Writer Free vs PRO: What's the Difference?
Writer (writer.bighugelabs.com) offers a free account you can register for and start writing with immediately, plus a PRO upgrade the site promotes with the line "Supercharge Writer by upgrading to a PRO account!" The catch: the homepage doesn't spell out which features sit behind PRO, so the honest answer is that the free tier covers the core distraction-free writing experience described on the site, and PRO is positioned as an enhancement rather than a requirement to write. If you only need to draft, save, and export text, the free account is the place to start; check the PRO page before paying if you need a specific capability.
What the free account gives you
Based on the features Writer advertises on its homepage, a registered free account is presented as covering:
- Distraction-free writing — a minimal interface with no fonts, bold, or italics, just your words.
- Unlimited documents of any length, saved online and accessible from any computer.
- Automatic backups — multiple revisions of every document saved as you write, transmitted securely and backed up nightly.
- Export options — built-in exporters for Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, WordPress, and more, plus conversion to PDF, HTML, and ePub.
- Customization — paper and text colors, fonts, sounds (electric or mechanical typewriter effects, or off), and line spacing.
- Writing goals and statistics — per-document or per-session word/character count goals or timers, plus writing history charts.
The homepage does not label any of these as PRO-only, so treat them as the baseline the free account is meant to deliver.
What PRO is for
The only PRO information in the available site material is the upgrade prompt itself. There is no published feature list, price, or free-vs-PRO comparison table in the source, so:
- Don't assume PRO removes a limit you've seen documented — no limits are stated for the free tier.
- Don't assume PRO is required for exports, backups, or goals — those are described without a PRO qualifier.
- Do treat PRO as the place to look if you want more than the core writing, saving, and exporting described above.
How to decide
| Your need | Reasonable starting point |
|---|---|
| Draft and finish writing with minimal interface | Free account |
| Store unlimited documents and rely on automatic backups | Free account (as described) |
| Export to Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, WordPress, PDF, HTML, ePub | Free account (as described) |
| Set word-count goals and track writing history | Free account (as described) |
| Something beyond what's listed above | Check the PRO page before upgrading |
Before you upgrade
- Register for a free account and write a real document in it.
- Try the specific feature you care about — export to your platform of choice, set a goal, check revision history.
- If everything you need works, there's no stated reason to upgrade.
- If you hit a wall, open the PRO page and confirm the feature you want is actually included there, along with the current price.
The site's own framing supports this order: it invites you to "Register for free and start writing" first, and presents PRO as an optional boost.