List of word processor programs explained

The following is a list of notable word processor programs.

Word processor programs

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 processor programs

Title	Platform	Notes
		running Type-Rite, its own proprietary software^[1]
		Succeeded by Adobe InDesign
		Formerly ClarisWorks Word Processing, also an older and unrelated application for Apple II. Succeeded by iWork.
		developed and marketed by Samna
	Apple II, Apple III
		Built-in word processor in Apricot Computers devices
		word processor for students and researchers
		(later AstroComp)
	Atari 8-bit family
	Data General's AOS and AOS/VS operating systems
		"Text" component
	Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian
	/DOSF
	Apple II and DOS (CP/M)
	Mac
	DOS
	DOS
	many
	DOS
	Mac
geoWrite		component of GEOS
		now called QuickSilver
		Japanese word processor, designed primarily for the English speaker who is reading or writing in Japanese. Last release was in 2005
	Amiga computers
		Last release was in 2011
	Commodore 64
	CP/M	Replaced by Peachtext
		abandoned
		Replaced by WordPad
	Mac
		Developed by NewStar Software Inc., this was a clone of WordStar^[2]
		Developed by Office Solutions, Inc.
	Commodore 64 computers
		Last release was in 2006
		Developed by HFK Software
		Professional Write/IBM Writing Assistant
	IBM VM series
	DOS / Windows
		Discontinued since 2014
		Developed by Samna Corp.
	Apple System 7-9
		lighter-weight version of the pfs suite; DOS
	Commodore 64 computers
		Developed by Lexisoft, Inc.
	Mac
		Last release was in 2013
		Developed by Ann Arbor Software^[3] ^[4]
		Last release was in 2013
	A M Jacquard machines
		Developed by Handic Software AB^[5]
WordPad	Windows	WordPad – ("Write" in Windows 1 to 3) included in Windows 1.01 to 11. Discontinued in 2023.^[6]
WordWriter 128	Commodore 128
	Mac / NeXT
		with Persian/Arabic and Latin script support

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Book: WP Doubles Consultant's Productivity. 11 October 1982. Computerworld. 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 . 168 . . . 1986-04-29 . 2023-09-06 . 5 . 8 .
3. . Word Processing: The Latest Word . 127 . . . 1985-08-20 . 2023-09-06 . 4 . 17 .
4. PC Mag. 1992-05-26. 219. en.
5. . Power Performance: Nine Programmable Mail-mergers . 181 . . . 1986-04-29 . 2023-09-06 . 5 . 8 .
6. Web site: Main . Nikki . 4 September 2023 . Three Decades After Launch, Microsoft's WordPad Is Headed to the Trash Bin .