Comparison of word processors

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[edit] General Information

This table provides general information about selected word processors.

Word Processor Creator Latest Stable Version First Release Cost (USD) Open source License
602PC Suite Software602 Company 4.2 1997 as 602Pro PC SUITE, October 2003 as 602PC Suite $39.95 No Shareware
AbiWord SourceGear Corporation 2.4.6 May 19, 1999 Free Yes GPL
Ability Write Ability Software 4 1985 $29.99 No
Apple Works Apple Computer 6.2.9 1984 $79.00 No Proprietary
Applix Word Applixware 6.0 1992  ??? No Proprietary
Ashampoo Office Ashampoo  ??? (Office 2005)  ??? $69.99 No Proprietary
Atlantis Word Processor Rising Sun Solutions, Inc 1.6.1.3  ??? $35.00 No Shareware
EasyWord E-Press Corp  ??? (2001)  ??? Free No Freeware
Evermore Integrated Office Evermore Software  ??? (2004) Oct 2002 $149.00 No Proprietary
EZ Word The Andrew Consortium 7.5 (1996) 1985 Free Yes BSD license
FrameMaker Adobe 7.2 1986 $799 No Proprietary
GoBeProducive Gobe Software 3 Aug 1998 $49.95 No
GNU TeXmacs GNU Project 1.0.6 1999 Free Yes GPL
Groff James Clark 1.19.2 June 1990 Free Yes GPL
Han/Gul Haansoft 7.0.2.226(2007) 1989 ~$219 No Proprietary
Ichitaro JustSystems 16 (?) / Ichitaro 2006 1983 $170 approx. (20,000 yen) No Proprietary
KWord KDE KWord 1.6.0 october 2006 1998 Free Yes LGPL
Lotus Word Pro IBM's Lotus Software 9.8 ??? part of Lotus SmartSuite No Proprietary
LyX The LyX Project 1.4.3 (2006) 1995 Free Yes GPL
Mellel RedleX 2.1 ??? $49.00 No Proprietary
Microsoft Word Microsoft 11.0 / Office 2003 May 2, 1983 ~$229 No Proprietary
Microsoft Works Microsoft 8.0 (replaced in later versions by Word) ??? $49.95 No Proprietary
Nisus Writer Nisus Software 7.0 (Express) ??? $69.95 No
Nota Bene Nota Bene 8.0 1982 $399.00 No
OpenOffice.org Writer Sun Microsystems 2.0.4 October 2000 Free Yes LGPL
Pages Apple Computer 2.0.1v2 February 2005 $79 No Proprietary
Papyrus R.O.M. Logicware 12 ??? $99.00 No
PolyEdit PolySoft Solutions 5.0 (RC Eschaton) ??? $27.95 No
RoughDraft Richard Salsbury 3.0 ??? Free No Freeware
StarOffice Writer Sun Microsystems 8 1994 ~$70 No
Ted Mark de Does 2.17 ??? Free Yes GPL
TextEdit Apple Computer 1.4 (220) ??? Free No Bundled with Mac OS X
TextMaker SoftMaker ??? (2006) ??? $49.95 No
WordExpress MicroVision Development, Inc ??? ??? $49.95 No
WordFile4ME Byron Software ??? ??? $15.00 No Shareware
WordPad Microsoft ??? 1995 Free No Bundled with Windows
WordPerfect Corel X3/January 2006 1982 $299.99 No Proprietary

[edit] Characteristics

This table gives characteristics of each word processor.

