Comparison of word processor programs

| The Atlantis Word Processor Team

| 2000

| Windows

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| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{depends|No cost and cost}}

| Carolina Road Software, LLC

| James Hoover

| 2007-05-01

| macOS

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| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{depends|No cost}}{{efn|No cost since 3.0.}}

rowspan="4" | Calligra Words

| rowspan="4" | KDE

| rowspan="4" | 1998

| BSD

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| rowspan="4" {{open source|LGPL}}

| rowspan="4" {{free|No cost}}

GNU/Linux

macOS

Windows

rowspan="9" | Collabora Online Writer

| rowspan="9" | Collabora

| 2019{{efn|name=LibreOffice|The app uses LibreOffice kit technology and is based on Collabora Online for which development started in 2013.}}

| Android

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| rowspan="9" {{open source|MPL-2.0}}

| rowspan="9" {{free|No cost, optional subscriptions with support available}}

2021{{efn|Version 21.11. Using LibreOffice kit technology, development started in 2013.}}

| BSD

| Build your own

2019{{efn|name=LibreOffice}}

| ChromeOS

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2019{{efn|name=LibreOffice}}

| iOS

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2019{{efn|name=LibreOffice}}

| iPadOS

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2016{{efn|Version 1.0. Using LibreOffice kit technology, development started in 2013.}}

| rowspan="2" | Linux

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2015{{efn|name=Version 4.4.|Version 4.4.}}

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2015{{efn|name=Version 4.4.}}

| macOS

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2015{{efn|name=Version 4.4.}}

| Windows

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rowspan="2" | CopyDesk

| rowspan="2" | Quark, Inc.

| rowspan="2" | 1991

| macOS

| rowspan="2" | 7

| rowspan="2" | 2007

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Cost}}

Windows

rowspan="2" | EZ Word

| rowspan="2" | Andrew Project

| rowspan="2" | 1985

| GNU/Linux

| rowspan="2" | 7.5

| rowspan="2" | 1996

| rowspan="2" {{open source|MIT-CMU}}

| rowspan="2" {{free|No cost}}

Unix

rowspan="3" | FrameMaker

| rowspan="3" | Adobe Systems Incorporated

| rowspan="3" | 1986

| macOS

| rowspan="3" | 15.0

| rowspan="3" | 2019-08-22

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Cost}}

Unix

Windows

rowspan="2" | Gobe Productive

| rowspan="2" | Gobe Software

| 1998-08

| BeOS

| 2.0.1{{cite web|url=http://www.gobe.com/storegobeproductive.html|title=Productive BeOS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011223101948/http://www.gobe.com/storegobeproductive.html|archive-date=2001-12-23}}

| {{dropped|2000-02-29}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Cost}}

2001-12-12{{cite web|url=http://gobe.com/press/pr12_12_2001.html|title=Windows Release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040701/http://www.gobe.com/press/pr12_12_2001.html|archive-date=2002-02-04}}

| Windows

| 3.04{{cite web|url=http://gobe.com|title=Gobe Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004234541/http://gobe.com/|archive-date=2003-10-04}}

| {{dropped|2003-07-08}}

rowspan="6" | Google Docs

| rowspan="6" | Google

| rowspan="6" | 2006{{efn|Development started 2006.}}

| Android{{efn|name=CEWB|Offline editing when used with Chrome or Edge web browser.}}

| rowspan="6" | Rolling

| rowspan="6" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="6" {{nonfree|Cost}}

ChromeOS{{efn|name=CWB|Offline editing when used with Chrome web browser.}}

iOS{{efn|name=CEWB}}

Linux{{efn|name=CWB}}

macOS{{efn|name=CEWB}}

Windows{{efn|name=CEWB}}

rowspan="5" | Hangul

| rowspan="5" | Haansoft

| rowspan="5" | 1989

| Android

| rowspan="5" | 2022

| rowspan="5" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="5" {{nonfree|Cost}}

GNU/Linux

iOS

macOS

Windows

rowspan="5" | Ichitaro

| rowspan="5" | JustSystems

| 1983-10

| DOS

| 4.3

| {{dropped|1989-12}}

| rowspan="5" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="5" {{nonfree|Cost}}

2004-12

| GNU/Linux

|

1995-07

| macOS

|

1993-04

| OS/2

|

1993-04

| Windows

| 2022

| 2022-02-10

rowspan="2" | InCopy

| rowspan="2" | Adobe Systems Incorporated

| rowspan="2" | 1999

| macOS

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| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{free|No cost}}

