This table provides general information about selected word processors.

The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... 602PC Suite is an office suite by Software602 company. ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... AbiWord is a Free Software word processor licensed under the GNU General Public License. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Ability Plus Software is a global software company, the producer of a suite of low-cost (when compared to its competitors), yet similarly-featured applications. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... AppleWorks is an office suite of software applications sold by Apple Computer. ... Apple Inc. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Applix Word is a proprietary word processor that has been available for Linux since 1996. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Atlantis Nova is the light version of the Rising Sun Solutions, Inc. ... The term Freeware refers to gratis proprietary software with closed source. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term Freeware refers to gratis proprietary software with closed source. ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nagware is a term of distinction used to differentiate between types of shareware software. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... EZ Word, a word processor that is part of the Andrew User Interface System, was the first graphical word processor available for Linux. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... Adobe FrameMaker is a desktop publishing application that is popular for large documents. ... Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) is a computer software company that was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... TEXMACS on Fedora Core 2 GNU TEXMACS (alternatively, TeXmacs) is a free scientific word processor component of the GNU project, which was inspired by both TeX and GNU Emacs. ... The GNU logo, drawn by Etienne Suvasa The GNU Project was announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Groff is the GNU replacement for the troff and nroff text formatters. ... There have been a number of people named James Clark James Clark (Kentucky) was Governor of Kentucky from 1836 to 1839 James Clark (runner) was an early twentieth century marathon runner James H. Clark, internet entrepreneur, founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and WebMD James Clark (XML expert) the author of... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Hangul (also known as Hangul Word Processor or HWP) is a proprietary word processing application published by the South Korean company Haansoft Corporation (hangul:한글과컴퓨터). Hanguls support for the special needs of the Korean written language has gained it widespread use in South Korea. ... Haansoft Corporation (hangul:한글과컴퓨터, Hangeulgwa Keomputeo (Hangeul and Computer)) is a computer software company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... The term Freeware refers to gratis proprietary software with closed source. ... Ichitaro (一太郎) is a Japanese word processor produced by Justsystem, a Japanese software company. ... JustSystems Corporation ) is a major Japanese software development house. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... In computing, KWord is a free word processor, member of the KOffice project of the KDE Desktop Environment The text-layout scheme in KWord is based on frames, making it similar to Adobe FrameMaker. ... KDE (K Desktop Environment) (IPA: ) is a free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use desktop environment. ... GNU logo The GNU Lesser General Public License (formerly the GNU Library General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. ... Lotus Word Pro is word processor software produced by IBMs Lotus Software group for use on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers. ... IBM redirects here. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... Lotus Software (called Lotus Development Corporation before its acquisition by IBM) is an American software company with its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Samna was an Atlanta, Georgia, USA based computer software company that was bought by Lotus Development Corporation in November 1990 for $65 million USD. Samna was famous for introducing Ami, a graphics-based word processor, in 1988, which Samna claimed was the first major Windows-based word processor on the... Lotus Word Pro is word processor software produced by IBMs Lotus Software group for use on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers. ... SmartSuite is an office suite from IBMs Lotus Software group. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... (written as LyX in plain text) is a document processor following the self-coined what you see is what you mean paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. ... Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Mellel (, the Hebrew for text) is a word processor for Mac OS X, purported to be especially suited for technical and academic writers. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Microsoft Works is an office suite available from the Microsoft Corporation. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Nisus Writer - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Nota Bene is a Latin phrase meaning Note Well, coming from notâre -- to note. ... Nota Bene is a Latin phrase meaning Note Well, coming from notâre -- to note. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... OpenOffice. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... GNU logo The GNU Lesser General Public License (formerly the GNU Library General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. ... For Bering Strait album, see Pages (album). ... Apple Inc. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus at Kew Gardens, London Papyrus is an early form of paper produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. ... PolyEdit is a small shareware word processor for Microsoft Windows. ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term Freeware refers to gratis proprietary software with closed source. ... The term Freeware refers to gratis proprietary software with closed source. ... StarOffice is Sun Microsystems proprietary office suite software package. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Screenshot of Ted 2. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... A screenshot of Apples TextEdit. ... Apple Inc. ... For other meanings, see Next. ... The OPENSTEP desktop. ... Mac OS X (IPA: ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... TextMaker is a word processor that is sold both alone and as part of the SoftMaker office suite. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... WordFile4ME is a shareware Object Linked Embedded (OLE) capable word processor with nine different stages/faces, to suit curriculum requirements the stage menu selector allows features to be enabled progressively. ... Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... WordPad is a simple word processor that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 upwards. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... Windows redirects here. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ... Corel Corporation is a US-listed Canadian computer software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ...

