Mac OS X only: Free, open source application Bean is a lightweight, Cocoa-based word processor for Macs. When we highlighted NeoOffice, the Mac-like port of OpenOffice.org, a lot of readers wanted to ...

The Zerowriter Ink offers no such distractions: it’s a simple word processor with a mechanical keyboard, an e-ink display and the ability to make you a little more productive. It’s designed by Adam ...

At first, I wasn’t positive I could make it work. Then I did. Now I can’t imagine life without it. Hello again, and welcome ...

Word processing apps are as old as the personal computer, but what counts as a “word processor” turns out to be almost as contentious as determining the “best” word processor. In this TidBITS reader ...

My first word processor on Unix was Aster*x (renamed to Applix later). We also used Framemaker but that is overkill for simple word processing tasks. Aster*x was actually a very functional product. I ...

Who ever said operating systems were only for devices? From the early trinity of floppy disks packaged in a cardboard box to the connectivity of today’s O365, Office has become the go-to productivity ...

I spent the past month collaboratively writing an iPhone book in Google Docs, and frankly, the experience was fantastic. The sharing and organizational features in Google Docs and Spreadsheets are ...

WordPad is a simple word processor that is native to all versions of the Windows operating system. Although WordPad has all the basic functions you would need to create a text document, it is unable ...

Write 2 lives somewhere between being a basic text editor and a full-fledged word processor, which makes it a solid tool for basic and semi-advanced users who want to get work done. Affordably priced.