Word Processor Grammar Check Graphic Editing Mail Merging Spell Check
602PC Suite No Yes Yes Yes
AbiWord Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ability Write
AppleWorks Yes
Applix Word
Ashampoo Office
Atlantis Word Processor
EasyWord
Evermore Integrated Office
EZ Word
FrameMaker Yes Yes Yes
GoBeProducive
GNU TeXmacs
Groff
Han/Gul
Ichitaro Yes (for Japanese) Yes (for Japanese)
KWord Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lotus Word Pro
LyX Yes
Mellel Yes Yes No Yes
Microsoft Word Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Works
Nisus Writer
Nota Bene
OpenOffice.org Writer No Yes Yes Yes
Pages Yes Yes Yes Yes
Papyrus
PolyEdit
RoughDraft
StarOffice Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ted No No No Yes
TextEdit No ? Yes Yes
TextMaker Yes Yes Yes
WordExpress
WordFile4ME
WordPerfect Yes Yes Yes Yes
  • Text edit allows you to import images using 'Paste Special'. No other graphic editing is supported

[edit] OpenDocument Support

OpenDocument (ODF) is a new format designed by OASIS (in 2005) and accepted as an ISO standard (in 2006) document format.

Word Processor OpenDocument Support
602PC Suite No
AbiWord Yes
Ability Write ?
AppleWorks No
Applix Word ?
Ashampoo Office ?
Atlantis Word Processor No
EasyWord ?
Evermore Integrated Office No
EZ Word No
FrameMaker No
GoBeProducive ?
GNU TeXmacs No
Groff No
Han/Gul No
Ichitaro Yes (by additional module)
KWord Yes
Lotus Word Pro No
LyX No
Mellel No
Microsoft Word Yes (by additional module)
Microsoft Works No
Nisus Writer No
Nota Bene ?
OpenOffice.org Writer Yes
Pages No
Papyrus ?
PolyEdit No
RoughDraft No
StarOffice Yes
Ted No
TextEdit No
TextMaker Yes
WordExpress ?
WordFile4ME No
WordPad No
WordPerfect No

[edit] Operating System Compatibility

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

Word Processor Windows Mac OS/X GNU/Linux BSD BeOS/Zeta MorphOS OpenVMS ReactOS SkyOS UNIX
602PC Suite Yes No No No No No No No No No
AbiWord Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Ability Write Yes No No No No No No No No No
AppleWorks Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Applix Word Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
Ashampoo Office Yes No No No No No No No No No
Atlantis Word Processor Yes No No No No No No No No No
EasyWord Yes No No No No No No No No No
Evermore Integrated Office Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
EZ Word No No Yes No No No No No No Yes
FrameMaker Yes No No No No No No No No Yes
GoBeProducive Yes No No No No No No No No No
GNU TeXmacs Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Groff Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No
Han/Gul Yes No No No No No No No No No
Ichitaro Yes No No No No No No No No No
KWord No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
Lotus Word Pro Yes No No No No No No No No No
LyX Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
Mellel No Yes No No No No No No No No
Microsoft Word Yes Yes No No No No No Yes (partially) No No
Microsoft Works Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Nisus Writer No Yes No No No No No No No No
Nota Bene Yes No No No No No No No No No
OpenOffice.org Writer Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes
Pages No Yes No No No No No No No No
Papyrus No No No No No Yes No No No No
PolyEdit Yes No No No No No No No No No
RoughDraft Yes No No No No No No No No No
StarOffice Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
Ted No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
TextEdit No Yes No No No No No No No No
TextMaker Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No
WordExpress Yes No No No No No No No No No
WordFile4ME Yes No No No No No No No No No
WordPerfect Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 1 No No Yes

1. can run unsupported Version 5.1

[edit] Import capabilities

This table gives a comparison of what word processor file formats each word processor can import.

Word Processor HTML LaTeX OpenDocument OpenOffice RTF Word WordPerfect
AbiWord Yes No Yes No Yes No No
KWord Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
LyX No Yes No No No No No
Microsoft Word Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
OpenOffice.org Writer Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ted No No No No Yes No No
WordPerfect Yes

[edit] Export capabilities

This table gives a comparison of what file formats each word processor can export.

Word Processor HTML LaTeX OpenDocument OpenOffice PDF RTF Word WordPerfect
AbiWord Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
KWord Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LyX Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Microsoft Word Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes
OpenOffice.org Writer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ted No No No No No Yes No No
WordPerfect Yes Yes Yes Yes

[edit] See also

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