Characteristics

This table gives characteristics of each word processor.

Smartfont systems are font rendering systems that have advanced typographic features such as choosing the proper glyph automatically. ... 602PC Suite is an office suite by Software602 company. ... AbiWord is a Free Software word processor licensed under the GNU General Public License. ... AppleWorks is an office suite of software applications sold by Apple Computer. ... Applix Word is a proprietary word processor that has been available for Linux since 1996. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... EZ Word, a word processor that is part of the Andrew User Interface System, was the first graphical word processor available for Linux. ... Adobe FrameMaker is a desktop publishing application that is popular for large documents. ... TEXMACS on Fedora Core 2 GNU TEXMACS (alternatively, TeXmacs) is a free scientific word processor component of the GNU project, which was inspired by both TeX and GNU Emacs. ... Groff is an anglicized form of the surname ‘Graf’ or ‘Graff’ and of predominantly Swiss and sometimes German origin. ... Hangul (also known as Hangul Word Processor or HWP) is a proprietary word processing application published by the South Korean company Haansoft Corporation (hangul:한글과컴퓨터). Hanguls support for the special needs of the Korean written language has gained it widespread use in South Korea. ... Ichitaro (一太郎) is a Japanese word processor produced by Justsystem, a Japanese software company. ... In computing, KWord is a free word processor, member of the KOffice project of the KDE Desktop Environment The text-layout scheme in KWord is based on frames, making it similar to Adobe FrameMaker. ... Lotus Word Pro is word processor software produced by IBMs Lotus Software group for use on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers. ... (written as LyX in plain text) is a document processor following the self-coined what you see is what you mean paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. ... Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. ... Mellel (, the Hebrew for text) is a word processor for Mac OS X, purported to be especially suited for technical and academic writers. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... Microsoft Works is an office suite available from the Microsoft Corporation. ... Nisus Writer - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Nota Bene is a Latin phrase meaning Note Well, coming from notâre -- to note. ... OpenOffice. ... For Bering Strait album, see Pages (album). ... Papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus at Kew Gardens, London Papyrus is an early form of paper produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. ... PolyEdit is a small shareware word processor for Microsoft Windows. ... StarOffice is Sun Microsystems proprietary office suite software package. ... Screenshot of Ted 2. ... A screenshot of Apples TextEdit. ... TextMaker is a word processor that is sold both alone and as part of the SoftMaker office suite. ... WordFile4ME is a shareware Object Linked Embedded (OLE) capable word processor with nine different stages/faces, to suit curriculum requirements the stage menu selector allows features to be enabled progressively. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ...

Operating System Compatibility

This table gives a comparison of what operating systems are compatible with each word processor.

1. can run unsupported Version 5.1 Windows redirects here. ... Mac OS X (IPA: ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the Unix derivative distributed by the University of California, Berkeley, starting in the 1970s. ... BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. ... Magnussoft ZETA, previously yellowTAB ZETA, is an operating system formerly developed by yellowTAB of Germany based on the BeOS operating system developed by Be Inc. ... MorphOS is a mixed proprietary and open source operating system produced for the Pegasos PowerPC (PPC)-processor-based computer, most models of PPC-accelerated classic Amiga computers, and the EFIKA PPC consumer device. ... OpenVMS[1] (Open Virtual Memory System or just VMS) is the name of a high-end computer server operating system that runs on the VAX[2] and Alpha[3] family of computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts (DIGITAL was then purchased by Compaq, and is now owned... ReactOS is a project to develop an operating system that is binary-compatible with application software and device drivers for Microsoft Windows NT version 5. ... SkyOS is an operating system developed by Robert Szeleney. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... 602PC Suite is an office suite by Software602 company. ... AbiWord is a Free Software word processor licensed under the GNU General Public License. ... AppleWorks is an office suite of software applications sold by Apple Computer. ... Applix Word is a proprietary word processor that has been available for Linux since 1996. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... EZ Word, a word processor that is part of the Andrew User Interface System, was the first graphical word processor available for Linux. ... Adobe FrameMaker is a desktop publishing application that is popular for large documents. ... TEXMACS on Fedora Core 2 GNU TEXMACS (alternatively, TeXmacs) is a free scientific word processor component of the GNU project, which was inspired by both TeX and GNU Emacs. ... Groff is an anglicized form of the surname ‘Graf’ or ‘Graff’ and of predominantly Swiss and sometimes German origin. ... Hangul (also known as Hangul Word Processor or HWP) is a proprietary word processing application published by the South Korean company Haansoft Corporation (hangul:한글과컴퓨터). Hanguls support for the special needs of the Korean written language has gained it widespread use in South Korea. ... Ichitaro (一太郎) is a Japanese word processor produced by Justsystem, a Japanese software company. ... In computing, KWord is a free word processor, member of the KOffice project of the KDE Desktop Environment The text-layout scheme in KWord is based on frames, making it similar to Adobe FrameMaker. ... Lotus Word Pro is word processor software produced by IBMs Lotus Software group for use on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers. ... (written as LyX in plain text) is a document processor following the self-coined what you see is what you mean paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. ... Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. ... Mellel (, the Hebrew for text) is a word processor for Mac OS X, purported to be especially suited for technical and academic writers. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... Microsoft Works is an office suite available from the Microsoft Corporation. ... Nisus Writer - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Nota Bene is a Latin phrase meaning Note Well, coming from notâre -- to note. ... OpenOffice. ... For Bering Strait album, see Pages (album). ... Papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus at Kew Gardens, London Papyrus is an early form of paper produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. ... PolyEdit is a small shareware word processor for Microsoft Windows. ... StarOffice is Sun Microsystems proprietary office suite software package. ... Screenshot of Ted 2. ... A screenshot of Apples TextEdit. ... TextMaker is a word processor that is sold both alone and as part of the SoftMaker office suite. ... WordFile4ME is a shareware Object Linked Embedded (OLE) capable word processor with nine different stages/faces, to suit curriculum requirements the stage menu selector allows features to be enabled progressively. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ...

