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This is a comparison of word processor programs.
This table provides general information about selected word processor programs.
Program | Developer | Initial release | Platform | Latest release | License | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Version | Date | ||||||
AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | AmigaOS | 3.0.7 [1] ![]() | 2025-07-31 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
BeOS | |||||||
BSD | |||||||
GNU/Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
MorphOS | |||||||
SkyOS | |||||||
Unix | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Zeta | |||||||
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation [a] | 2012-05-08 | BSD | 4.1.14 [2] ![]() | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
GNU/Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Solaris/Illumos | |||||||
Unix | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
AppleWorks | Apple Inc. | 1991 | macOS | 6.2.9 [3] ![]() | 2004-01-14 | Proprietary | Cost |
Windows | 6.2.2 [4] ![]() | 2004-01-20 | |||||
Applix Word | Vistasource Inc. | GNU/Linux | 6.0 | Proprietary | Cost | ||
1992 | Windows | ||||||
Atlantis Word Processor | The Atlantis Word Processor Team | 2000 | Windows | 4.4.2.1 [5] ![]() | 2024-11-08 | Proprietary | No cost and cost |
Bean | James Hoover | 2007-05-01 | macOS | 3.7.0 [6] ![]() | 2024-05-16 | Proprietary | No cost [b] |
Calligra Words | KDE | 1998 | BSD | 4.0.1 [7] ![]() | 2024-09-02 | LGPL | No cost |
GNU/Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2019 [c] | Android | 24.05.1 [8] ![]() | 2025-05-30 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
2021 [d] | BSD | Build your own | Build your own | ||||
2019 [c] | ChromeOS | 24.05.1 [8] ![]() | 2025-05-30 | ||||
2019 [c] | iOS | 25.04.2 [9] ![]() | 2025-07-03 | ||||
2019 [c] | iPadOS | 25.04.2 [9] ![]() | 2025-07-03 | ||||
2016 [e] | Linux | Online server: 25.04.2.3 [10] ![]() | 2025-06-19 | ||||
2015 [f] | Desktop app: 24.04.15 [11] ![]() | 2025-06-27 | |||||
2015 [f] | macOS | 24.04.15 [11] ![]() | 2025-06-27 | ||||
2015 [f] | Windows | 24.04.15 [11] ![]() | 2025-06-27 | ||||
CopyDesk | Quark, Inc. | 1991 | macOS | 7 | 2007 | Proprietary | Cost |
Windows | |||||||
EZ Word | Andrew Project | 1985 | GNU/Linux | 7.5 | 1996 | MIT-CMU | No cost |
Unix | |||||||
FrameMaker | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1986 | macOS | 15.0 | 2019-08-22 | Proprietary | Cost |
Unix | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
FreeOffice TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2012? | macOS | 1224 | 2025-03-18 | Proprietary | No cost |
Linux | 1224 | 2025-03-18 | |||||
Windows | 1224 | 2025-03-18 | |||||
Gobe Productive | Gobe Software | 1998-08 | BeOS | 2.0.1 [12] | 2000-02-29 | Proprietary | Cost |
2001-12-12 [13] | Windows | 3.04 [14] | 2003-07-08 | ||||
Google Docs | 2006 [g] | Android [h] | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost | |
ChromeOS [i] | |||||||
iOS [h] | |||||||
Linux [i] | |||||||
macOS [h] | |||||||
Windows [h] | |||||||
Hangul | Haansoft | 1989 | Android | 2022 | 2022 | Proprietary | Cost |
GNU/Linux | |||||||
iOS | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Ichitaro | JustSystems | 1983-10 | DOS | 4.3 | 1989-12 | Proprietary | Cost |
2004-12 | GNU/Linux | ||||||
1995-07 | macOS | ||||||
1993-04 | OS/2 | ||||||
1993-04 | Windows | 2022 | 2022-02-10 | ||||
InCopy | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1999 | macOS | 17.3 [15] ![]() | 2022-05 | Proprietary | No cost |
Windows | |||||||
Jarte [j] | Carolina Road Software, LLC | 2001-07 | Windows | 6.2 [16] ![]() | 2018-04 | Proprietary | No cost and cost |
KOffice KWord | Reginald Stadlbauer, KDE | 1998 | GNU/Linux | 2.3.3 [17] ![]() | 2011-02-23 | GPL LGPL | No cost |
