This is nothing short of wonderful. My favorite feature has to be the Illegible font making it impossible for my internal editor to kick in and kill my momentum. The only thing that could turn my experience from great to perfect is if maximize/fullscreen could stretch the backgrounds to fill my entire screen; the black borders on either side are unfortunately very distracting and make it hard to concentrate! If it were possible to add a small, unobtrusive timer to help with time-blindness, it would be my absolute DREAM writing app.
I appreciate that you’re so responsive with feedback and I plan on buying those extra themes as soon as I can! My current favorite setup is the StimuWrite 2 theme with Day background, short stack font (or illegible if I’m feeling particularly yucky), and the sparkle emoji! ✨ No typing noises or soundscapes for me, but lately I’ve been listening to Lunar Drive by Mondo Loops and it’s been a fantastic vibe for writing!
Hello! You can turn on a setting in the latest version that will cause the background to fill the screen. I did also change the two fonts you mentioned to similar but improved versions, I hope you like them, please let me know!
I really really like the soundscape feature on the new version, but I have to confess I was so attached to the original wave background from ver 1 I ended up downgrading again. Is there any chance the old wave background will be made available again in ver 2? (Or by chance have I missed the option somewhere?)
Okay, this is perfection. The text box itself is exactly simple enough as to not be distracting, while adding the perfect amount of background distractions in my peripheral vision. The animated backgrounds and emojis have just enough movement to make sure my brain doesn't wander off staring out the window, and the keyboard noises and progress bar give me just enough of that instant-reward my brain craves. Oh no, the emojis have stopped! Must press keys more to make the emojis keep going! And look at the progress bar! Must type more, make progress bar go up!
I also love the button that appears on reaching goal to add more to it. Having an option to click a button to instantly add 500 more words means that I'll keep clicking the button, whereas I might not go to the effort of raising the word goal manually. That's the sort of instant gratification feature I need!
Current setup: Sunset theme and background (from the add-on -- so worth it!), brown noise, keyboard typing sounds, mushroom emoji.
This is such an amazing writing program. I'm DEFINITELY going to be using this.. I was actually thinking of making a program similar to this, but you did it way better than I could.
The main improvement I would make is to edit the sounds being used to have them play instantly, instead of at a slight delay. Currently, whenever I press a key, there is about a third-of-a-second delay until the sound plays. This is likely in the sound files themselves, and you could edit the empty space before them so the sound plays immediately when a key is pressed. In my opinion, this would make it more satisfying.
Hi! I love stimuwrite but wanted to let you know I may have noticed a minor bug. When I put a closed quotation mark after a period, the quotation mark counts as its own word in the word count. This makes it difficult to track my word count in scenes with a lot of dialogue, and to keep consistent track of my progress in a larger project.
hi, ive been using stimuwrite for a little bit now and i really like it, it makes writing feel so much more stress free and ive been looking for alternatives to google docs and i really like this.
i just wanted to let you know i've been having pretty consistent problems with it crashing seemingly randomly while writing. thankfully you have the session recovery feature (it really gave me a heart attack the first time because i hadn't backed up my work anywhere else) but it can be a little distracting having to constantly reopen the program and put my work back into it.
im really not sure what could be causing it as it doesnt seem related to anything i'm doing but wanted to let u know! thanks so much for making an amazing free app!
hmm that’s no good. Do you mind providing your system info? Have you tried changing the particle system setting? Is there a combination of features you are using when it usually happens?
im using a windows 10 laptop, and i havent tried changing the particle system setting yet. usually i pause the moving backgrounds and dont use the soundscapes, just the typing sounds, which i didnt think were that resource intensive so i wasnt sure if they'd be causing the crashing or not. if you need more info about my computer, just let me know.
Hi! This looks like a really cool program, but I can't find any privacy information about it. Does it send anything back or does everything stay on my computer after I download it?
It doesn’t connect to any server or send me or any company info from your computer. In the future I may have it connect to the itchio server to check the version for update notifications but beyond that I don’t have any plans for any features that would require networking.
Hello! I love this program so much and use it every time I write, if it's available <3 It really helps me write more and feel accomplished!
