List of word processing programs

This article is an alphabetical list of word processing software . Basics can be found in the article on word processing .

Simple programs

• Bean (software) (free software for macOS , the last version is 3.2.5 for OS-X 10.5+ from March 8, 2013 - Bean has not been further developed since then)
• Microsoft Write (up to MS Windows 3.11)
• Microsoft Windows WordPad (from MS Windows 95)
• Apple TextEdit (macOS editor)
• BBEdit (for Mac OS Classic and macOS)
• PC-Write

More complex programs

• AbiWord
• Atlantis Wordprocessor
• AppleWorks , formerly ClarisWorks (Office package for Mac OS Classic and macOS)
• Cassiopeia Scientific word processing with MathML and LaTeX support ( http://www.advanced-science.com/ProductsCassiopeia.html )
• Celtx (freeware, primarily for screenplays, scripts, pre-production but also for novels)
• Breadbox-Ensemble Office package including DTP capabilities and PC / GEOS -V4.x, a GUI for X86 PCs with MS-DOS and other DOS variants.
• FrameMaker from Adobe
• Groff
• HIT / CLOU (word processing)
• Calligra Suite
• LibreOffice
• Lotus Word Pro
• LyX ( WYSIWYM editor that controls LaTeX )
• Mellel (for macOS)
• Microsoft Works (program package)
• Microsoft Word
• NeoOffice ( OpenOffice.org descendant for Mac)
• Nisus Writer (for Mac OS Classic )
• Apache OpenOffice Writer
• LibreOffice Writer
• StarOffice Writer
• Pandoc
• patchwork
• Pages for macOS, part of Apple's iWork office suite
• Papyrus Author (former Papyrus Office) (Win, Mac, TOS , OS / 2 )
• Publicon from Wolfram Research (especially for scientific needs)
• QuarkCopyDesk
• QuarkXPress - more of a professional layout program
• RagTime (Office / Layout / DTP)
• TeX / LaTeX
• TextMaker (from SoftMaker )
• WordPerfect from Corel

Collaborative writing

→ Main article : Collaborative writing

• Celtx (primarily for scripts, scripts, film pre-production, but also for novels)
• Etherpad (can be used on free EtherPad installation on the WWW or on its own web server )
• MoonEdit (for Linux , Windows , FreeBSD )
• SubEthaEdit (for macOS)
• Writely

Historical programs

• 1st Word Plus for GEM ( Atari ST and IBM-PC)
• AmiPro
• DisplayWrite (IBM PC Text)
• Documentum (CBM Amiga, A500 to A3000T)
• Euroscript , in USA XyWrite
• GEOS operating system including office package for home computers Commodore C64 , C128 , Commodore Plus / 4 and Apple II
• MacWrite and MacWrite Pro
• MT text (for DOS)
• Papyrus and ProteXt (for the Atari ST)
• Signum (for the Atari ST)
• Script and SpeedScript (for the Atari ST)
• Supertext Lex-11 (ACE Microsystems) for operating systems RT11, RSTS and RSX ( VAX ). Later also Unix and DOS
• Tasword (ZX 81, ZX Spectrum, ZX Spectrum 128, Sam Coupé, Commodore 64, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW , Tatung Einstein, IBM PC)
• Tempus-Word (for the Atari ST)
• Textomat (for the Commodore C64)
• That's Write (for the Atari ST)
• Vizawrite (for the Commodore C64)
• WiTex (scientific word processing, MS-DOS)
• WordStar

Foreign language programs

• Madhyam for Indian languages
• Pladao Office OpenOffice.org descendant for Thai

Word processor for children

• Gio-Key-Board (speaking freeware word processor with initial keyboard )

Web links

1. ↑ Web presence for the Bean program
2. ↑ Script - AtariUpToDate. In: www.atariuptodate.de. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .