What is Retrotype?
Monotype is a focused, offline-first writing tool that feels like a real typewriter — built for Mac. With no formatting, no tabs, and no distractions, it brings back the joy and flow of writing.
Problem
Users face distractions due to formatting options, multiple tabs, and online features in modern word processors, hindering focused writing.
Solution
A Mac application offering a distraction-free, typewriter-like writing environment with offline-first functionality, no formatting, and mechanical keyboard sound effects to simulate a real typewriter experience.
Customers
Writers, authors, bloggers, and content creators seeking simplicity and deep focus for long-form writing projects.
Unique Features
Simulates physical typewriter mechanics (e.g., carriage return sounds), enforces sequential writing (no edits to previous pages), and operates entirely offline.
User Comments
Perfect for eliminating distractions
Typewriter sounds enhance focus
Lacks cloud sync but great for flow
Minimalist design feels nostalgic
Ideal for first drafts
Traction
Featured on ProductHunt (exact metrics unspecified), positioned as a niche tool within the macOS writing app ecosystem.
Market Size
Global productivity software market valued at $96.36 billion in 2022 (Grand View Research), with niche distraction-free writing tools gaining traction.
