Cleartext only lets you write with the 1,000 most common words

Writers who work on children’s books or are looking for a unique challenge might be intrigued by Cleartext, a barebones text editor for Macs that doesn’t allow you to use anything other than the 1,000 most common words in the English language.

Seen by Product Hunt, Cleartext forces you to write simplistically, and if you try to type any words beyond the 1,000 most common, it will stop you in your tracks. Words like “intrigued,” “challenge,” necessary” and more are forbidden. If you try to type them, they will be highlighted and you’ll have to type in a more common word to move on Read more...