List of word processors

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The following is a list of notable word processors.

## Contents

* 1 Word processors
* 1.1 Free and open-source software
* 1.2 Freeware and proprietary suites
* 2 Discontinued Word Processors
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 Notes

## Word processors

### Free and open-source software

* AbiWord – available for AmigaOS, Linux, ReactOS and Solaris
* Apache OpenOffice Writer – available for Linux, macOS and Windows
* Calligra Words – available for Linux and Windows
* Collabora Online Writer – available for Android, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, Mac, Online and Windows
* GNU TeXmacs – document preparation system – available for Linux, macOS and Windows
* Groff – available for BSD and Linux
* LibreOffice Writer – available for Linux, macOS and Windows, and unofficial: Android, ChromeOS, FreeBSD, Haiku, iOS, iPadOS, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Solaris
* LyX – TeX – available for ChromeOS, Haiku, OS/2, Linux, macOS, UNIX and Windows
* TextEdit – available for macOS and Linux
* WordGrinder – available for Linux, macOS and Windows

### Freeware and proprietary suites

* Apple Pages – available for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and online
* Atlantis Word Processor – available for Windows
* Baraha – available for Windows
* Bean – available for macOS
* DavkaWriter – available for macOS and Windows
* Final Draft – screenplay/teleplay word processor, available for macOS and Windows
* Adobe FrameMaker – Windows
* Gobe Productive Word Processor – Windows and Linux
* Google Docs
* Hangul (also known as HWP) – Windows, Mac and Linux
* IA Writer – Mac, iOS
* IBM SCRIPT – IBM VM/370
* IBM SCRIPT/VS – IBM z/VM or z/OS systems
* Ichitaro – Japanese word processor produced by JustSystems
* Adobe InCopy – Mac and Windows
* iStudio Publisher – Mac
* Jarte – Windows
* JustSystems – Windows
* Mathematica – technical and scientific word processing
* Mellel – Mac
* Microsoft Word – Online, Windows and Mac
* Nextcloud
* Nisus Writer – Mac
* Nota Bene – Windows, Mac
* OnlyOffice
* Polaris Office – Android and Windows Mobile
* PolyEdit – Windows
* RagTime – Windows and Mac
* Scrivener – Windows, Mac and Linux
* TechWriter – RISC OS
* Text Control – Word Processing SDK Library
* TextMaker – Windows and Linux
* ThinkFree Office Write – Windows, Mac and Linux
* Ulysses – Mac, iPadOS, iOS
* WordPerfect – Windows and Linux
* WPS Writer – Windows and Linux
* WriteOnline
* XaitPorter – word processor for Enterprise, allowing both single-user and team collaboration approach

## Discontinued Word Processors

Title  | Platform  | Notes

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1st Word/1st Word Plus | Atari ST family and Acorn |
AM Jacquard Systems |  | running Type-Rite, its own proprietary software[1]
Adobe Buzzword |  |
Adobe 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 family |
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 DOS (CP/M) |
Edit | Mac |
Edit.exe | DOS |
Edlin | DOS |
Electric Pencil | many |
Enable | DOS |
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
Microsoft Works |  | abandoned
Microsoft Write | Windows | Replaced by WordPad
MindWrite | Mac |
MultiMate | MS-DOS |
NewWord |  | Developed by NewStar Software Inc., this was a clone of WordStar[2]
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[3][4]
TJ-2 |  |
Trelby |  | Last release was in 2013
Type-Rite | A M Jacquard machines[1] |
VizaWrite |  |
Volkswriter | DOS, OS-9 |
Word Result | MS-DOS | Developed by Handic Software AB[5]
WordMARC |  |
WordPad | Windows  | WordPad – ("Write" in Windows 1 to 3) included in Windows 1.01 to 11. Discontinued in 2023.[6]
WordStar | CP/M, Apple II, DOS, Windows |
WordWriter 128  | Commodore 128  |
WriteNow | Mac / NeXT |
XyWrite | MS-DOS, Windows |
Zarnegar |  | with Persian/Arabic and Latin script support

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

## See also

* Comparison of word processors
* List of office suites
* List of text editors
* Online office suite
* Online spreadsheet

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 WP Doubles Consultant's Productivity. Computerworld. 11 October 1982. https://books.google.com/books?id=LW9X-GFY68sC&q=AM+Jacquard+Systems&pg=PA32. Retrieved 19 February 2012. "Their word processors, manufactured by AM Jacquard Systems and in operation at Stanwick since 1978, have significantly reduced time required to handle ..."
2. ↑ "Power Performance: Nine Programmable Mail-mergers". PC Magazine (Ziff Davis Publishing Company) 5 (8): 168. 1986-04-29. https://books.google.com/books?id=lmtbry-ytXgC&pg=PA168. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
3. ↑ "Word Processing: The Latest Word". PC Magazine (Ziff Davis Publishing Company) 4 (17): 127. 1985-08-20. https://books.google.com/books?id=wtckANahGXIC&pg=PA127. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
4. ↑ (in en) PC Mag. 1992-05-26. pp. 219. https://books.google.com/books?id=hnvCf6WlcYcC&q=TEXTRA+dos&pg=PP221.
5. ↑ "Power Performance: Nine Programmable Mail-mergers". PC Magazine (Ziff Davis Publishing Company) 5 (8): 181. 1986-04-29. https://books.google.com/books?id=lmtbry-ytXgC&pg=PA181. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
6. ↑ Main, Nikki (4 September 2023). "Three Decades After Launch, Microsoft's WordPad Is Headed to the Trash Bin". https://gizmodo.com/burning-mans-fyre-fest-moment-is-coming-to-a-close-1850804036.

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Word processors

* List
* Comparison
* of early word processors

Open-source|

* AbiWord
* Apache OpenOffice Writer
* Bean (up to v. 2.x)
* Calligra Words
* GNU TeXmacs
* KWord
* LibreOffice Writer
* LyX
* NeoOffice Writer
* OpenOffice Writer
* ShareLaTeX
* Ted

Freeware|

* Adobe Buzzword
* Atlantis Nova
* Bean (since v. 3.x)
* Google Docs
* IBM Lotus Symphony
* Jarte (standard)
* TextMaker (2008)

Retail|

| Cross-platform|

* Adobe InCopy
* Corel WordPerfect (up to v. 9.0)
* Hangul
* Ichitaro
* Kingsoft Writer
* Microsoft Word
* Scrivener
* StarOffice Writer
* TextMaker

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Classic Mac OS only
(and Classic Environment)|

* Nisus Writer

MacOS only|

* Apple Pages
* Mellel
* Nisus Writer Express

Windows only|

* Atlantis Word Processor
* Corel WordPerfect (since v. 10.0)
* IBM Lotus Word Pro
* Jarte (enhanced)
* Microsoft Works
* Nota Bene
* MobiSystems OfficeSuite
* PolyEdit
* Scientific WorkPlace
* WordPad
* XyWrite

Hardware word processors (pre-PC)|

* AlphaSmart
* CPT Corporation
* Friden Flexowriter
* IBM Displaywriter System
* IBM MT/ST
* Wang

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