Windows | |||||||
LibreOffice Writer | The Document Foundation | 2011-01-25 | BSD | MPL-2.0 | No cost | ||
GNU/Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Unix | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Lotus Symphony | Lotus Software | 2008 | GNU/Linux | 3.0.1 FP2 [18] [19] ![]() | 2012-11-29 | Proprietary | ? |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Lotus Word Pro | Lotus Software | 1989 [k] | Windows | 9.8.6.1 [20] ![]() | 2009-02-05 | Proprietary | Cost |
LyX | The LyX Project | 1995 | GNU/Linux | 2.4.4 [21] ![]() | 2025-06-22 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
Mellel | RedleX | 2002 | macOS | 5.1.2 [22] ![]() | 2022-05-27 | Proprietary | Cost |
Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | Android | 16 | 2021 | Proprietary | Cost | |
1985 | AT&T Unix PC | ||||||
1986 | Atari ST | 1.05 | 1986 | ||||
1983 | DOS | 6.0 | 1993 | ||||
iOS | 2.56 | 2021-12-12 | |||||
1985 | macOS | 16 | 2021 | ||||
1989 | OS/2 | 5.5 | 1991 | ||||
1990 | SCO Unix | 5.1 | 1991 | ||||
1989 | Windows | 16 | 2021 | ||||
1983-10-25 | Xenix | ||||||
Microsoft Works | Microsoft Corporation | 1987-09-14 | DOS | 3.0b ![]() | 1993 | Proprietary | Cost |
1988 | macOS | 4.0b ![]() | 1994 | ||||
1991 | Windows | 9 [23] ![]() | 2007-09-28 | ||||
NeoOffice Writer | Planamesa Software | 2003-06-22 | macOS | 2022.7 [24] ![]() | 2023-09-04 | GPL | No cost |
Nisus Writer | Nisus Software | 1989 | macOS | 6.5 [25] | 2001 | Proprietary | Cost |
2003 | macOS | 4.3 (Express) [26] | 2022-09-01 | ||||
2007 | macOS | 3.3 (Pro) [27] | 2022-09-01 | ||||
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Ascensio System SIA | 2016 | GNU/Linux | 9.0 [28] ![]() | 2025-06-18 | AGPL-3.0-only | No cost |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems [l] Oracle Corporation [m] | 2002-05 | BSD | Apache-2.0 | No cost | ||
GNU/Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Solaris/Illumos | |||||||
Unix | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Pages | Apple Inc. | 2005-01-11 | iOS | 13.0 ![]() | 2023-03-30 | Proprietary | Cost |
macOS | 13.0 ![]() | 2023-03-30 | |||||
PolyEdit | PolySoft Solutions | 1998 | Windows | 5.4 [29] ![]() | 2010-04-07 | Proprietary | Cost |
StarOffice | Sun Microsystems | 1994 | GNU/Linux | 9.0U3 [30] [31] [32] ![]() | 2009-09-09 | Proprietary | Cost |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
TeXmacs | Joris van der Hoeven | 1996? | GNU/Linux | 2.1.4 [33] ![]() | 2024-03-11 | GPL-3.0-or-later | No cost |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Ted | Mark de Does | 1999 | Atari ST | 2.23 [34] ![]() | 2013-02-01 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost |
BSD | |||||||
GNU/Linux | |||||||
Unix | |||||||
TextEdit | Apple Inc. | 1993? [n] | macOS | 1.18 ![]() | 2022-10-24 | BSD-3-Clause | No cost |
TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2012-08 | Android | Proprietary | Cost | ||
1987 | DOS | ||||||
2002 | FreeBSD | ||||||
2003-05? | GNU/Linux | 2024.1224 [35] ![]() | 2025-03-18 | ||||
2022-06-08 | iOS | ||||||
2018? | macOS | ||||||
1994-04? | Windows | 2024.1224 [35] ![]() | 2025-03-18 | ||||
WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2012-03-23 | Android | 16.3.7 | 2022-07-22 | Proprietary | Cost |
1988 | DOS | Dropped | |||||
2014 | GNU/Linux | 11.1.0.11664 | 2022-06-08 | ||||
2014 | iOS | 11.24.1 | 2022-07-14 | ||||
2019 | macOS | 4.2.1 | 2022-07-15 | ||||
1995? | Windows | 11.2.0.11191 | 2022-07-05 | ||||
WordPad | Microsoft Corporation | 1995 | Windows | Proprietary | Cost | ||
WordPerfect | Corel Corporation | 1980 | OpenVMS | 5.1 | Proprietary | Cost | |
Windows | 2021 [36] ![]() | 2021-05 | |||||
Word processor | Developer | Initial release | Platform | Latest release | License | Cost | |
Version | Date |
This table gives characteristics of each word processor program.