One thing I've noticed, and I'm not 100% the cause, but the program crashes from time to time. Not a huge problem, since I can find the writing in the session recovery feature, but I'm starting to think it's related to the soundscapes? As far as I can tell it only happens when I'm playing the sounds, and I use the Ocean one. I always use the fun bubble keystroke effect, so I don't think it's that, but yeah! Just wanted to mention that!
I love this program a lot! I was super curious to try it even though I write my first drafts by hand. (I got two of the theme packs as well because I couldn't help myself, they were so beautiful.) It's really great! Even when I'm writing in my notebook I have this pulled up for the soundscapes and background, and when I am typing I really enjoy the clicky-clack sounds we can add to our typing. I have also been raving to all of my friends about it lol.
One question, I was wondering if there is a way to install our own fonts that I may have missed? Either way, thank you for your time! This program is wonderful and I'm really glad I downloaded it!! <3
Thank you so much! Unfortunately there is no way to install your own fonts, and due to technical limitations of the engine there probably never will be. If there's an open source font that you like, however, feel free to let me know and I may add it in a future update.
thank you!! it's not super pressing, the fonts provided are lovely! I was just curious. I appreciate your response and the work you've put into this program <3
love this program and use it frequently, thank you so much for making it! also I noticed you don´t have cyrillic letters for some of the fonts, maybe you can add them in next update?
Thank you! Unfortunately that's up to the author of the font to add in those characters, so you will have to use the ones that already contain them. If there's an open source font that you like that has cyrillic characters please let me know and I may add it in a future update.
Hi! I just wanted to let you know about a bug I found. I have a Swedish QWERTY keyboard. When the Smart Quotes function is on, it turns shift+ä into “ rather than the expected Ä. I'm assuming this is because the ä key on a Swedish QWERTY is in the same spot as the " key on an English QWERTY.
I love that this exists! Thank you. I have one question and one suggestion though. How do I adjust the font size? From the screenshots, I'm assuming there's a way to do it and I'm just missing it because...well...ADHD lol.
As for my suggestion, I tend to get hung up on perfectionism while I'm writing and start editing before I finish. More often than not, leading me to not finish. Could you possibly add an option to toggle off the delete and backspace functions in the app til the goal is reached during a session?
That in my mind, would make this app PERFECTION :D
That's a cool idea! I will look into it, thank you. When you open the font selection dropdown there is a plus and minus button at the bottom of it that you can use to adjust the font size :)
What a cool program! I grabbed the latest windows version of this a little bit ago and I've been clickety clacking away with the typewriter sound turned on. Not sure about the emojis but the sound really helps my AuDHD brain Brrrrrrrr away while I write.
The only trouble I've encountered has been the following: - The program lags like crazy when it's not Full Screen. I even closed everything running in the background and it still lagged. The lag got substantially worse if I ran an animated background and running the background and emojis made it practically impossible to use. --- Once I switched it to Fullscreen the lag went away.
- I had the program up for about 20 minutes while I handled something in another window. It was behind the window and when I went to move StimuWrite 2's window up front again it crashed on me. When I opened the program again all of my previous writing was gone and I couldn't figure out a way to retrieve it. For someone that has to juggle multiple programs or get up and walk away from the computer for anywhere from 5-30 minutes I can't always take the extra time to export/copy my work onto another document and save it (Also I have AuDHD so sometimes I forget outright to do things like this. --- Some kind of autosave feature might be a good idea so that writing can be retrieved if the program crashes.
- The volume for any kind of sound seemed to be set SUPER HIGH by default. It was genuinely painful when I first started looking at the different typing sounds and 'soundscapes'. --- I realize this might be more my own fault but I tend to run my main computer volume around 50%, never had my ears hurt from turning the sound on in any program til now. Maybe default it a little lower and let people turn it up if they need to? Idk.. This one's really nbd.
I'll admit, I didn't pay for this. I'm living paycheck to paycheck and when I saw someone post about this on Twitter, I decided to check it out. I don't know what I was expecting, but I'm genuinely impressed with what I'm seeing so far and I've 'followed' you (the creator) on here. I've ever intention of setting aside some money when I can and paying for the next update properly. Especially if it promises a bit more stability or some kind of autosave feature.
