LiteSlate
A fullscreen blank canvas to write on.
No toolbars. No menus. No formatting. Just words.
Free · Open Source · MIT License · Windows
What is LiteSlate?
LiteSlate is the stripped-down companion to TypeSlate. No goals, no stats, no session tracking — just a fullscreen window, a blinking cursor, and whatever you need to say. It opens, you write, it saves. That's it.
Built entirely in Python with no external dependencies, it's as lightweight as a writing app can get. If you want more — goals, analytics, themes, community stats — that's what TypeSlate is for.
Features
- Fullscreen writing environment — no toolbars, no menus, no formatting options
- Light and dark themes for comfortable writing at any hour
- Autosaves every second — your work is always safe
- Choose your own save location on first launch
- Built in Python with no external dependencies
- Completely free and open source under the MIT license
Installation
Requires Python 3.7+ with tkinter support.
Install via pip:
pip install liteslate
Or run from source:
git clone https://github.com/Josh-writes/LiteSlate
cd LiteSlate
python liteslate.py
You can also compile a standalone .exe using PyInstaller. Unsigned executables may trigger a SmartScreen warning — click More info → Run anyway. The source code is MIT licensed and publicly available.
Want more than a blank page?
LiteSlate is intentionally minimal. If you want word count goals, timer modes, writing analytics, themes, and community stats, check out TypeSlate.