreen?), and I'm trying to get in the habit of frequent Ctrl-A/Ctrl-C, but I still lose a paragraph or two every now and then. Love the autosave feature, I'd just love to be able to set it to be more stringent.
Hi ImogenG, yes I'll add a way to change auto-save frequency in the next version. Would you be willing to run a debug build while sharing your screen with me to help me figure out the cause of the crashing? If so, please email me: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
Hi! Love this! Is there any way to increase the max word count allowed in the box? It won't let me put anything higher than 20000 in, it resets to that amount when I click away from the box.
hey, i turned off GPU particles and stimuwrite is still crashing :(( not super often, every half hour to hour or so, i really love this otherwise and its helpful for me but its stressful worrying about constantly copying it to make sure i dont lose it
Oh my, that sound really stressful and not at all an experience I'd like you to have with StimuWrite. The program apparently has issues with certain systems that I'm still trying to work out because I can't replicate them on my own machine. I'd love your help if you are able to do a screen share with a debug build, please email me: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
StimuWrite2 and the first iteration REALLY genuinely helped me with the last ?????? years of university - I really struggled with starting writing, having the word count goal with the emotes coming up when I reached it was a massive help, especially if then I actually surpassed that goal, I felt VERY productive haha. Also at the time I didn't have a clickyclicky keyboard so having the option of brain-friendly sounds made it more fun to just start typing and see what happens! I graduated this year and now I'm getting back into writing fanfiction [that's the idea anyway] and I know StimuWrite will definitely help me!
I love love love this app. It's helped me write so much faster. I think the only thing I would want back from previous iterations is to be able to have the wide screen back. Instead of filling the whole screen with the background. I can't add two pictures for some reason but I with there was an option to go back to this. Or to extend the text box. Other than that, I love this app and recommend it to all my friends as well as some of the students I work with at school.
So glad to hear it's been helpful! If you go to Options > Display Customizations and turn off "Expand Background to Window" it should behave like you want it to. Happy writing!
Does the auto-export work with crashes? I also noticed today that, out of curiosity, I went and shut down stimuwrite and opened one of the exported files but it was blank. Not sure if it's a bug or not, but I thought I'd let you know.
Oh, I should note; I've noticed it doesn't seem to export right for me. I've clicked export, I've shut the program like usual, gone and opened the file and it's a blank slate. The beta tester in me has been bugging me to let you know XD
Hi, I like this app a lot, but sometimes I have trouble starting it. I get an error report from my graphics driver (AMD) that says, "AMD software detected that a driver timeout has occurred on your system." I did have issues with crashing before that, but that was fixed after I updated this app. My app is currently on the newest version as far as I can tell, so I would like to know if there is a solution to this. Thank you!
While it was a pretty recent version (from February 2024), I updated it to the most recent version (from August 2024). I'll keep an eye on this app to see if it still has any issues.
I tried opening it again and got the same error. I took a screenshot; Stimuwrite then freezes after closing the window from AMD.
I'm starting to wonder if this is an issue with me and not an issue with this app. I've always used the galaxy background on this app, which is animated, so next time I get it to open I'll try to see if changing the background will stop this error from occurring.
hey, i’ve been looking for a text writing application that exports to human-usable html and it turns out stimuwrite is almost EXACTLY what i needed! i cannot wait to blog with this, thank you!! i’d love it if the “export as html using markdown syntax” option also supported the markdown syntax for creating hyperlinks as well.
From my Bluesky skeet (or whatever), my request would be a Cryptids theme pack? I love them all, so dealer's choice. If I have Bigfoot/Mothman/Nessie, whatever, watching over me, I may write better. ha!
Thank you so so much for creating this! I've written a huge amount of a project after literal years of procrastinating about it, and every neurodivergent person I recommend it to loves it.
hey, awesome app, I have a few suggestions: a close button inside fullscreen mode an option to start in fullscreen mode an option to start with the soundscape on as it seems to reset to off after closing an option to use custom fonts an option to store and restore the hidden/visible state of the side panel
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Hi there! I still love and recommend your software to my fellow ADHDers all the time. A while back I asked about adding the ability to disable the backspace and delete keys until I hit my word count and you expressed some interest in the idea at some point. I don't want to add any pressure by mentioning it again, but I haven't seen many other softwares that have this function and would totally be willing to pay for it as an optional plugin.
I think it would help a lot of ADHD writers avoid getting distracted with editing and making typos. It would be especially helpful for "free-writing" exercises where you just type whatever comes to mind without editing.
Thanks for letting me know, I think it's a great idea and it's still planned as a feature. <3 Unfortunately chaos and busy-ness in my freelance work and personal life has left very little time for stimuwrite development the past few months, but I am hoping to get back to it soon as it looks like things are slowing down on both of those fronts. stay tuned!