Hi there! If you click on the "Options" link button next to about and then select "Recover Session" you may find the writing that was lost. As for the fullscreen issues, try going to "Advanced Settings" in the same options menu and turning off the GPU Particles setting. You will have to restart the app for that to take effect. Let me know if that fixes the issues you had with lag and instability.
And don't worry about getting it for free! Donations help of course, but I made the app available for free so that anyone could get the benefit from it even if money was tight.
So, I have tried the program and I will say that it really works. Sounds help me a lot, especially the sound of the fireplace. It just does an incredible job. I hope that in the future there will be many new wallpapers for the program and many new sounds.
I LOVE StimuWrite, and I've been using the original version for a long time now; however, having just downloaded StimuWrite 2, I can't get it to open, at all (I'm on Windows btw). And I don't think this is a problem with the new version specifically, because I went through a period a while back where the original inexplicably wouldn't open either, and now I can't get either version to open (my cursor just spins for a bit but ultimately nothing happens). If it's anything like the last time, it'll fix itself on its own eventually, but I wish I knew why it does this..... I was in the middle of working on something new when I found out that StimuWrite 2 was out, and I was really looking forward to seeing the updates, but now neither of them will open for me :(
This program literally helped me with my essays, I love it so much! If only it's available on mobile.... The good ol feedback isn't enough for me most of the time
Hi I just wanted to tell you just how much I love love LOVE this app, I've already commented but now with the update out and a ton of new features I'm just so excited. A few weeks ago I wrote a huge post on tumblr about how much this (and another writing site) have helped me a lot and I hope you get even more downloads from that 🙏 Thank you so much!
I saw that post on tumblr, thank you so much for that. It definitely bought new people to find the app! Spreading the word about my little app really means a lot to me and I’m so happy to hear it’s helped you with your writing 💜
The best writing add on just got even better! Many have already said their praise, so I have nothing to add on, but from the bottom of all of our hearts we say thank you for providing one of the most simple yet effective sources for writing for all (and getting out of that pesky writer's block I've been in with an encouraging, vibrant alternative to google docs)
Absolutely loving the update. The Parchment + Fireplace is incredible for me so far. Just takes me to a nice place.
However, I've noticed that when I close out, the Background and Soundscape options aren't recognized from my last session. Is this intentional (perhaps to save on load time)? Not terribly inconvenient, but does cause a few extra clicks.
Also, the loop on the Fireplace background is super noticeable on my machine. I haven't tried it on a secondary device, but there's a prominent flicker about every 12 seconds or so that's kinda distracting.
Thanks so much for providing this for everyone! Again, incredible application and super cool it's made in Godot.
Thanks so much for looking into it and for just taking the time to create an awesome program that's clearly helping a lot of people. If it would be helpful to have video/specs/settings/etc. to repro I can screen record and send it over.
I love the thing. But how do I turn off the hearts? Because they float up from one side, it makes my eyes hurt.(This is a sensory thing that appears realated to my ADHD.) I can move the window partly off the screen, but it's a bit of a messy workaround.
Been using the Mac version for about a week now after a friend recommended it (I really appreciate that this works out of the box on several OS). I wasn't sure what to expect, but it helps a lot! I think the typing sound option is the one that captures my attention the most.
Looking forward to StimuWrite 2, could be neat to have more fonts c:
I downloaded this app a few days after launch and it's definitely the best thing ever! The constant stimulation really helps me stay focused and the seeing all the little emojis is very satisfying.
My only issue is that I can't use it while having any other app open in the background (like Spotify, which is a shame because my best writing configuration with StimuWrite involves the waves theme/background + waves white noise). When I try, my entire PC freezes and takes a while to come back. It's probably a device issue (low GB RAM cheap PC) but I'd really love it if there was any way to solve the issue.
I also would love the option to let users upload their own custom background in the future. I love making edits of the couples I write about and having one of them to write with all the floating emojis would be like a dream coming true ><
Overall, though: thank you very much for making this project come true! I hope you can reach and help even more struggling writers with it ♥
Thank you for your feedback! Would you be willing to be a beta tester on StimuWrite 2? I am trying to improve performance but don't have a low end machine to test on. Please email me here if so: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
I really love this app and so I wanted to make some suggestions.
I write in Portuguese and in my language, the dialogues are indicated by dash. Example:
— Hi, my name is Gisele — she said. — How are you?