Import capabilities

This table gives a comparison of what word processor file formats each word processor can import. A file format is a particular way to encode information for storage in a computer file. ...

HTML, short for Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for the creation of web pages. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The OpenDocument format (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, full name: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) is a file format for electronic office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing documents (e. ... RTF may stand for: Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, the French national public broadcasting company between 1949 and 1964 Ready to Fly, In reference to RC airplanes. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ... AbiWord is a Free Software word processor licensed under the GNU General Public License. ... TEXMACS on Fedora Core 2 GNU TEXMACS (alternatively, TeXmacs) is a free scientific word processor component of the GNU project, which was inspired by both TeX and GNU Emacs. ... In computing, KWord is a free word processor, member of the KOffice project of the KDE Desktop Environment The text-layout scheme in KWord is based on frames, making it similar to Adobe FrameMaker. ... Lotus Word Pro is word processor software produced by IBMs Lotus Software group for use on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers. ... (written as LyX in plain text) is a document processor following the self-coined what you see is what you mean paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. ... Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... OpenOffice. ... For Bering Strait album, see Pages (album). ... Papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus at Kew Gardens, London Papyrus is an early form of paper produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. ... Screenshot of Ted 2. ... TextMaker is a word processor that is sold both alone and as part of the SoftMaker office suite. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ...

Export capabilities

This table gives a comparison of what file formats each word processor can export. A file format is a particular way to encode information for storage in a computer file. ...

HTML, short for Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for the creation of web pages. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The OpenDocument format (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, full name: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) is a file format for electronic office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing documents (e. ... PDF is an abbreviation with several meanings: Portable Document Format Post-doctoral fellowship Probability density function There also is an electronic design automation company named PDF Solutions. ... RTF may stand for: Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, the French national public broadcasting company between 1949 and 1964 Ready to Fly, In reference to RC airplanes. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ... AbiWord is a Free Software word processor licensed under the GNU General Public License. ... TEXMACS on Fedora Core 2 GNU TEXMACS (alternatively, TeXmacs) is a free scientific word processor component of the GNU project, which was inspired by both TeX and GNU Emacs. ... In computing, KWord is a free word processor, member of the KOffice project of the KDE Desktop Environment The text-layout scheme in KWord is based on frames, making it similar to Adobe FrameMaker. ... Lotus Word Pro is word processor software produced by IBMs Lotus Software group for use on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers. ... (written as LyX in plain text) is a document processor following the self-coined what you see is what you mean paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. ... Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. ... Microsoft Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... OpenOffice. ... For Bering Strait album, see Pages (album). ... Screenshot of Ted 2. ... TextMaker is a word processor that is sold both alone and as part of the SoftMaker office suite. ... WordPerfect is a proprietary word processing application. ...

See also

• List of word processors
• Comparison of spreadsheets
• Comparison of text editors
• Comparison of office suites
• Chronology of Events in the History of Microcomputers
• Comparison of Word and LaTeX in scientific writing

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Note

1. ^ Advanced typography refers to either support for Apple Advanced Typography or advanced OpenType typography features and all OpenType layout tables