Take your time! I didn't realize it's a planned as a feature and that Stimuwrite is still in development. Hecc yeah! That's super cool and the main thing I was curious about. Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate all the hard work you've put into the software and just wanted to make it known I'd gladly throw money at ya for said feature, however long it takes to develop. Good luck with everything <3
My friend called this Google docs with a praise kink... Yes
Hey! I have a...like, it's not a need. It's more like a request that if you can do, fantastic! But if you can't, that's fantastic, too! Because I know I may be the only one who cares.
On some of the themes (at least Pleather Daddy) the cursor can be tough to see. Is there a way to either thicken it or adjust the color depending on the theme?
Like, on some of the themes, the cursors really pop. But on at least Pleather Daddy, it's harder to see:
Like I said, though. TOTALLY cool if it's too much of a pain in the ass, or even if you just don't want to bother. I love this program, and I'm sure there are other priorities. :)
Thanks!!
I will update this when I get a chance! Thanks so much :)
Thanks so much! Clearly not any sort of emergency. :)
Crashed as soon as I hit my writing goal and I lost everything I'd written. It's really wonderful otherwise but that just kind of soured it for me.
edit: I just realized it saved my progress! In settings and "recover previous session." I'm very thankful.
I’m really glad you were able to recover your words, but I hate that you had to deal with a crash.
Please email me, I’m trying to figure out the source of some of these crashing issues that is effecting some users and I could use your help: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
hello! i love stimuwrite, use it all the time, and recommend it heavily to my fellow adhd writers! it's immensely helpful. thank you so much for the hard work you do as a developer. :)
Thank you so much!! It means a lot to me to hear it's helping you.
I've been an issue recently where the app crashes once the progress bar goes past 50%…? I have it on two machines and the behavior is consistent on both. So far I've been able to do a workaround where I make the goal word count much higher than necessary, but it is kinda sad that I don't get to reach the 100% and have the emoji party because of this :')
Sorry for the late response, could you please email me to help me troubleshoot? stimuwrite@eveharms.com
Also, if you could tell me which theme you are using and if you are using custom emoji that would help me a lot as well. Thank you!
The theme I'm using is "StimuWrite Two" with a custom background, and I'm using the Yellow Heart emoji.
From my use over the last 2 weeks, it seems that it crashes when the app is open for too long, like for a few hours. So if I were to leave the app open on my machine for an hour or two and then I come back and type for a while it crashes. Another thing that I've noticed particularly on my laptop is that it starts to heat up if StimuWrite is open for over an hour, and it starts to cool down minutes after I close it.
Would you mind emailing me the file of the custom background image you are using? I've been working on a new version and I have a theory that the crashing issues might be from custom content and that would help me test it. Email address: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
Edit: Also if you could test to see if you have the same issue after switching to a default background and restarting the app that would be helpful.
Hi, I dunno if I've asked before (dang you adhd memory lol), but are there plans to ever make an iphone/android or even a web-based browser app out of this? There are some days my neurodivergence hates my laptop with a passion and I yearn so bad for a mobile version. It's so hard to go back to purely google docs. I'm sure I can't be alone here either. Thanks!
Those were in development, but unfortunately I came across some critical issues with porting. So currently the mobile/web versions are stalled, and I'm not sure when I'll be able to resume development. Sorry about that
Hello! I love this so much, it's helped me ton, but I do have a question. I'm so sorry if this is rude, but does this feed any of my writing to AI? This has been my replacement ever since Google Docs and other writing platforms have become unusable for the same reason. I want to make sure my work is secure and private when I write it out here. This has helped me so much with my executive dysfunction, and has made writing so much more enjoyable for me, and I respect and appreciate the work that went into making this more than you'll ever know, I just want to make sure this is a safe tool to use for my more "professional" writings. <3
Hi there! Happy to answer your question. The app has no cloud functionality and does not feed your work to train any AI. The only time it connects to the internet is to check the version number of the latest version to see if an update is needed. Your words entirely live on your computer's hard drive after you copy or export them and are 100% private and yours!
It does store your recent writing sessions as a part of the recovery feature, but these are also stored on your hard drive and never uploaded to the internet through the app. Additionally, no AI was used in the creation of the app. I hope this answers all of your questions :)
I use this little app all the time for little writing bursts I need to do, it's the perfect "size" for my brain to noncommittally dump onto like a notepad. Is there a way to set a default theme that I'm missing?
Thank you so much! There isn't at the moment.