So I use a dash a lot and in the program it counts as a word. That would be my first suggestion for change, for now I put a larger number of words to reach because of the dashes.
Another suggestion is a way to keep the configuration that was closed, such as theme and font used.
Even with these details, I will continue using the program, because I am in love.
Thanks for the feedback! The info about the dash is very helpful. I am working on version 2 now and it will remember most of the last used settings. I’ll fix the issue you mentioned as well :)
Running just fine from my Chromebook's Linux VM (crostini). Note you have to first do `chmod a+x stimuwrite-linux-121.x86_64` to make it executable.
Stimuwrite scratches the itch of my ADHD-addled monkebrain. Thank you so much for adding Open Dyslexic. I hope you make lots of money from making apps for the neuro-divergent, you dangerous neo-reactionary guerilla-capitalist you.
I am absolutely in love with this app! It's helping me stay focused and draft without getting bogged down in editing as I go.
A feature I would really love to see in the next version would be the option to turn straight quotes into curly quotes as I type. Smart quotes are kind of an industry standard now, so once I'm done drafting in StimuWrite and paste into any word processor or google docs, I have to manually hunt down the quotes and apostrophes and correct them. (It's easy enough to do a find and replace with apostrophes; but fixing all the dialogue quotes can be a bit of a pain, especially in conversation-heavy pieces of fiction).
Totally understand if that's too fiddly to implement, though, and still looking forward to v. 2.0! Thank you for your work!
i downloaded this app to try out yesterday and now i am back specifically to gush about how good it is. maybe this wouldn't work for everyone but man... this app really pulls me out of my usual writing funks. i wanna click through things to procastinate ? can't ! app is fullscreen - no tabs or taskbar unless i drag my mouse over to the fullscreen toggle first <3 i want to spend 15 minutes trying to figure out which synonym i want or which word it is that i just cant reach ? i COULD, there's nothing STOPPING me - but it would be a lot easier to just type in a placeholder and keep on going than go out of fullscreen and switch back to firefox for my go-to thesaurus site. some of the backgrounds are a bit Much for me but that is absolutely not a criticism - for other people those will work really well, and the backgrounds that do work for me do a fantastic job at keeping me focused !! it's a good variety of different vibes and motion that has a great chance of reaching all types of people
some of these have been suggested below i believe, but things that i think would be cool: > basic formatting options - italics + bold > maybeeee some paragraph customization ?? currently paragraphs automatically sit next to each other like any other line of text which can make the text feel like a bix Jumble of words - this is easily solvable by just adding an empty paragraph space between tho :> > the ability to toggle volume for the typing sounds - i LOVE them, but when contrasted w/ other background noise at my computer they can be a bit Loud
all in all though. this is a FANTASTIC app and i'm really glad it exists !! thanks so much for sharing it <3
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Hello. Is there an Android version of this anywhere? I prefer to write on my phone rather than laptop.
Not yet, but an android version is in development
This is nothing short of wonderful. My favorite feature has to be the Illegible font making it impossible for my internal editor to kick in and kill my momentum. The only thing that could turn my experience from great to perfect is if maximize/fullscreen could stretch the backgrounds to fill my entire screen; the black borders on either side are unfortunately very distracting and make it hard to concentrate! If it were possible to add a small, unobtrusive timer to help with time-blindness, it would be my absolute DREAM writing app.
I appreciate that you’re so responsive with feedback and I plan on buying those extra themes as soon as I can! My current favorite setup is the StimuWrite 2 theme with Day background, short stack font (or illegible if I’m feeling particularly yucky), and the sparkle emoji! ✨ No typing noises or soundscapes for me, but lately I’ve been listening to Lunar Drive by Mondo Loops and it’s been a fantastic vibe for writing!
Those are great suggestions! I will definitely consider them. And I love hearing about what set ups people use, thanks for sharing!
Hello! You can turn on a setting in the latest version that will cause the background to fill the screen. I did also change the two fonts you mentioned to similar but improved versions, I hope you like them, please let me know!
I really really like the soundscape feature on the new version, but I have to confess I was so attached to the original wave background from ver 1 I ended up downgrading again. Is there any chance the old wave background will be made available again in ver 2? (Or by chance have I missed the option somewhere?)
I will take that into consideration!
Thank you!
