A nostalgic yet practical blueprint for building a modern, minimalist writing app inspired by Windows Write - balancing the charm of simplicity with contemporary design, privacy, and performance.
Microsoft Works was small, fast, and unabashedly useful. Its humble integration and friendly wizards solved messy, everyday problems. Modern productivity software-bloated, cloud-first, and fashionably segmented-could regain something important by reviving a few Works-era ideas. This article argues for a tasteful 'retro revival': compact, integrated workspaces, offline-first modes, template intelligence, and simpler mental models.