Poe vs CreaWriter
When comparing Poe vs CreaWriter, the Slant community recommends Poe for most people. In the question“What are the best distraction-free word processors?” Poe is ranked 8th while CreaWriter is ranked 11th.
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Pros
Pro Free
Pro Beautiful UI
It might be the typewriter fan in me, but I'm a big fan of serif fonts, and this app comes with dark mode and serif font readily accessible and gorgeous together (see screenshot).
Pro Custom Theme support
Pro Simple, easy to use interface
Pro Wordcount goal and timer features
Pro Built in list of writers resources
Pro Allows creating ambiance
CreaWriter's main selling point is the fact that it adds atmosphere to its workspace. By default there's a background with a sunset over water and a sound of trickling water, but the background and sound can be changed to anything to create the desired atmosphere.
Along with background and sound, CreaWriter has options for customizing transparency, font size, family and color, status bar information and visibility, etc.
Pro A free edition is available
If you just want to test the software out or don't need the extra features, a free version is available for download on the official site. A paid version with added functionality is available to donors (5 EUR and up).
Pro Exports to txt, rtf and doc
When saving a file, CreaWriter does not offer any options, but manually adding an extension will allow exporting to txt, rtf and doc formats.
Cons
Con Only has options to save as markdown or .txt
Con Currently only available on Windows 8/8.1/10 through the Windows Store
Con Windows only
Con The free version is somewhat limited
The paid version adds useful feature such as word count, text styles (bold, italic, underlined), hotkeys, autosaves, ambient sound volume and customization options such as configurable text color, text areas's color, size, position and transparency, and adjustable ambient sound volume.