Okay, this is perfection. The text box itself is exactly simple enough as to not be distracting, while adding the perfect amount of background distractions in my peripheral vision. The animated backgrounds and emojis have just enough movement to make sure my brain doesn't wander off staring out the window, and the keyboard noises and progress bar give me just enough of that instant-reward my brain craves. Oh no, the emojis have stopped! Must press keys more to make the emojis keep going! And look at the progress bar! Must type more, make progress bar go up!
I also love the button that appears on reaching goal to add more to it. Having an option to click a button to instantly add 500 more words means that I'll keep clicking the button, whereas I might not go to the effort of raising the word goal manually. That's the sort of instant gratification feature I need!
Current setup: Sunset theme and background (from the add-on -- so worth it!), brown noise, keyboard typing sounds, mushroom emoji.
My word count and I thank you!
i love hearing about your setup and I’m so glad that the app is helping you! Thank you!
This is such an amazing writing program. I'm DEFINITELY going to be using this.. I was actually thinking of making a program similar to this, but you did it way better than I could.
The main improvement I would make is to edit the sounds being used to have them play instantly, instead of at a slight delay. Currently, whenever I press a key, there is about a third-of-a-second delay until the sound plays. This is likely in the sound files themselves, and you could edit the empty space before them so the sound plays immediately when a key is pressed. In my opinion, this would make it more satisfying.
Thanks for making this!
i will look into if any of the sounds need further editing! My suspicion is the problem is with lag
Hi! I love stimuwrite but wanted to let you know I may have noticed a minor bug. When I put a closed quotation mark after a period, the quotation mark counts as its own word in the word count. This makes it difficult to track my word count in scenes with a lot of dialogue, and to keep consistent track of my progress in a larger project.
I noticed that this stops when I turn off smart quotes. Under Options>Advanced Settings, it should be the first slider.
this is super helpful for fixing this bug, thanks for chiming in!
i will look into this, thank you!
hi, ive been using stimuwrite for a little bit now and i really like it, it makes writing feel so much more stress free and ive been looking for alternatives to google docs and i really like this.
i just wanted to let you know i've been having pretty consistent problems with it crashing seemingly randomly while writing. thankfully you have the session recovery feature (it really gave me a heart attack the first time because i hadn't backed up my work anywhere else) but it can be a little distracting having to constantly reopen the program and put my work back into it.
im really not sure what could be causing it as it doesnt seem related to anything i'm doing but wanted to let u know! thanks so much for making an amazing free app!
hmm that’s no good. Do you mind providing your system info? Have you tried changing the particle system setting? Is there a combination of features you are using when it usually happens?
im using a windows 10 laptop, and i havent tried changing the particle system setting yet. usually i pause the moving backgrounds and dont use the soundscapes, just the typing sounds, which i didnt think were that resource intensive so i wasnt sure if they'd be causing the crashing or not. if you need more info about my computer, just let me know.
if you don’t mind helping with testing I can send you a debug version to figure out your issue. Please email me : stimuwrite@eveharms.com
Hi! This looks like a really cool program, but I can't find any privacy information about it. Does it send anything back or does everything stay on my computer after I download it?
It doesn’t connect to any server or send me or any company info from your computer. In the future I may have it connect to the itchio server to check the version for update notifications but beyond that I don’t have any plans for any features that would require networking.
Hello! I love this program so much and use it every time I write, if it's available <3 It really helps me write more and feel accomplished!
One thing I've noticed, and I'm not 100% the cause, but the program crashes from time to time. Not a huge problem, since I can find the writing in the session recovery feature, but I'm starting to think it's related to the soundscapes? As far as I can tell it only happens when I'm playing the sounds, and I use the Ocean one. I always use the fun bubble keystroke effect, so I don't think it's that, but yeah! Just wanted to mention that!
i will look into that, thank you!
Love this! Would it be possible to add the ability to make custom backgrounds with videos and/or gifs/images and custom sound?
i will consider this, thank you!
Hello! In the latest version you can upload a custom image background :)
I love this program a lot! I was super curious to try it even though I write my first drafts by hand. (I got two of the theme packs as well because I couldn't help myself, they were so beautiful.) It's really great! Even when I'm writing in my notebook I have this pulled up for the soundscapes and background, and when I am typing I really enjoy the clicky-clack sounds we can add to our typing. I have also been raving to all of my friends about it lol.
