# 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 | Latest release | License | Cost |
| Program | Developer | Initial release | Platform | Version | Date | License | Cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | AmigaOS | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | BeOS | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | BSD | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | GNU/Linux | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | macOS | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | MorphOS | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | SkyOS | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | Unix | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | Windows | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| AbiWord | AbiWord developer community, originally SourceGear Corporation | 1999-05-19 | Zeta | 3.0.6 | 2024-11-03 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation | 2012-05-08 | BSD | 4.1.14 | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation | 2012-05-08 | GNU/Linux | 4.1.14 | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation | 2012-05-08 | macOS | 4.1.14 | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation | 2012-05-08 | Solaris/Illumos | 4.1.14 | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation | 2012-05-08 | Unix | 4.1.14 | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation | 2012-05-08 | Windows | 4.1.14 | 2023-02-27 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| AppleWorks | Apple Inc. | 1991 | macOS | 6.2.9 | 2004-01-14 | Proprietary | Cost |
| AppleWorks | Apple Inc. | 1991 | Windows | 6.2.2 | 2004-01-20 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Applix Word | Vistasource Inc. | | GNU/Linux | 6.0 | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Applix Word | Vistasource Inc. | 1992 | Windows | 6.0 | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Atlantis Word Processor | The Atlantis Word Processor Team | 2000 | Windows | 4.4.2.1 | 2024-11-08 | 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 |
| Calligra Words | KDE | 1998 | GNU/Linux | 4.0.1 | 2024-09-02 | LGPL | No cost |
| Calligra Words | KDE | 1998 | macOS | 4.0.1 | 2024-09-02 | LGPL | No cost |
| Calligra Words | KDE | 1998 | Windows | 4.0.1 | 2024-09-02 | LGPL | No cost |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2019 | Android | 24.04.11.4 | 2025-03-03 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2021 | BSD | Build your own | Build your own | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2019 | ChromeOS | 24.04.11.4 | 2025-03-03 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2019 | iOS | 24.04.12 | 2025-03-04 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2019 | iPadOS | 24.04.12 | 2025-03-04 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2016 | Linux | Online server: 24.04.12.4 | 2025-02-21 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2015 | Linux | Desktop app: 24.04.12 | 2025-01-30 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2015 | macOS | 24.04.12 | 2025-01-30 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| Collabora Online Writer | Collabora | 2015 | Windows | 24.04.12 | 2025-01-30 | MPL-2.0 | No cost, optional subscriptions with support available |
| CopyDesk | Quark, Inc. | 1991 | macOS | 7 | 2007 | Proprietary | Cost |
| CopyDesk | Quark, Inc. | 1991 | Windows | 7 | 2007 | Proprietary | Cost |
| EZ Word | Andrew Project | 1985 | GNU/Linux | 7.5 | 1996 | MIT-CMU | No cost |
| EZ Word | Andrew Project | 1985 | Unix | 7.5 | 1996 | MIT-CMU | No cost |
| FrameMaker | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1986 | macOS | 15.0 | 2019-08-22 | Proprietary | Cost |
| FrameMaker | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1986 | Unix | 15.0 | 2019-08-22 | Proprietary | Cost |
| FrameMaker | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1986 | Windows | 15.0 | 2019-08-22 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Gobe Productive | Gobe Software | 1998-08 | BeOS | 2.0.1 | 2000-02-29 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Gobe Productive | Gobe Software | 2001-12-12 | Windows | 3.04 | 2003-07-08 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Google Docs | Google | 2006 | Android | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost |
| Google Docs | Google | 2006 | ChromeOS | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost |
| Google Docs | Google | 2006 | iOS | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost |
| Google Docs | Google | 2006 | Linux | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost |
