River Writer
I get a rush when an app commits to a corner of the market instead of trying to serve everyone at once. River Writer targets novelists and screenwriters who often feel squeezed between bloated studio software and bare-bones text editors, and the emphasis on a distraction-free environment is exactly the kind of relief that crowd craves. The Mac-only, desktop-first approach feels deliberate, almost like a quiet rebellion against the cloud-collaboration trend.
I'd want to know how it handles the messy logistics of formatting and research, since those are the daily friction points for long-form writers. The whole pitch leans on focus and simplicity, which only works if the tools underneath don't force you back into tabs. I hope the developer keeps it that way and resists piling on AI suggestions, because the moment it starts talking over you, the quiet goes away.