One question, I was wondering if there is a way to install our own fonts that I may have missed? Either way, thank you for your time! This program is wonderful and I'm really glad I downloaded it!! <3
Thank you so much! Unfortunately there is no way to install your own fonts, and due to technical limitations of the engine there probably never will be. If there's an open source font that you like, however, feel free to let me know and I may add it in a future update.
thank you!! it's not super pressing, the fonts provided are lovely! I was just curious. I appreciate your response and the work you've put into this program <3
i absolutely adore this program. thank you so much for making it! <3
thank you!
love this program and use it frequently, thank you so much for making it!
also I noticed you don´t have cyrillic letters for some of the fonts, maybe you can add them in next update?
Thank you! Unfortunately that's up to the author of the font to add in those characters, so you will have to use the ones that already contain them. If there's an open source font that you like that has cyrillic characters please let me know and I may add it in a future update.
Hi! I just wanted to let you know about a bug I found. I have a Swedish QWERTY keyboard. When the Smart Quotes function is on, it turns shift+ä into “ rather than the expected Ä. I'm assuming this is because the ä key on a Swedish QWERTY is in the same spot as the " key on an English QWERTY.
Strange! Thanks for the info, I'll see if I can fix this in a future update
I love that this exists! Thank you. I have one question and one suggestion though. How do I adjust the font size? From the screenshots, I'm assuming there's a way to do it and I'm just missing it because...well...ADHD lol.
As for my suggestion, I tend to get hung up on perfectionism while I'm writing and start editing before I finish. More often than not, leading me to not finish. Could you possibly add an option to toggle off the delete and backspace functions in the app til the goal is reached during a session?
That in my mind, would make this app PERFECTION :D
That's a cool idea! I will look into it, thank you. When you open the font selection dropdown there is a plus and minus button at the bottom of it that you can use to adjust the font size :)
Sweet! And thank you so much :3
hehehe clicky bubbly noises make brain go brrrrrrr
What a cool program! I grabbed the latest windows version of this a little bit ago and I've been clickety clacking away with the typewriter sound turned on. Not sure about the emojis but the sound really helps my AuDHD brain Brrrrrrrr away while I write.
The only trouble I've encountered has been the following:
- The program lags like crazy when it's not Full Screen. I even closed everything running in the background and it still lagged. The lag got substantially worse if I ran an animated background and running the background and emojis made it practically impossible to use.
--- Once I switched it to Fullscreen the lag went away.
- I had the program up for about 20 minutes while I handled something in another window. It was behind the window and when I went to move StimuWrite 2's window up front again it crashed on me. When I opened the program again all of my previous writing was gone and I couldn't figure out a way to retrieve it. For someone that has to juggle multiple programs or get up and walk away from the computer for anywhere from 5-30 minutes I can't always take the extra time to export/copy my work onto another document and save it (Also I have AuDHD so sometimes I forget outright to do things like this.
--- Some kind of autosave feature might be a good idea so that writing can be retrieved if the program crashes.
- The volume for any kind of sound seemed to be set SUPER HIGH by default. It was genuinely painful when I first started looking at the different typing sounds and 'soundscapes'.
--- I realize this might be more my own fault but I tend to run my main computer volume around 50%, never had my ears hurt from turning the sound on in any program til now. Maybe default it a little lower and let people turn it up if they need to? Idk.. This one's really nbd.
I'll admit, I didn't pay for this. I'm living paycheck to paycheck and when I saw someone post about this on Twitter, I decided to check it out. I don't know what I was expecting, but I'm genuinely impressed with what I'm seeing so far and I've 'followed' you (the creator) on here. I've ever intention of setting aside some money when I can and paying for the next update properly. Especially if it promises a bit more stability or some kind of autosave feature.
Keep up the great work!
Hi there! If you click on the "Options" link button next to about and then select "Recover Session" you may find the writing that was lost. As for the fullscreen issues, try going to "Advanced Settings" in the same options menu and turning off the GPU Particles setting. You will have to restart the app for that to take effect. Let me know if that fixes the issues you had with lag and instability.
And don't worry about getting it for free! Donations help of course, but I made the app available for free so that anyone could get the benefit from it even if money was tight.
