The following is a list of notable word processor programs.
Word processor programs Free and open-source software Title Platform Notes AbiWord AmigaOS, Linux, ReactOS, Solaris Apache OpenOffice Writer Linux, macOS, Windows Calligra Words Linux, Windows Collabora Online Writer Android, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, macOS, Online, Windows Docs Web application GNU TeXmacs Linux, macOS, Windows Document preparation system Groff BSD, Linux LibreOffice Writer Linux, macOS, Windows; Unofficial: Android, ChromeOS, FreeBSD, Haiku, iOS, iPadOS, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris LyX ChromeOS, Haiku, OS/2, Linux, macOS, UNIX, Windows TeX frontend TextEdit macOS, Linux WordGrinder Linux, macOS, Windows
Freeware and proprietary suites Title Platform Notes Apple Pages iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Online Atlantis Word Processor Windows Baraha Windows Bean macOS DavkaWriter macOS, Windows Final Draft macOS, Windows Screenplay/teleplay word processor Adobe FrameMaker Windows Gobe Productive Word Processor Windows, Linux Google Docs Web application, Android, iOS Hangul Windows, macOS, Linux Also known as HWP IA Writer macOS, iOS, Windows, Android IBM SCRIPT IBM VM/370 IBM SCRIPT/VS IBM z/VM, z/OS systems Ichitaro Windows Japanese word processor produced by JustSystems Adobe InCopy macOS, Windows iStudio Publisher macOS Jarte Windows JustSystems Windows Mathematica Linux, macOS, Windows Technical and scientific word processing Mellel macOS, iPadOS Microsoft Word Online, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS Nextcloud Web application Nextcloud Text / Nextcloud Office Nisus Writer macOS Nota Bene Windows, macOS OnlyOffice Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, Online Polaris Office Android, Windows Mobile, Windows, macOS, iOS PolyEdit Windows RagTime Windows, macOS Scrivener Windows, macOS, iOS (unofficial Linux) TechWriter RISC OS Text Control Windows Word Processing SDK Library TextMaker Windows, Linux, Android, iOS Part of SoftMaker Office ThinkFree Office Write Windows, macOS, Linux Ulysses macOS, iPadOS, iOS WordPerfect Windows, Linux WPS Writer Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS Part of WPS Office WriteOnline Web application
Discontinued word processor programs Title Platform Notes 1st Word/1st Word Plus Atari ST and Acorn AM Jacquard Systems running Type-Rite, its own proprietary software Adobe Buzzword Aldus PageMaker Windows, Mac OS, OS/2 Succeeded by Adobe InDesign AppleWorks Windows, Mac OS Formerly ClarisWorks Word Processing, also an older and unrelated application for Apple II. Succeeded by iWork. Amí Windows developed and marketed by Samna Apple Writer Apple II, Apple III SuperWriter Apricot Portable Built-in word processor in Apricot Computers devices Authorea word processor for students and researchers AstroType (later AstroComp) AtariWriter Atari 8-bit Bank Street Writer Bravo CEO Data General's AOS and AOS/VS operating systems ChiWriter CPT Word Processors Cut & Paste DeskMate "Text" component DisplayWrite PC DOS/MS-DOS, MVS-CICS, VM/CMS, OS/400 Documents To Go Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian DPCX /DOSF EasyWriter Apple II and MS-DOS (CP/M) Edit Mac Edit.exe MS-DOS Edlin MS-DOS Electric Pencil many Enable MS-DOS Excellence Amiga EZ Word The First XLEnt Word Processor FullWrite Professional Mac geoWrite component of GEOS Gypsy Homepak Commodore 64 and Atari IBM 3730 IBM Lotus Symphony Interleaf now called QuickSilver JWPce Japanese word processor, designed primarily for the English speaker who is reading or writing in Japanese. Last release was in 2005 KindWords Amiga computers KWord Last release was in 2011 Lexicon LocoScript Lotus Manuscript Lotus Word Pro Windows MacWrite Magic Desk Commodore 64 Magic Wand CP/M Replaced by Peachtext MindWrite Mac MultiMate MS-DOS NeoOffice Mac OS Discontinued in 2024 NewWord Developed by NewStar Software Inc., this was a clone of WordStar OfficeWriter MS-DOS Developed by Office Solutions, Inc. PaperClip Commodore 64 computers Pathetic Writer Last release was in 2006 PC-Write Peachtext CP/M, DOS Perfect Writer CP/M, MS-DOS Personal QWERTY MS-DOS Developed by HFK Software pfs:Write Professional Write/IBM Writing Assistant PROFS IBM VM series Protext Q&A Write DOS / Windows QText DOS, Windows QuickOffice Android, BlackBerry OS, HP webOS, iOS, Palm OS, Symbian Discontinued since 2014 Samna Word MS-DOS Developed by Samna Corp. Scripsit SimpleText Apple System 7-9 pfs:First Choice lighter-weight version of the pfs suite; DOS SpeedScript Commodore 64 computers Spellbinder MS-DOS Developed by Lexisoft, Inc. Sprint StarOffice Writer Taste Tasword TeachText Mac Ted Unix, Linux Last release was in 2013 Textra MS-DOS Developed by Ann Arbor Software TJ-2 Trelby Last release was in 2013 Type-Rite A M Jacquard machines VizaWrite Volkswriter DOS, OS-9 Word Result MS-DOS Developed by Handic Software AB WordMARC Works Windows AbandonedWordPadWindowsIncluded in Windows 95 to Windows 11. Discontinued in 2023. WordStar CP/M, Apple II, MS-DOS, Windows WordWriter 128Commodore 128 Write Windows Replaced by WordPad which was later abandoned WriteNow Mac / NeXT XyWrite MS-DOS, Windows Zarnegar with Persian/Arabic and Latin script support
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