Comparison of word processor programs

This is a comparison of word processor programs.

General information

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	3.0.8	2026-02-18	GPL-2.0-or-later	No cost
BeOS
BSD
GNU/Linux
macOS
MorphOS
SkyOS
Unix
Windows
Zeta
Apache OpenOffice Writer	Apache Software Foundation	2012-05-08	BSD	4.1.14	2023-02-27	Apache-2.0	No cost
GNU/Linux
macOS
Solaris/Illumos
Unix
Windows
AppleWorks	Apple Inc.	1991	macOS	6.2.9	2004-01-14	Proprietary	Cost
Windows	6.2.2	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	5.0.0.2	2025-09-22	Proprietary	No cost and cost
Bean	James Hoover	2007-05-01	macOS	3.7.0	2024-05-16	Proprietary	No cost
Calligra Words	KDE	1998	BSD	4.0.1	2024-09-02	LGPL	No cost
GNU/Linux
macOS
Windows
Collabora Online Writer	Collabora	2019	Android	25.04.7	2025-12-06	MPL-2.0	No cost, optional subscriptions with support available
2021	BSD	Build your own	Build your own
2019	ChromeOS	25.04.7	2025-12-06
2019	iOS	25.04.9	2026-03-04
2019	iPadOS	25.04.9	2026-03-04
2016	Linux	Online server: 25.04.9.4	2026-03-23
2015	Desktop app: 25.04.9.2	2026-02-26
2015	macOS	25.04.9.2	2026-02-26
2015	Windows	25.04.9.2	2026-02-26
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	2000-02-29	Proprietary	Cost
2001-12-12	Windows	3.04	2003-07-08
Google Docs	Google	2006	Android	Rolling	Rolling	Proprietary	Cost
ChromeOS
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows
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	21.2	2026-01	Proprietary	No cost
Windows
Jarte	Carolina Road Software, LLC	2001-07	Windows	6.2	2018-04	Proprietary	No cost and cost
KOffice KWord	Reginald Stadlbauer, KDE	1998	GNU/Linux	2.3.3	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	2012-11-29	Proprietary	?
macOS
Windows
Lotus Word Pro	Lotus Software	1989	Windows	9.8.6.1	2009-02-05	Proprietary	Cost
LyX	The LyX Project	1995	GNU/Linux	2.5.0	2026-02-21	GPL-2.0-or-later	No cost
Mellel	RedleX	2002	macOS	5.1.2	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	2007-09-28
NeoOffice Writer	Planamesa Software	2003-06-22	macOS	2022.7	2023-09-04	GPL	No cost
Nisus Writer	Nisus Software	1989	macOS	6.5	2001	Proprietary	Cost
2003	macOS	4.3 (Express)	2022-09-01
2007	macOS	3.3 (Pro)	2022-09-01
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors	Ascensio System SIA	2016	GNU/Linux	9.3	2026-02-24	AGPL-3.0-only	No cost
macOS
Windows
OpenOffice.org Writer	Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation	2002-05	BSD	3.3.0	2011-01-17	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	2010-04-07	Proprietary	Cost
StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	1994	GNU/Linux	9.0U3	2009-09-09	Proprietary	Cost
macOS
Windows
TeXmacs	Joris van der Hoeven	1996?	GNU/Linux	2.1.5	2026-03-12	GPL-3.0-or-later	No cost
macOS
Windows
Ted	Mark de Does	1999	Atari ST	2.23	2013-02-01	GPL-2.0-only	No cost
BSD
GNU/Linux
Unix
TextEdit	Apple Inc.	1993?	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	2025-03-18
2022-06-08	iOS
2018?	macOS
1994-04?	Windows	2024.1224	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	2021-05
Word processor	Developer	Initial release	Platform	Latest release	License	Cost
Version	Date

Characteristics

This table gives characteristics of each word processor program.

Program	Grammar checker	Cross referencing	Bibliography	Graphic editing	Mail merging	Spell checker	Smartfont typography	Math support	Conditional text	LTR/RTL
AbiWord	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
AppleWorks		?	?		Yes	Yes		Yes		?
Atlantis Word Processor	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	?	No
Apache OpenOffice Writer	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bean	No	?	?	No	No	Yes				?
Collabora Online Writer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CopyDesk	No	?	?		No	Yes				?
FrameMaker	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?
GNU TeXmacs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	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	?	?			Yes	No			?
InCopy	No	?	?		No	Yes			Yes	?
Jarte	No	?	?	No	No	Yes			?	?
KWord	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			?
LibreOffice Writer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IBM Lotus Symphony	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			?
Lotus Word Pro	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			?
LyX	Yes	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	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	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	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pages	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		?
StarOffice Writer	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			?
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	Math support	Conditional text	LTR/RTL

Operating system compatibility

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	No	No	No	No	Yes	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	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	No	No	No	No	OpenVMS
Word processor	Windows	Mac OS X	GNU/Linux	BSD	BeOS/Zeta	AmigaOS/MorphOS	UNIX	Other

Import or open capabilities

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	Yes	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
KWord	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	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	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

Export or save capabilities

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`	PDF	RTF	Word `.doc`	WordPerfect	OOXML `.docx`	UOF
AbiWord	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	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	Yes	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`	PDF	RTF	Word `.doc`	WordPerfect	OOXML `.docx`	UOF