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The following table compares general and technical information for document interfaces.
| Concept | memory efficiency | multiple type document | small-sized content | use simultaneously different application | easy to view all document labels of same type document | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single document interface | No | Yes | No | No | depends on Window System | Inkscape |
| Single document window splitting | No | No | No | No | depends on Window System | |
| MDI: Overlappable windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | depends on Application | Opera [ citation needed ] |
| MDI: Tabbed document interface | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | gedit, Firefox |
| MDI: Window splitting | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| MDI: IDE-style interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Eclipse |
| Controlled Single Document Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | depends on Window System | GIMP |
