{"id":25574,"date":"2022-04-22T13:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T17:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=25574&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=25574"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:24","slug":"tech-tip-frost-a-free-online-writing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/tech-tip-frost-a-free-online-writing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: Frost, a free online writing tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/frost.png\" alt=\"Text: Beautifully crafted minimal backgrounds that allow you to focus on what's important: your writing. Image: a black frame with a white rectangle, a paragraph of text, and a small image of a tree.\" class=\"wp-image-25578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/frost.png 515w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/frost-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption>(Frost)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, I&#8217;m sharing a free online writing tool that is similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ommwriter.com\">Ommwriter app<\/a> (another favorite), but is completely run within your web browser: <a href=\"https:\/\/frostwriter.com\"><strong>Frost<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frost provides a clean, minimalist interface that can help you focus on the writing process and eliminates many distractions. It does not include a bunch of formatting options nor does it support images. Instead, it plays soft, ambient music and offers a number of simple background images\/animations. You can see your word count at the bottom (Be sure to move your mouse to unhide it.), and you can click the cloud icon to download your writing as a .txt file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/macapps\/comments\/t8dv5s\/i_made_frost_first_of_its_kind_moodinducing\/\">According to the developer<\/a>, &#8220;There are also over thirty (30) curated themes with over 20 hours of music and everything\u2019s ad-free. You can also shuffle writing backgrounds and your content stays auto saved without even creating an account!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What writing tools are you using? Please share in the comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a cool app, tool, or tech tip you\u2019d like to share? <a href=\"mailto:mastersc@umich.edu\">Contact Chase Masters<\/a>. Please note that Tech Tips are personal recommendations and might not be officially endorsed or supported by U-M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech Tip: This month&#8217;s tip shares an online writing tool called Frost. 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