Windows

Jarte{{efn|Free and Pro}}

| 2001-07

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4041798|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4041798|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{depends|No cost and cost}}

rowspan="2" | KOffice KWord

| rowspan="2" | Reginald Stadlbauer, KDE

| rowspan="2" | 1998

| GNU/Linux

| rowspan="2" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q752879|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="2" {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q752879|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

| rowspan="2" {{open source|GPL
LGPL}}

| rowspan="2" {{free|No cost}}

Windows

rowspan="5" | LibreOffice Writer

| rowspan="5" | The Document Foundation

| rowspan="5" | 2011-01-25

| BSD

| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1139644|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="5" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1139644|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="5" {{open source|MPL-2.0}}

| rowspan="5" {{free|No cost}}

GNU/Linux

macOS

Unix

Windows

rowspan="3" | Lotus Symphony

| rowspan="3" | Lotus Software

| rowspan="3" | 2008

| GNU/Linux

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q259201|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q259201|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="3" {{depends|?}}

macOS

Windows

| Lotus Software

| 1989{{efn|Originally Samna Ami Pro.}}

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1871279|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1871279|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Cost}}

| The LyX Project

| 1995

| GNU/Linux

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q823591|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q823591|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{free|No cost}}

Mariner Write

| Mariner software

| 1996

| macOS

| 3.7.2

|

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Cost}}

Mellel

| RedleX

| 2002

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1919504|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1919504|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Cost}}

rowspan="10" | Microsoft Word

| rowspan="10" | Microsoft Corporation

|

| Android

| 16

| 2021

| rowspan="10" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="10" {{nonfree|Cost}}

1985

| AT&T Unix PC

|

1986

| Atari ST

| 1.05

| {{dropped|1986}}

1983

| DOS

| 6.0

| {{dropped|1993}}

| iOS

| 2.56

| 2021-12-12

1985

| macOS

| 16

| 2021

1989

| OS/2

| 5.5

| {{dropped|1991}}

1990

| SCO Unix

| 5.1

| {{dropped|1991}}

1989

| Windows

| 16

| 2021

1983-10-25

| Xenix

|

rowspan="3" | Microsoft Works

| rowspan="3" | Microsoft Corporation

| 1987-09-14

| DOS

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| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Cost}}

1988

| macOS

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| {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1123788|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

1991

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1123788|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1123788|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

MonsterWriter

| MonsterWriter

| 2020

|

| 1.4

|

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Cost}}

| Planamesa Software

| 2003-06-22

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1361518|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1361518|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL}}

| {{free|No cost}}

rowspan="3" | Nisus Writer

| rowspan="3" | Nisus Software

| 1989

| macOS

| 6.5{{cite web|url=https://nisus.com/about/history.php|title=Nisus Software History}}

| {{dropped|2001}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Cost}}

2003

| macOS

| 4.3 (Express){{cite web|url=https://nisus.com/Express/versions.php|title=Nisus Writer Express - version history and archive}}

| 2022-09-01

2007

| macOS

| 3.3 (Pro){{cite web|url=https://nisus.com/pro/versions.php|title=Nisus Writer Pro - version history and archive}}

| 2022-09-01

rowspan="3" | OnlyOffice Desktop Editors

| rowspan="3" | Ascensio System SIA

| rowspan="3" | 2016

| GNU/Linux

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1582500|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1582500|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="3" {{open source|AGPL-3.0-only}}

| rowspan="3" {{free|No cost}}

macOS

Windows

rowspan="6" | OpenOffice.org Writer

| rowspan="6" | Sun Microsystems{{efn|1999 – 2009.}}
Oracle Corporation{{efn|2010 – 2011}}

| rowspan="6" | 2002-05

| BSD

| rowspan="6" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q511977|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="6" {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q511977|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

| rowspan="6" {{open source|Apache-2.0}}

| rowspan="6" {{free|No cost}}

GNU/Linux

macOS

Solaris/Illumos

Unix

Windows

rowspan="2" | Pages

| rowspan="2" | Apple Inc.

| rowspan="2" | 2005-01-11

| iOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q756852|P348|P400=Q48493|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q756852|P348|P400=Q48493|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Cost}}

macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q756852|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q756852|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

PolyEdit

| PolySoft Solutions

| 1998

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4047184|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4047184|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Cost}}

rowspan="3" | StarOffice

| rowspan="3" | Sun Microsystems

| rowspan="3" | 1994

| GNU/Linux

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q375079|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q375079|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="3" {{nonfree|Cost}}

macOS

Windows

rowspan="3" | TeXmacs

| rowspan="3" | Joris van der Hoeven

| rowspan="3" | 1996?

| GNU/Linux

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1464634|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="3" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1464634|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="3" {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| rowspan="3" {{free|No cost}}

macOS

Windows

rowspan="4" | Ted

| rowspan="4" | Mark de Does

| rowspan="4" | 1999

| Atari ST

| rowspan="4" | {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q689905|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| rowspan="4" | {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q689905|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="4" {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}

| rowspan="4" {{free|No cost}}

BSD

GNU/Linux

Unix

| Apple Inc.

| 1993?{{efn|Approximate date. As part of NeXT's OPENSTEP which later became part of Mac OS X.}}

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q519774|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q519774|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|BSD-3-Clause}}

| {{free|No cost}}

rowspan="7" | TextMaker

| rowspan="7" | SoftMaker

| 2012-08

| Android

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| rowspan="7" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="7" {{depends|?}}

1987

| DOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q170434|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q170434|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

2002

| FreeBSD

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q34236|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{dropped|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q34236|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

2003-05?

| GNU/Linux

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q388|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q388|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

2022-06-08

| iOS

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| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q48493|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

2018?

| macOS

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

1994-04?