So, I have tried the program and I will say that it really works. Sounds help me a lot, especially the sound of the fireplace. It just does an incredible job. I hope that in the future there will be many new wallpapers for the program and many new sounds.
I'm so glad to hear it's helping!
I LOVE StimuWrite, and I've been using the original version for a long time now; however, having just downloaded StimuWrite 2, I can't get it to open, at all (I'm on Windows btw). And I don't think this is a problem with the new version specifically, because I went through a period a while back where the original inexplicably wouldn't open either, and now I can't get either version to open (my cursor just spins for a bit but ultimately nothing happens). If it's anything like the last time, it'll fix itself on its own eventually, but I wish I knew why it does this..... I was in the middle of working on something new when I found out that StimuWrite 2 was out, and I was really looking forward to seeing the updates, but now neither of them will open for me :(
Weird! I wonder if trying to download and launch it from the itchio client would make a difference? The new version is compatible with it.
This program literally helped me with my essays, I love it so much! If only it's available on mobile.... The good ol feedback isn't enough for me most of the time
That is on the horizon! I can't give a timeline yet, though
Hi I just wanted to tell you just how much I love love LOVE this app, I've already commented but now with the update out and a ton of new features I'm just so excited. A few weeks ago I wrote a huge post on tumblr about how much this (and another writing site) have helped me a lot and I hope you get even more downloads from that 🙏 Thank you so much!
I saw that post on tumblr, thank you so much for that. It definitely bought new people to find the app! Spreading the word about my little app really means a lot to me and I’m so happy to hear it’s helped you with your writing 💜
Holy Cannoli! Em-dash? That's spiffy as all get-out:) Version 2 has a lot of cool improvements.
Yes!! Happy to hear that feature is useful
Getting v2 now! I'm terribly excited ^_^
enjoy!!
The best writing add on just got even better! Many have already said their praise, so I have nothing to add on, but from the bottom of all of our hearts we say thank you for providing one of the most simple yet effective sources for writing for all (and getting out of that pesky writer's block I've been in with an encouraging, vibrant alternative to google docs)
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot 💜
Absolutely loving the update. The Parchment + Fireplace is incredible for me so far. Just takes me to a nice place.
However, I've noticed that when I close out, the Background and Soundscape options aren't recognized from my last session. Is this intentional (perhaps to save on load time)? Not terribly inconvenient, but does cause a few extra clicks.
Also, the loop on the Fireplace background is super noticeable on my machine. I haven't tried it on a secondary device, but there's a prominent flicker about every 12 seconds or so that's kinda distracting.
Thanks so much for providing this for everyone! Again, incredible application and super cool it's made in Godot.
I will look into those issues! Thanks for the kind words
Thanks so much for looking into it and for just taking the time to create an awesome program that's clearly helping a lot of people. If it would be helpful to have video/specs/settings/etc. to repro I can screen record and send it over.
I loved the previous version, and I'm really liking this update. Thank you so much for making this, it's very helpful.
I’m so glad to hear you’re liking the update! Thank you
omg the update is AMAZING
I’m so glad to hear you like it! Thank you so much
Interesting little bug. (running stimuwrite-linux-121.x86_64) One word paragraphs don't trigger the wordcount to change.
I love the thing. But how do I turn off the hearts? Because they float up from one side, it makes my eyes hurt.(This is a sensory thing that appears realated to my ADHD.) I can move the window partly off the screen, but it's a bit of a messy workaround.
Currently there isn’t but version 2 is coming out very soon and has the feature to turn them off (as well as a more accurate word count)
Woohoo!
BTW, the waves are really spiffy!
Would it be possible to get rid of the letterboxing when the window is resized to a different aspect ratio?
So that instead of this
It might looks something like this?
Thanks!
This currently isn't planned, but I will consider it :)
Thanks!
I love this app! Thank you so much for making it!
Been using the Mac version for about a week now after a friend recommended it (I really appreciate that this works out of the box on several OS). I wasn't sure what to expect, but it helps a lot! I think the typing sound option is the one that captures my attention the most.
Looking forward to StimuWrite 2, could be neat to have more fonts c:
Thank you! I'm so glad it's helping. There will be 4 new fonts and ability to choose the exact font size :)
Awesome!
