v FocusWriter utilizes the hide-away interface to provide a distraction-free environment in the Linux systems.  It supports file formats like TXT, RTF and ODT. Users can also set timers and alarms to manage time for important tasks. It is open-source and cross-plaftorm, working on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Among others, it has support for TXT, RTF and ODT, allows the users to set timers and alarms, it has auto-save and spell-check, it supports some new themes and is traslated in more than 20 languages.