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2407729|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

rowspan="6" | WPS Office

| rowspan="6" | Kingsoft

| 2012-03-23

| Android

| 16.3.7

| 2022-07-22

| rowspan="6" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="6" {{nonfree|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

| Microsoft Corporation

| 1995

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q29482|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q29482|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| {{nonfree|Cost}}

rowspan="2" | WordPerfect

| rowspan="2" | Corel Corporation

| 1980

| OpenVMS

| 5.1

|

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Proprietary}}

| rowspan="2" {{nonfree|Cost}}

| Windows

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q174757|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q174757|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

class="sortbottom"

! rowspan="2" | Word processor

! rowspan="2" | Developer

! rowspan="2" | Initial release

! rowspan="2" | Platform

! colspan="2" | Latest release

! rowspan="2" | License

! rowspan="2" | Cost

Version

! Date

Characteristics

This table gives characteristics of each word processor program.

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: auto;"

! Program

! Grammar checker

! Cross referencing

! Bibliography

! Graphic editing

! Mail merging

! Spell checker

! Smartfont typography{{efn|name="Smartfont"|Advanced typography refers to either support for Apple Advanced Typography or advanced OpenType typography features and all OpenType layout tables or Graphite font technology.}}

! Math support

! Conditional text

! LTR/RTL

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

AppleWorks

|

| ?

|

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name=extensions|Via extensions.}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="Graphite2"|Support for Graphite Font Technology from version 3.2.}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Math Objects|url=http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/manuals/oooauthors/MathObjects.pdf|access-date=26 July 2013}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Developing conditional content|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Writer_Guide/Developing_conditional_content|access-date=26 July 2013}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

Collabora Online Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="MailMergeCollabora"|Supported in Linux, macOS and Windows client applications, but not in Online or the Android, ChromeOS, iOS or iPadOS client applications}}

| {{yes}}

CopyDesk

| {{no}}

| ?

|

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

FrameMaker

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/9.0/Using/WSFA7402BF-4AA8-4a80-ABC9-70B8FCE2C8E4.html |title=Adobe FrameMaker 9 * About cross-references |publisher=Help.adobe.com |access-date=2012-12-13}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}Adobe Systems, "Edit equations," , [retrieved January 21, 2012]

| {{yes}}Adobe Systems, "About conditional text," , [retrieved January 21, 2012]

| ?

GNU TeXmacs

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|Only own graphics.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

Google Docs

| {{yes}}

Han/Gul

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

Ichitaro

| {{yes}}{{efn|name=Japanese|For Japanese.}}

| ?

|

| {{yes}}{{efn|name=Japanese}}

| {{no}}

|

| ?

InCopy

| {{no}}

| ?

|

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}Adobe Systems, "Use conditional text," , [Retrieved January 21, 2012]

| ?

Jarte

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

KWord

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| ?

LibreOffice Writer

| {{yes}}{{efn|4 languages on default installation and over 30 languages via extensions.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Math Guide - Using the Formula Editor|url=https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/2/26/MG44-MathGuide.pdf|publisher=LibreOffice Documentation Team|access-date=July 14, 2015|pages=39–46, 51–68|date=March 22, 2015}}

| {{yes}}LibreOffice, "Defining Conditions" , [Retrieved March 8, 2013]

| {{yes}}

IBM Lotus Symphony

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| ?

| {{yes}}[http://wiki.lyx.org/Tools/LyX-GrammarChecker LyX wiki | Tools / LyX Grammar Checker]

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

Mariner Write

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| ?

Mathematica

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

Mellel

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

Microsoft Word

| {{yes}}{{efn|Support for additional languages available via language packs.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}{{efn|name="MSOffice2010"|Partial support for some OpenType features in MS Word 2010, ie. ligatures, old-style figures, but not true small caps.}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="wordmath"|LaTeX, MS Equation and MathType.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

Microsoft Works

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| ?

MonsterWriter

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| ?

