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Falken Writer
80s terminal-style distraction-free text editor for Apple.
Falken Writer is a distraction-free text editor inspired by 1980s command-line terminals. Built from scratch with SwiftUI, it strips away modern UI clutter so you can focus entirely on your words, scripts, or notes. The app is completely free to use. A single in-app purchase is available to unlock premium retro visual themes, including Amber, Tactical Red, Monochrome, Night Ops, Paper White, Warm Console, and Graphite.
Hi everyone!
I’m the solo developer behind Takatoke Factory. By day, I’m a History Teacher. By night, I’m an 80s nostalgic fighting Xcode’s RAM usage on an 8GB MacBook Air.
Falken Writer was born out of pure nostalgia. I missed the glowing, monochromatic simplicity of old GW-Basic and terminal screens where you only had your cursor and your thoughts. Modern text editors are great, but they are often full of settings, buttons, and popups that break your creative flow.
So, I decided to build a time machine using SwiftUI. Falken Writer gives you that vintage CRT vibe while keeping the modern perks you need, like instant iCloud sync between your iPad and Mac. It’s light, fast, and stays out of your way.
I work on regular updates to polish and improve every single detail and fix issues as I find them, while gradually adding new features over time.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and feature requests. Thank you for supporting solo indie projects!
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About Falken Writer on Product Hunt
“80s terminal-style distraction-free text editor for Apple.”
Falken Writer was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #145 on the daily leaderboard. Falken Writer is a distraction-free text editor inspired by 1980s command-line terminals. Built from scratch with SwiftUI, it strips away modern UI clutter so you can focus entirely on your words, scripts, or notes. The app is completely free to use. A single in-app purchase is available to unlock premium retro visual themes, including Amber, Tactical Red, Monochrome, Night Ops, Paper White, Warm Console, and Graphite.
Falken Writer was featured in Productivity (653.8k followers), Writing (59.2k followers) and Developer Tools (514k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 222.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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