Hey, just wondering--is there a way to increase the autosave frequency? I'm getting a lot of crashes (though I will note I think I get fewer since I stopped doing fullscreen?), and I'm trying to get in the habit of frequent Ctrl-A/Ctrl-C, but I still lose a paragraph or two every now and then. Love the autosave feature, I'd just love to be able to set it to be more stringent.
If it helps:
Hi ImogenG, yes I'll add a way to change auto-save frequency in the next version. Would you be willing to run a debug build while sharing your screen with me to help me figure out the cause of the crashing? If so, please email me: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
Sure!
holyyyyy fuckkkkkkk this just saved me lmao thanks broskeeter
Hi! Love this! Is there any way to increase the max word count allowed in the box? It won't let me put anything higher than 20000 in, it resets to that amount when I click away from the box.
Sure, I will change that in the next update. Thank you!
hey, i turned off GPU particles and stimuwrite is still crashing :(( not super often, every half hour to hour or so, i really love this otherwise and its helpful for me but its stressful worrying about constantly copying it to make sure i dont lose it
Oh my, that sound really stressful and not at all an experience I'd like you to have with StimuWrite. The program apparently has issues with certain systems that I'm still trying to work out because I can't replicate them on my own machine. I'd love your help if you are able to do a screen share with a debug build, please email me: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
is it possible to add your own custom audio for typing?
Not currently, but I will consider it for future updates :)
StimuWrite2 and the first iteration REALLY genuinely helped me with the last ?????? years of university - I really struggled with starting writing, having the word count goal with the emotes coming up when I reached it was a massive help, especially if then I actually surpassed that goal, I felt VERY productive haha. Also at the time I didn't have a clickyclicky keyboard so having the option of brain-friendly sounds made it more fun to just start typing and see what happens! I graduated this year and now I'm getting back into writing fanfiction [that's the idea anyway] and I know StimuWrite will definitely help me!
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you for sharing 💜
I love love love this app. It's helped me write so much faster. I think the only thing I would want back from previous iterations is to be able to have the wide screen back. Instead of filling the whole screen with the background. I can't add two pictures for some reason but I with there was an option to go back to this. Or to extend the text box. Other than that, I love this app and recommend it to all my friends as well as some of the students I work with at school.
So glad to hear it's been helpful! If you go to Options > Display Customizations and turn off "Expand Background to Window" it should behave like you want it to. Happy writing!
Does the auto-export work with crashes? I also noticed today that, out of curiosity, I went and shut down stimuwrite and opened one of the exported files but it was blank. Not sure if it's a bug or not, but I thought I'd let you know.
It's supposed to... thanks for the info, I'll look into it
Oh, I should note; I've noticed it doesn't seem to export right for me. I've clicked export, I've shut the program like usual, gone and opened the file and it's a blank slate. The beta tester in me has been bugging me to let you know XD
Hi, I like this app a lot, but sometimes I have trouble starting it. I get an error report from my graphics driver (AMD) that says, "AMD software detected that a driver timeout has occurred on your system." I did have issues with crashing before that, but that was fixed after I updated this app. My app is currently on the newest version as far as I can tell, so I would like to know if there is a solution to this. Thank you!
I'm not sure what the issue is here, I'll look into it. Is your graphics driver up to date as well?
While it was a pretty recent version (from February 2024), I updated it to the most recent version (from August 2024). I'll keep an eye on this app to see if it still has any issues.
I tried opening it again and got the same error. I took a screenshot; Stimuwrite then freezes after closing the window from AMD.
I'm starting to wonder if this is an issue with me and not an issue with this app. I've always used the galaxy background on this app, which is animated, so next time I get it to open I'll try to see if changing the background will stop this error from occurring.
hey, i’ve been looking for a text writing application that exports to human-usable html and it turns out stimuwrite is almost EXACTLY what i needed! i cannot wait to blog with this, thank you!! i’d love it if the “export as html using markdown syntax” option also supported the markdown syntax for creating hyperlinks as well.
This is a great idea, I'll try to implement it in a future version
Hey! You know I love the product. :)
From my Bluesky skeet (or whatever), my request would be a Cryptids theme pack? I love them all, so dealer's choice. If I have Bigfoot/Mothman/Nessie, whatever, watching over me, I may write better. ha!
Told you it was ridiculous!
Thanks!!
I love this idea!
Thank you so so much for creating this! I've written a huge amount of a project after literal years of procrastinating about it, and every neurodivergent person I recommend it to loves it.
I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know 💜
hey, awesome app, I have a few suggestions:
a close button inside fullscreen mode
an option to start in fullscreen mode
an option to start with the soundscape on as it seems to reset to off after closing
an option to use custom fonts
an option to store and restore the hidden/visible state of the side panel
Noted! Thanks for your feedback.