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Word Processing Programs
Word Processing Program Definition
Word Processing Programs Free

The following is a list of notable word processors.

Free and open-source software[edit]

EtherPad – real-time word processor
GNU TeXmacs – document preparation system
JWPce – Japanese word processor, designed primarily for the English speaker who is reading or writing in Japanese
LyX - TeX document processor
Trelby – screenplay word processor

Proprietary software[edit]

Commercial[edit]

Apple Pages, part of its iWork suite – Mac, iOS
Applix Word – Linux
Atlantis Word Processor – Windows
Documents To Go – Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian
Final Draft – screenplay/teleplay word processor
Gobe Productive Word Processor
Hangul (also known as HWP)
IA Writer – Mac, iOS
IBM DisplayWrite - DOS
IBM SCRIPT – IBM VM/370
IBM SCRIPT/VS – IBM z/VM or z/OS systems
Ichitaro – Japanese word processor produced by JustSystems
iStudio Publisher – Mac
Kingsoft Writer – Windows and Linux
Mariner Write – Mac
Mathematica – technical and scientific word processing
Mellel – Mac
Microsoft Word – Windows and Mac
Microsoft Works Word Processor
Microsoft Write – Windows and Mac (a stripped-down version of Word)
Nisus Writer – Mac
Nota Bene – Windows
Polaris Office – Android and Windows Mobile
QuickOffice – Android, iOS, Symbian
TechWriter – RISC OS
ThinkFree Office Write
Ulysses – Mac, iPadOS, iOS
WordPad – previously known as 'Write' in older versions than Windows 95; has been included in all versions of Windows since Windows 1.01.

Freeware[edit]

Atlantis Nova – Windows
Baraha – free Indian language software
Kingsoft Writer Personal Edition

Online[edit]

Authorea – word processor for students and researchers
LibreOffice Online Writer / Collabora Online Writer
Microsoft Word Online – free online service
ThinkFree Office Write
XaitPorter – word processor for Enterprise, allowing both single-user and team collaboration approach

Historical[edit]

1st Word / 1st Word Plus – Atari ST family and Acorn
A M Jacquard Systems running Type-Rite, its own proprietary software^[1]
AppleWorks (formerly ClarisWorks Word Processing) – Windows and Mac; also an older and unrelated application for Apple II
Amí, a word processing program for Windows, developed and marketed by Samna
Apple Writer Word Processor – Apple II & III series
Apricot Computers SuperWriter
AstroType (later AstroComp) – Word Processor Systems
AtariWriter – Atari 8-bit family
CEO – Data General's AOS and AOS/VS operating systems
DeskMate – 'Text' component
DPCX/DOSF
EasyWriter – Apple II and DOS (CP/M)
Edit – Mac
Edit.exe – DOS
Edlin – DOS
Enable – DOS
FullWrite Professional – Mac
geoWrite – component of GEOS
Homepak – Commodore 64 and Atari
Interleaf – now called QuickSilver
KindWords – Amiga computers
Lotus Word Pro – Windows
MindWrite – Mac
PaperClip – Commodore 64 computers
pfs:First Choice – lighter-weight version of the pfs suite; DOS
pfs:Write (Professional Write/IBM Writing Assistant)
PROFS – IBM VM series
Q&A Write – DOS / Windows
QText – DOS / Windows
SimpleText – Apple System 7-9
SpeedScript – Commodore 64 computers
Spellbinder
TeachText – Mac
Textra – DOS^[2]
Type-Rite – proprietary software running on A M Jacquard machines^[1]
WriteNow – Mac / NeXT
Zarnegar – with Persian/Arabic and Latin script support

References[edit]

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I’m sure we are all used Microsoft Word, the most popular Word Processor on the market. Microsoft Word is almost a complete Word Processor there you can add Images, tables, charts, SmartArt, footnotes, equations are all there, nicely formatted.

You need to purchase a full office suite to get maximum from Microsoft Word. If you aren’t a fan of Microsoft Word and not interested in purchasing a full office suite, need just a Word Processor this article is just for you.
Here we go with the best free word processors to try in 2016.

1. Google Docs

Google Docs comes first into our list as one of the best free word processors. You can easily Create, edit, and collaborate with others on Google Docs documents easily.

Google Docs comes with a clean layout, it makes distraction free and easy to use. You can type up to 1.02 million characters on a single Google Docs file and you can convert a text document to Google Docs format with the maximum file size of 50 MB.

2. Quip

Quip is the productivity suite currently I’m using to get my work done. If you never heard about Quip, I highly recommending you to try and I’m sure you love it.

You can create documents and spreadsheets with Quip. One of the major highlights I love on Quip is we can easily import our existing documents from Evernote, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Hackpad, and Basecamp.

Quip is free for unlimited personal documents and folders, and a 1,000 message archive. Quip already released native apps for Desktop that runs on both Mac (version 10.8+) and Windows (version 7+).

3. Jarte

Jarte comes next into our list. Jarte is a lightweight and fast word processor that is fully compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10.

Jarte boots really quickly can be run as a portable word processor directly from a USB flash drive, CD, or DropBox folder. Jarte comes with a quality spell checker with custom user dictionary included spelling dictionaries for languages like English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch.

4. OpenOffice

Apache OpenOffice included 6 suites like Word Processor, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Graphics, Database Manipulation, and Mathematical Equations. Apache OpenOffice is easy to learn and entirely free to use of any license.

5. AbiWord

AbiWord is another word processing program similar to Word. AbiWord is a cross-platform program that you can run on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux.

6. WPS Office

WPS Office comes next into our list. WPS is a free office suite comes with a word processor, a spreadsheet program and a presentation maker.

WPS Office supports English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Polish languages. WPS Office has a PDF converter, spell check, and a word count feature makes WPS Office great for writers.

7. Etherpad

Etherpad comes next into the list. Etherpad allows you to write articles, press releases, to-do lists, etc. Etherpad is an open source project main development happens on Github.

Through Etherpad, you can edit documents collaboratively in real-time together with your friends, fellow students or colleagues, etc.

8. LibreOffice