| Google Docs | Google | 2006 | macOS | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost |
| Google Docs | Google | 2006 | Windows | Rolling | Rolling | Proprietary | Cost |
| Hangul | Haansoft | 1989 | Android | 2022 | 2022 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Hangul | Haansoft | 1989 | GNU/Linux | 2022 | 2022 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Hangul | Haansoft | 1989 | iOS | 2022 | 2022 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Hangul | Haansoft | 1989 | macOS | 2022 | 2022 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Hangul | Haansoft | 1989 | Windows | 2022 | 2022 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Ichitaro | JustSystems | 1983-10 | DOS | 4.3 | 1989-12 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Ichitaro | JustSystems | 2004-12 | GNU/Linux | | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Ichitaro | JustSystems | 1995-07 | macOS | | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Ichitaro | JustSystems | 1993-04 | OS/2 | | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Ichitaro | JustSystems | 1993-04 | Windows | 2022 | 2022-02-10 | Proprietary | Cost |
| InCopy | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1999 | macOS | 17.3 | 2022-05 | Proprietary | No cost |
| InCopy | Adobe Systems Incorporated | 1999 | Windows | 17.3 | 2022-05 | Proprietary | No cost |
| 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 |
| KOffice KWord | Reginald Stadlbauer, KDE | 1998 | Windows | 2.3.3 | 2011-02-23 | GPL LGPL | No cost |
| LibreOffice Writer | The Document Foundation | 2011-01-25 | BSD | 7.3.5 | 2022-07-21 | MPL-2.0 | No cost |
| LibreOffice Writer | The Document Foundation | 2011-01-25 | GNU/Linux | 7.3.5 | 2022-07-21 | MPL-2.0 | No cost |
| LibreOffice Writer | The Document Foundation | 2011-01-25 | macOS | 7.3.5 | 2022-07-21 | MPL-2.0 | No cost |
| LibreOffice Writer | The Document Foundation | 2011-01-25 | Unix | 7.3.5 | 2022-07-21 | MPL-2.0 | No cost |
| LibreOffice Writer | The Document Foundation | 2011-01-25 | Windows | 7.3.5 | 2022-07-21 | MPL-2.0 | No cost |
| Lotus Symphony | Lotus Software | 2008 | GNU/Linux | 3.0.1 FP2 | 2012-11-29 | Proprietary | ? |
| Lotus Symphony | Lotus Software | 2008 | macOS | 3.0.1 FP2 | 2012-11-29 | Proprietary | ? |
| Lotus Symphony | Lotus Software | 2008 | Windows | 3.0.1 FP2 | 2012-11-29 | Proprietary | ? |
| Lotus Word Pro | Lotus Software | 1989 | Windows | 9.8.6.1 | 2009-02-05 | Proprietary | Cost |
| LyX | The LyX Project | 1995 | GNU/Linux | 2.4.3 | 2025-01-16 | GPL-2.0-or-later | No cost |
| Mariner Write | Mariner software | 1996 | macOS | 3.7.2 | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Mellel | RedleX | 2002 | macOS | 5.1.2 | 2022-05-27 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | | Android | 16 | 2021 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1985 | AT&T Unix PC | | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1986 | Atari ST | 1.05 | 1986 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1983 | DOS | 6.0 | 1993 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | | iOS | 2.56 | 2021-12-12 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1985 | macOS | 16 | 2021 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1989 | OS/2 | 5.5 | 1991 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1990 | SCO Unix | 5.1 | 1991 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1989 | Windows | 16 | 2021 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | 1983-10-25 | Xenix | | | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Works | Microsoft Corporation | 1987-09-14 | DOS | 3.0b | 1993 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Works | Microsoft Corporation | 1988 | macOS | 4.0b | 1994 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Microsoft Works | Microsoft Corporation | 1991 | Windows | 9 | 2007-09-28 | Proprietary | Cost |
| MonsterWriter | MonsterWriter | 2020 | | 1.4 | | Proprietary | Cost |
| NeoOffice Writer | Planamesa Software | 2003-06-22 | macOS | 2022 | 2022-05-13 | GPL | No cost |
| Nisus Writer | Nisus Software | 1989 | macOS | 6.5 | 2001 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Nisus Writer | Nisus Software | 2003 | macOS | 4.3 (Express) | 2022-09-01 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Nisus Writer | Nisus Software | 2007 | macOS | 3.3 (Pro) | 2022-09-01 | Proprietary | Cost |
| OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Ascensio System SIA | 2016 | GNU/Linux | 8.3.0 | 2025-02-06 | AGPL-3.0-only | No cost |
| OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Ascensio System SIA | 2016 | macOS | 8.3.0 | 2025-02-06 | AGPL-3.0-only | No cost |
| OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | Ascensio System SIA | 2016 | Windows | 8.3.0 | 2025-02-06 | AGPL-3.0-only | No cost |
| OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation | 2002-05 | BSD | 3.3.0 | 2011-01-17 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation | 2002-05 | GNU/Linux | 3.3.0 | 2011-01-17 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation | 2002-05 | macOS | 3.3.0 | 2011-01-17 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation | 2002-05 | Solaris/Illumos | 3.3.0 | 2011-01-17 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation | 2002-05 | Unix | 3.3.0 | 2011-01-17 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| OpenOffice.org Writer | Sun Microsystems Oracle Corporation | 2002-05 | Windows | 3.3.0 | 2011-01-17 | Apache-2.0 | No cost |
| Pages | Apple Inc. | 2005-01-11 | iOS | 13.0 | 2023-03-30 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Pages | Apple Inc. | 2005-01-11 | macOS | 13.0 | 2023-03-30 | Proprietary | Cost |
| 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 |
| StarOffice | Sun Microsystems | 1994 | macOS | 9.0U3 | 2009-09-09 | Proprietary | Cost |
| StarOffice | Sun Microsystems | 1994 | Windows | 9.0U3 | 2009-09-09 | Proprietary | Cost |
| TeXmacs | Joris van der Hoeven | 1996? | GNU/Linux | 2.1.4 | 2024-03-11 | GPL-3.0-or-later | No cost |
| TeXmacs | Joris van der Hoeven | 1996? | macOS | 2.1.4 | 2024-03-11 | GPL-3.0-or-later | No cost |
| TeXmacs | Joris van der Hoeven | 1996? | Windows | 2.1.4 | 2024-03-11 | GPL-3.0-or-later | No cost |
| Ted | Mark de Does | 1999 | Atari ST | 2.23 | 2013-02-01 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost |
| Ted | Mark de Does | 1999 | BSD | 2.23 | 2013-02-01 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost |
| Ted | Mark de Does | 1999 | GNU/Linux | 2.23 | 2013-02-01 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost |
| Ted | Mark de Does | 1999 | Unix | 2.23 | 2013-02-01 | GPL-2.0-only | No cost |
| TextEdit | Apple Inc. | 1993? | macOS | 1.18 | 2022-10-24 | BSD-3-Clause | No cost |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2012-08 | Android | | | Proprietary | ? |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 1987 | DOS | | | Proprietary | ? |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2002 | FreeBSD | | | Proprietary | ? |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2003-05? | GNU/Linux | 2024 | 2023-06 | Proprietary | ? |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2022-06-08 | iOS | | | Proprietary | ? |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 2018? | macOS | | | Proprietary | ? |
| TextMaker | SoftMaker | 1994-04? | Windows | 2024 | 2023-06 | Proprietary | ? |
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2012-03-23 | Android | 16.3.7 | 2022-07-22 | Proprietary | Cost |
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 1988 | DOS | | Dropped | Proprietary | Cost |
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2014 | GNU/Linux | 11.1.0.11664 | 2022-06-08 | Proprietary | Cost |
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2014 | iOS | 11.24.1 | 2022-07-14 | Proprietary | Cost |
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2019 | macOS | 4.2.1 | 2022-07-15 | Proprietary | Cost |
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 1995? | Windows | 11.2.0.11191 | 2022-07-05 | Proprietary | Cost |
| WordPad | Microsoft Corporation | 1995 | Windows | | | Proprietary | Cost |
| WordPerfect | Corel Corporation | 1980 | OpenVMS | 5.1 | | Proprietary | Cost |
| WordPerfect | Corel Corporation | | Windows | 2021 | 2021-05 | Proprietary | Cost |
| Word processor | Developer | Initial release | Platform | Latest release | Latest release | License | Cost |
| Word processor | Developer | Initial release | Platform | Version | Date | License | Cost |

## 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 | | | | ? |
| 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 |
| Mariner Write | No | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | | ? | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? |
| MonsterWriter | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | 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 |
| Mariner Write | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 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 |
| Mariner Write | No | No | No | Yes | 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 |
| Mariner Write | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | 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 |