As an added bonus, ONLYOFFICE is pretty close to a complete replacement for the entire Microsoft Office Suite, or at least ...

Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those days. More like a fancy ...

It works on most major OS platforms and supports many languages; it’s able to read and write most documents in Microsoft Word’s .doc format, as well as twenty others; its authors claim it can do most ...

Adobe has acquired BuzzWord, a beautiful Flash-based word processor. But we recommend against using it until the company can add in necessary features. Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products ...

It’s a $19 “piece of junk,” but a portable word processor could keep you focused on your writing and nothing else. Design for Hackers author David Kadavy explains several of the benefits of using a ...

If you look at a document as nothing more than a disconnected Web page, Branchfire has an app for you: Folia. Folia, available for free for the iPad, OS X, Android, and Windows 8, is a really ...

For anyone serious about privacy and streamlining their digital toolkit, HedgeDoc is the clear winner. So what are you ...

A Web-based word processor can now convert documents to Adobe Systems' PDF standard, adding to other new features, such as OpenDocument and Rich Text Format support. The Writely word processor was ...

Microsoft Word can ably edit PDFs with lots of text, but it can’t replace a dedicated PDF editor for complex documents. Microsoft doesn’t include a PDF editor in its Office suite, but it has made it ...

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