The following is a list of notable word processor programs.
The following is a list of notable word processor programs.
| Title | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AbiWord | AmigaOS, Linux, ReactOS, Solaris | |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
| Calligra Words | Linux, Windows | |
| Collabora Online Writer | Android, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, macOS, Online, Windows | |
| Docs | Web application | |
| GNU TeXmacs | Linux, macOS, Windows | Document preparation system |
| Groff | BSD, Linux | |
| LibreOffice Writer | Linux, macOS, Windows; Unofficial: Android, ChromeOS, FreeBSD, Haiku, iOS, iPadOS, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris | |
| LyX | ChromeOS, Haiku, OS/2, Linux, macOS, UNIX, Windows | TeX frontend |
| TextEdit | macOS, Linux | |
| WordGrinder | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Title | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Pages | iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Online | |
| Atlantis Word Processor | Windows | |
| Baraha | Windows | |
| Bean | macOS | |
| DavkaWriter | macOS, Windows | |
| Final Draft | macOS, Windows | Screenplay/teleplay word processor |
| Adobe FrameMaker | Windows | Historically also on MacOS, NeXTSTEP, SunOS |
| Gobe Productive Word Processor | Windows, Linux | |
| Google Docs | Web application, Android, iOS | |
| Hangul | Windows, macOS, Linux | Also known as HWP |
| IA Writer | macOS, iOS, Windows, Android | |
| IBM SCRIPT | IBM VM/370 | |
| IBM SCRIPT/VS | IBM z/VM, z/OS systems | |
| Ichitaro | Windows | Japanese word processor produced by JustSystems |
| Adobe InCopy | macOS, Windows | |
| iStudio Publisher | macOS | |
| Jarte | Windows | |
| JustSystems | Windows | |
| Mathematica | Linux, macOS, Windows | Technical and scientific word processing |
| Mellel | macOS, iPadOS | |
| Microsoft Word | Online, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | |
| Nextcloud | Web application | Nextcloud Text / Nextcloud Office |
| Nisus Writer | macOS | |
| Nota Bene | Windows, macOS | |
| OnlyOffice | Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, Online | |
| Polaris Office | Android, Windows Mobile, Windows, macOS, iOS | |
| PolyEdit | Windows | |
| RagTime | Windows, macOS | |
| Scrivener | Windows, macOS, iOS (unofficial Linux) | |
| TechWriter | RISC OS | |
| Text Control | Windows | Word Processing SDK Library |
| TextMaker | Windows, Linux, Android, iOS | Part of SoftMaker Office |
| ThinkFree Office Write | Windows, macOS, Linux | |
| Ulysses | macOS, iPadOS, iOS | |
| WordPerfect | Windows, Linux | |
| WPS Writer | Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS | Part of WPS Office |
| WriteOnline | Web application |
| Title | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Word/1st Word Plus | Atari ST and Acorn | |
| AM Jacquard Systems | running Type-Rite, its own proprietary software | |
| Adobe Buzzword | ||
| Aldus PageMaker | Windows, Mac OS, OS/2 | Succeeded by Adobe InDesign |
| AppleWorks | Windows, Mac OS | Formerly ClarisWorks Word Processing, also an older and unrelated application for Apple II. Succeeded by iWork. |
| Amí | Windows | developed and marketed by Samna |
| Apple Writer | Apple II, Apple III | |
| SuperWriter | Apricot Portable | Built-in word processor in Apricot Computers devices |
| Authorea | word processor for students and researchers | |
| AstroType | (later AstroComp) | |
| AtariWriter | Atari 8-bit | |
| Bank Street Writer | ||
| Bravo | ||
| CEO | Data General's AOS and AOS/VS operating systems | |
| ChiWriter | ||
| CPT Word Processors | ||
| Cut & Paste | ||
| DeskMate | "Text" component | |
| DisplayWrite | PC DOS/MS-DOS, MVS-CICS, VM/CMS, OS/400 | |
| Documents To Go | Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian | |
| DPCX | /DOSF | |
| EasyWriter | Apple II and MS-DOS (CP/M) | |
| Edit | Mac | |
| Edit.exe | MS-DOS | |
| Edlin | MS-DOS | |
| Electric Pencil | many | |
| Enable | MS-DOS | |
| Excellence | Amiga | |
| EZ Word | ||
| The First XLEnt Word Processor | ||
| FullWrite Professional | Mac | |
| geoWrite | component of GEOS | |
| Gypsy | ||
| Homepak | Commodore 64 and Atari | |
| IBM 3730 | ||
| IBM Lotus Symphony | ||
| Interleaf | now called QuickSilver | |
| JWPce | Japanese word processor, designed primarily for the English speaker who is reading or writing in Japanese. Last release was in 2005 | |
| KindWords | Amiga computers | |
| KWord | Last release was in 2011 | |
| Lexicon | ||
| LocoScript | ||
| Lotus Manuscript | ||
| Lotus Word Pro | Windows | |
| MacWrite | ||
| Magic Desk | Commodore 64 | |
| Magic Wand | CP/M | Replaced by Peachtext |
| MindWrite | Mac | |
| MultiMate | MS-DOS | |
| NeoOffice | Mac OS | Discontinued in 2024 |
| NewWord | Developed by NewStar Software Inc., this was a clone of WordStar | |
| OfficeWriter | MS-DOS | Developed by Office Solutions, Inc. |
| PaperClip | Commodore 64 computers | |
| Pathetic Writer | Last release was in 2006 | |
| PC-Write | ||
| Peachtext | CP/M, DOS | |
| Perfect Writer | CP/M, MS-DOS | |
| Personal QWERTY | MS-DOS | Developed by HFK Software |
| pfs:Write | Professional Write/IBM Writing Assistant | |
| PROFS | IBM VM series | |
| Protext | ||
| Q&A Write | DOS / Windows | |
| QText | DOS, Windows | |
| QuickOffice | Android, BlackBerry OS, HP webOS, iOS, Palm OS, Symbian | Discontinued since 2014 |
| Samna Word | MS-DOS | Developed by Samna Corp. |
| Scripsit | ||
| SimpleText | Apple System 7-9 | |
| pfs:First Choice | lighter-weight version of the pfs suite; DOS | |
| SpeedScript | Commodore 64 computers | |
| Spellbinder | MS-DOS | Developed by Lexisoft, Inc. |
| Sprint | ||
| StarOffice Writer | ||
| Taste | ||
| Tasword | ||
| TeachText | Mac | |
| Ted | Unix, Linux | Last release was in 2013 |
| Textra | MS-DOS | Developed by Ann Arbor Software |
| TJ-2 | ||
| Trelby | Last release was in 2013 | |
| Type-Rite | A M Jacquard machines | |
| VizaWrite | ||
| Volkswriter | DOS, OS-9 | |
| Word Result | MS-DOS | Developed by Handic Software AB |
| WordMARC | ||
| Works | Windows | Abandoned |
| WordPad | Windows | Included in Windows 95 to Windows 11. Discontinued in 2023. |
| WordStar | CP/M, Apple II, MS-DOS, Windows | |
| WordWriter 128 | Commodore 128 | |
| Write | Windows | Replaced by WordPad which was later abandoned |
| WriteNow | Mac / NeXT | |
| XyWrite | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Zarnegar | with Persian/Arabic and Latin script support |
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