Alternative Word Processors

There are many alternative word processors for the mac. Here are some in no order at all: Mellel ($39), Ragtime and its freeware version Ragtime Solo, OpenOffice (free, X11), NeoOffice/J (free, but still non-aqua), KWord (free, KDE), AbiWord (free), Lyx on OSX and LaTeX for the masochists, Word Perfect (OS 9), Nisus Writer (Okita Composer), WriteNow (OS9), FullWrite (OS9), Mariner Write, Ulysses, ThinkFree which aint ($49), Appleworks, and Adobe Framemaker.

There is even a freeware EndNote replacement called Papyrus. There is another word processor by the same name that might be released, Papyrus, especially good if you need that all important OS/2 compatibility. I think the best alternatives are Mariner Write and Ragtime.

Philip Wilk

Last modified: Wed Dec 7 20:41:10 PST 2005