Program | Grammar checker | Cross referencing | Bibliography | Graphic editing | Mail merging | Spell checker | Smartfont typography [o] | Math support | Conditional text | LTR/RTL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AbiWord | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
AppleWorks | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | |||||
Atlantis Word Processor | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | No | ? | No |
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes [p] | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [q] | Yes [37] | Yes [38] | Yes |
Bean | No | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | |||
Collabora Online Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [r] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CopyDesk | No | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | ||||
FrameMaker | No | Yes [39] | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes [40] | Yes [41] | ? |
GNU TeXmacs | No | Yes | Yes | Yes [s] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Google Docs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Han/Gul | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | |
Ichitaro | Yes [t] | ? | ? | Yes [t] | No | ? | ||||
InCopy | No | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes [42] | ? | |||
Jarte | No | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ||
KWord | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ||
LibreOffice Writer | Yes [u] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [43] | Yes [44] | Yes |
IBM Lotus Symphony | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ||
Lotus Word Pro | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ||
LyX | Yes [45] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Mathematica | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Mellel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Microsoft Word | Yes [v] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No [w] | Yes [x] | No | Yes |
Microsoft Works | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
NeoOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
OpenOffice.org Writer | Yes [p] | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [q] | Yes [46] | Yes [47] | Yes |
Pages | Yes | No | Yes [y] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes [z] | ? | |
StarOffice Writer | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [q] | ? | ||
Ted | No | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | |||
TextEdit | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ||
TextMaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
WordPad | No | No | Yes | |||||||
WPS Office | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
WordPerfect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? |
Word processor | Grammar checker | Cross referencing | Bibliography | Graphic editing | Mail merging | Spell checker | Smartfont typography [o] | Math support | Conditional text | LTR/RTL |
This table shows the operating systems supported by the latest program version
Program | Windows | macOS | GNU/Linux | BSD | BeOS/Zeta | AmigaOS/MorphOS | UNIX | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AbiWord | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | QNX, Solaris |
AppleWorks | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Applix Word | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Atlantis Word Processor | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | OpenVMS |
Bean | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Collabora Online Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Android ChromeOS iOS iPadOS |
CopyDesk | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
EZ Word | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
FrameMaker | Yes | Yes [aa] | No | No | No | No | Yes [ab] | No |
Gobe Productive | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Google Docs | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Android ChromeOS iOS iPadOS |
GNU TeXmacs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Groff | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Han/Gul | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Ichitaro | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
InCopy | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Jarte | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
KWord | Yes [ac] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
LibreOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
IBM Lotus Symphony | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Lotus Word Pro | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
LyX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | OS/2 Haiku ChromeOS |
Mathematica | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Mellel | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Microsoft Word | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Microsoft Works | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
NeoOffice Writer | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Nisus Writer | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
OpenOffice.org Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | OpenVMS |
Pages | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | iOS |
PolyEdit | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
StarOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Ted | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Atari ST |
TextEdit | No | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No |
TextMaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Android |
WPS Office | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Android |
WordPad | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
WordPerfect | Yes | No | No [ad] | No | No | No [ae] | No [af] | OpenVMS [ag] |
Word processor | Windows | Mac OS X | GNU/Linux | BSD | BeOS/Zeta | AmigaOS/MorphOS | UNIX | Other |
This table gives a comparison of the file formats each program can import or open.
Program | HTML | LaTeX | ODF .odt | RTF | Word .doc | WordPerfect | OOXML .docx | SXW | UOF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AbiWord | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Atlantis Word Processor | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bean | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Collabora Online Writer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CopyDesk | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
FrameMaker | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||
GNU TeXmacs | Yes [ah] | Yes [ai] | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Google Docs | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Ichitaro | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
InCopy | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Jarte | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes [48] | ||
KWord | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [49] | Yes | No |
LibreOffice Writer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus Symphony | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Lotus Word Pro | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
LyX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Depends [aj] | No | No | No | No |
Mathematica | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |||
Microsoft Word | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Microsoft Works | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
NeoOffice Writer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
OpenOffice.org Writer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pages | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
PolyEdit | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
StarOffice Writer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Ted | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
TextEdit | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
TextMaker | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
WPS Office | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
WordPad | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
WordPerfect | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Word processor | HTML | LaTeX | ODF .odt | RTF | Word .doc | WordPerfect | OOXML .docx | SXW | UOF |
This table gives a comparison of the file formats each program can export or save. In some cases, omitting an export format (Microsoft Word's omission of WordPerfect export is the best known example) was a sales rather than a technical measure.
Program | HTML | LaTeX | ODF .odt | RTF | Word .doc | WordPerfect | OOXML .docx | UOF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AbiWord | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial [ak] [50] | Yes | Yes | No [al] | Yes [52] | No |
Atlantis Word Processor | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Bean | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Collabora Online Writer | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
CopyDesk | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
FrameMaker | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
GNU TeXmacs | Yes [am] | Yes [an] | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Google Docs | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Ichitaro | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
InCopy | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
Jarte | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
KWord | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
LibreOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus Symphony | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Lotus Word Pro | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
LyX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Mathematica | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
Microsoft Word | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Microsoft Works | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
NeoOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
OpenOffice.org Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Pages | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
PolyEdit | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
StarOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Ted | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
TextEdit | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
TextMaker | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
WPS Office | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
WordPad | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
WordPerfect | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Word processor | HTML | LaTeX | ODF .odt | RTF | Word .doc | WordPerfect | OOXML .docx | UOF |
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