r/writerDeck

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Freewrite traveler looks amazing, the zerowrite fold too, but I don't want to use their writing software. I'm very particular about my writing, and I want to use a single piece of software on my computer, phone, tablet, etc. I use Obsidian, I know some people swear by GDocs. Either way, why has no one made a clamshell keyboard with hinges like this where you can fit a phone/small e-ink reader? Everyone who makes writerdecks commercially is obsessed with doing the screen and writing software as well.

This amber kb1 doesn't look anywhere close to in the making, even the kb0 doesn't have a release date, which is a clamshell for apple's magic keyboard. I know there's the PDA Terminal by Un Kyun Lee, but I don't have a 3d printer, it's a little bulky, and I don't want to screw my device in, but otherwise that looks great too.

Either way, I just wanted to check if I'm alone in this or if other people are as desperate for something like this as well?

Edit: added more clarity.

I genuinely don’t know if this was a fever dream, but I distinctly remember a post from this sub saying that there was a project for a clamshell writerdeck being developed that was going to cost less than $200. I remember its name was Leaf-something or something along the lines. I also remember that it was going to have a leather body? And it was going to be between a laptop and a phone in size. I just can't remember the name. If somebody could please point out the name of the writerdeck, I would appreciate it a lot.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Falken Writer. It’s a retro-styled text editor built specifically for iPadOS and macOS, designed for anyone who misses that classic, distraction-free green/amber screen vibe.

The app is fully functional and completely free to use for writing. I’ve only included a single, optional in-app purchase to unlock extra visual profiles (different color themes for the editor) if you want to customize it further or support my work.

I’m really looking to get some feedback from fellow developers on the performance, UI, or anything you think could be improved.

You can check it out and find the download link on my website here: https://takatokefactory.com/apps/Falken%20Writer/

Thanks for reading, and I hope some of you find it useful for your daily writing or coding notes! Let me know what you think.

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So I’ve been reading through this subreddit for a while hoping to figure out a best approach by myself, but I’m reaching out to the chorus of experts as I think my writerdeck use case is a little unusual?

I’m not a novelist but a poet, and I’m often booked at events to do run workshops, perform, and occasionally sell individual poems as a sort of silent “living-statue” adjacent offering. To add to this, I want to begin working as a “poet on demand” at book fairs and events.

I’d love to build a writerdeck rather than using an actual retro typewriter, as I think the former would be more portable, cheaper to repair, and more customisable. However, whatever I choose/buy/build would require different things to a regular writerdeck:

✨ it would need to play nicely with a Bluetooth connected instant photo printer, or mini printer, to print off the poems.

✨ the printed poems would need to be formatted in at least a slightly visually pleasing way, on the page.

✨ Whatever display would need to have the ability to add line breaks and go back and edit line by line.

✨ the poems would ideally need to be saved as several different individual files, rather than one single huge file like a novel would be.

Best I can tell, the obvious solution is a cheap secondhand laptop in a pretty custom case, using Canva, or secondarily an old iPhone + a wired keyboard + a powerbank all thrown into a secondhand clamshell case, but I’m wondering if there’s a more ambitious option that would allow me to do what I needed, but doesn’t require using a device that cannot so easily browse the internet?

I have ADHD, so I’d ideally like a set up that is single purpose and wouldn’t allow me to get on social media. If I can go the raspberry pi + zerowriter route and still have the functionality I need, that would be my preference, though the learning curve I imagine would be STEEP.

Please let me know if I’m missing anything in terms of a best approach! ✨🫡

Hi guys! My first post in here. I’m looking for a writer deck and while I was initially charmed by Pomera, I realized it’s:

1. not available in my country (I’m from Poland)

2. not supporting any language other than English and Japanese.

So. My question is, can anyone recommend a writing deck that is available in the EU and supports weird ass letters like ą ę ż ź etc?

Hey everyone. 👋

For everyone who ordered a BYOK and has been waiting for this batch, has anyone gotten shipping notifications or received their BYOK yet?

Alas, my beloved Neo 2 is no longer working, and I'm looking to replace it with a new writerdeck. I'm considering the BYOK and Pomera DM100, and welcome others' experience with these, as well as suggestions for any other options. I would consider another Neo (I wasn't looking to replace the one I had), but it's less portable than I would like and so I'm now seeing what other options may be out there.

I'm looking for something that:

• can be used without any backlighting at all (this rules out old phones, laptops, etc.)
• supports Dvorak keyboard layout (either with external keyboard like BYOK, or, ideally, with the built-in one). I'm not sure if the Pomera does?

Both of these are essential - I can no longer type any layout except Dvorak, and I unexpectedly discovered with the Neo that the lack of screen. lighting is even more beneficial to me than the distraction-free nature of the device!

Additionally, desirable attributes are:

• easy wired transfer to a computer
• portable, clamshell design (like Pomera) that can be used on a lap is ideal
• no delay when turning on to start writing
• works without needing any wireless technology (wifi/bluetooth)

I welcome your thoughts and recommendations!

Is there an un-hack-able, un-spy-able, offline digital typing device that could:
1-write WITH symbols like emojis too
2-and be able to print it after securely and privately?

Hi everyone, over the last few months i’ve been working on my pda project called Orion, i hope you like it

Orionpda.org/rd