OnlyOffice Desktop Editors

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

OpenOffice.org Writer

| {{yes}}{{efn|name=extensions}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="Graphite2"}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Math Objects|url=http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/manuals/oooauthors/MathObjects.pdf|access-date=26 July 2013}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|title=Developing conditional content|url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Writer_Guide/Developing_conditional_content|access-date=26 July 2013}}

| {{yes}}

Pages

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="endnotex2"|End notes/bibliography supported with EndNote X2 (third party)}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="pagesmath"|With third party add-ons: LaTeX or MathType.}}

|

| ?

StarOffice Writer

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="Graphite2"}}

|

| ?

Ted

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| ?

TextMaker

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

|

| {{yes}}

WPS Office

| {{yes}}

WordPerfect

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| ?

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! Word processor

! Grammar checker

! Cross referencing

! Bibliography

! Graphic editing

! Mail merging

! Spell checker

! Smartfont typography{{efn|name="Smartfont"}}

! Math support

! Conditional text

! LTR/RTL

Operating system compatibility

This table shows the operating systems supported by the latest program version

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! Program

! Windows

! macOS

! GNU/Linux

! BSD

! BeOS/Zeta

! AmigaOS/MorphOS

! UNIX

! Other

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|QNX, Solaris}}

AppleWorks

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Applix Word

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|OpenVMS}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Collabora Online Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Android
ChromeOS
iOS
iPadOS}}

CopyDesk

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

EZ Word

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

FrameMaker

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|Version 7.1 and earlier.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|Version 8 and earlier.}}

| {{no}}

Gobe Productive

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Google Docs

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Android
ChromeOS
iOS
iPadOS}}

GNU TeXmacs

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Groff

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Han/Gul

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Ichitaro

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

InCopy

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Jarte

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

KWord

| {{yes}}{{efn|Alpha.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

LibreOffice Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

IBM Lotus Symphony

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|OS/2
Haiku
ChromeOS}}

Mariner Write

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Mathematica

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Mellel

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Microsoft Word

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Microsoft Works

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

OnlyOffice Desktop Editors

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Nisus Writer

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

OpenOffice.org Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|OpenVMS}}

Pages

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|iOS}}

PolyEdit

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

StarOffice Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Ted

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Atari ST}}

| {{no}}

| {{included}}

| {{no}}

TextMaker

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Android}}

WPS Office

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Android}}

| {{included}}

| {{no}}

| {{No}}

WordPerfect

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}{{efn|Since 2000.}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}{{efn|Last: AOS up to WP4.1 in 1987.}}

| {{no}}{{efn|Since 1994.}}

| {{yes|OpenVMS}}{{efn|Can run unsupported Version 5.1.}}

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! 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.

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! Program

! HTML

! LaTeX

! ODF .odt

! RTF

! Word .doc

! WordPerfect

! OOXML .docx

! SXW

! UOF

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Collabora Online Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

CopyDesk

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

FrameMaker

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

GNU TeXmacs

| {{yes}}{{efn|With MathML support.}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|With BibTeX support.}}

| {{no}}

Google Docs

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Ichitaro

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

InCopy

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Jarte

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}Requires Microsoft's free [http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=DC101298101033 Office Compatibility Pack] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20071023191417/http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=DC101298101033 |date=2007-10-23 }}

|

KWord

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}[http://www.koffice.org/news/koffice-2-2-released/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728171705/http://www.koffice.org/news/koffice-2-2-released/ |date=July 28, 2010 }}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

LibreOffice Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

IBM Lotus Symphony

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{depends}}{{efn|With external program.}}

| {{no}}

Mariner Write

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Mathematica

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Microsoft Word

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Microsoft Works

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

OnlyOffice Desktop Editors

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

OpenOffice.org Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

Pages

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

PolyEdit

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

StarOffice Writer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

Ted

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

TextMaker

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

WPS Office

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

WordPerfect

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

class="sortbottom"

! 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.

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! Program

! HTML

! LaTeX

! ODF .odt

! PDF

! RTF

! Word .doc

! WordPerfect

! OOXML .docx

! UOF

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|Linux ver.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abisource.com/twiki/bin/view/Abiword/FaqCreatingPDFs |title=FaqCreatingPDFs - AbiWiki |publisher=Abisource.com |date=2010-11-27 |access-date=2012-12-13 |archive-date=2009-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030153108/http://www.abisource.com/twiki/bin/view/Abiword/FaqCreatingPDFs |url-status=dead }}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}{{efn|Disabled.{{Cite web|url=http://www.abisource.com/wiki/PluginMatrix|title=Plugin Matrix - AbiWiki|access-date=2008-11-29|archive-date=2009-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118012404/http://www.abisource.com/wiki/PluginMatrix|url-status=dead}}}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.6.5.phtml |title=AbiWord v2.6.5 ChangeLog |publisher=Abisource.com |access-date=2012-12-13 |archive-date=2008-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217104337/http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.6.5.phtml |url-status=dead }}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}