I downloaded this app a few days after launch and it's definitely the best thing ever! The constant stimulation really helps me stay focused and the seeing all the little emojis is very satisfying.
My only issue is that I can't use it while having any other app open in the background (like Spotify, which is a shame because my best writing configuration with StimuWrite involves the waves theme/background + waves white noise). When I try, my entire PC freezes and takes a while to come back. It's probably a device issue (low GB RAM cheap PC) but I'd really love it if there was any way to solve the issue.
I also would love the option to let users upload their own custom background in the future. I love making edits of the couples I write about and having one of them to write with all the floating emojis would be like a dream coming true ><
Overall, though: thank you very much for making this project come true! I hope you can reach and help even more struggling writers with it ♥
Thank you for your feedback! Would you be willing to be a beta tester on StimuWrite 2? I am trying to improve performance but don't have a low end machine to test on. Please email me here if so: stimuwrite@eveharms.com
I really love this app and so I wanted to make some suggestions.
I write in Portuguese and in my language, the dialogues are indicated by dash. Example:
So I use a dash a lot and in the program it counts as a word. That would be my first suggestion for change, for now I put a larger number of words to reach because of the dashes.
Another suggestion is a way to keep the configuration that was closed, such as theme and font used.
Even with these details, I will continue using the program, because I am in love.
Thanks for the feedback! The info about the dash is very helpful. I am working on version 2 now and it will remember most of the last used settings. I’ll fix the issue you mentioned as well :)
This app is seriously helping me with work so much. Thank you so, so, so, very much for making it~!
Omg, I love this app
This app is the best. I'm installing it on every machine.
Running just fine from my Chromebook's Linux VM (crostini). Note you have to first do `chmod a+x stimuwrite-linux-121.x86_64` to make it executable.
Stimuwrite scratches the itch of my ADHD-addled monkebrain. Thank you so much for adding Open Dyslexic. I hope you make lots of money from making apps for the neuro-divergent, you dangerous neo-reactionary guerilla-capitalist you.
@eveharms how did you know we needed this app?
I am absolutely in love with this app! It's helping me stay focused and draft without getting bogged down in editing as I go.
A feature I would really love to see in the next version would be the option to turn straight quotes into curly quotes as I type. Smart quotes are kind of an industry standard now, so once I'm done drafting in StimuWrite and paste into any word processor or google docs, I have to manually hunt down the quotes and apostrophes and correct them. (It's easy enough to do a find and replace with apostrophes; but fixing all the dialogue quotes can be a bit of a pain, especially in conversation-heavy pieces of fiction).
Totally understand if that's too fiddly to implement, though, and still looking forward to v. 2.0! Thank you for your work!
Thank you! Great suggestion, I will definitely put it on the list.
Hi there! Version 2 just came out and smart quotes are enabled by default
i downloaded this app to try out yesterday and now i am back specifically to gush about how good it is. maybe this wouldn't work for everyone but man... this app really pulls me out of my usual writing funks. i wanna click through things to procastinate ? can't ! app is fullscreen - no tabs or taskbar unless i drag my mouse over to the fullscreen toggle first <3 i want to spend 15 minutes trying to figure out which synonym i want or which word it is that i just cant reach ? i COULD, there's nothing STOPPING me - but it would be a lot easier to just type in a placeholder and keep on going than go out of fullscreen and switch back to firefox for my go-to thesaurus site. some of the backgrounds are a bit Much for me but that is absolutely not a criticism - for other people those will work really well, and the backgrounds that do work for me do a fantastic job at keeping me focused !! it's a good variety of different vibes and motion that has a great chance of reaching all types of people
some of these have been suggested below i believe, but things that i think would be cool:
> basic formatting options - italics + bold
> maybeeee some paragraph customization ?? currently paragraphs automatically sit next to each other like any other line of text which can make the text feel like a bix Jumble of words - this is easily solvable by just adding an empty paragraph space between tho :>
> the ability to toggle volume for the typing sounds - i LOVE them, but when contrasted w/ other background noise at my computer they can be a bit Loud
all in all though. this is a FANTASTIC app and i'm really glad it exists !! thanks so much for sharing it <3
Thank you so much for this lovely comment and your suggestions!