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One of my favorite tools in I Write Like is Read Aloud.
I need this tool the way singers need those in-ear monitors. You have to hear your own voice. You can't get this type of feedback unless you have a special tool. It's like getting an extra sensor that helps you shape your work.

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I Write Like Mar 23

This blog post covers a recent conversation and some questions about I Write Like.
https://ellanew.com/2026/03/19/i-write-like-text-editor

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I Write Like Mar 22

I was asked how I Write Like differs from other markdown text editors. Here's the info in case you are also interested:
- IWL opens in the browser and doesn't need signing in: just navigate and type (no accounts at all).
- It has lots of tools for text analysis and transforms.
- Its typewriter mode is better than the rest.
- You can import and export Word documents.

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I Write Like Mar 18

Here is some news about I Write Like: its new feature allows you to preserve single line breaks in the preview. You can use the toggle and type your poem in a neat column without any extra Markdown. The blog post shows how it looks.
Also, I loved the poem used in the example.

https://blog.iwl.me/2026/03/18/spring-update/

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I Write Like Mar 14

I promised to tell you about I Write Like, so here it goes. IWL is a minimalistic markdown text editor, created by an indie company that cares about details, users and feedback. It has tools to make your writing process easier and more fun. It can work in your browser and offline as an app. You can open it right now and start typing. There's no fee. It's free. There's a premium version with a few perks in case you want to support independent creators.

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I Write Like Mar 10

News from the writing software world: LibreOffice Writer now supports Markdown. This means that you can now easily transfer your Markdown drafts between LibreOffice Writer and I Write Like.
https://blog.iwl.me/2026/03/08/libreoffice-markdown/

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I Write Like Mar 8

Here are the screenshots of what it looks like when you analyze your text. Each result also provides a link with the author's name in case you want to share it.

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I Write Like Mar 8

The style analyzer can be used just for fun to compare any of your writing to that of famous authors, but I also use it for practical reasons. I track my fiction writing style with it. For a long time, Ursula K. Le Guin was my main result. When I challenged myself to write a story in a style that was unconventional for me, I got a different result. That's how I knew my style was changing too.

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I Write Like Mar 8

In case you were wondering: "I Write Like" got its name from one of its tools. Sixteen years ago, when the program first launched, it was just that -- a fun tool to analyze your style of writing. Eventually, IWL grew into the text editor it is today.

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David - Forking Mad Mar 6

Today I upgraded to the premium version of I Write Like. I'm happy that it's a great compliment to my writing process for the blog, and elsewhere.

Read the review on my ForkingMad blog

I didn't need any features in premium but I did want to make a financial contribution to this great software.

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Review: I Write Like

I recently stumbled across a writing tool, which has somewhat changed the way I write — for the better. I Write Like is a web based app, describing itself...

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