Pages is Mac-specific, modern, and user-friendly, lacking clutter. LibreOffice Writer has many features but poor usability in ...

Eventually, I realized I needed something simpler, which is what led me to FocusWriter. Once you're in this app, the ...

Most word processing apps fit a standard formula in 2020: a white rectangle to type into, a toolbar with way too many formatting options, and maybe some extended mail-merge or citation features. It’s ...

This week’s reader question is a followup to my recent review of the Apple Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro. “In today’s review, you talked about replacing your laptop with iPad. I got my first iPad in ...

Microsoft has announced that its long-running WordPad app will no longer be updated, and it will be removed in a future release of Windows. WordPad, which first debuted almost three decades ago as a ...

The Mac comes with apps for writing notes, letters, and even books, but take the time to look further and there are superb writing apps for every aspect of writing. You do already have Pages on your ...

When it comes to word processing, most people—and most businesses—still think of Microsoft Word. Whether it's a résumé or an essay, it's most likely to come as a .docx file, the universally recognized ...

Google, which late last year dodged rumors it was developing productivity applications, can no longer make that claim as Thursday it acquired Writely, an online word processing application. While the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. This article is more than 3 years old. Microsoft Word is arguably ...

It took less than 5 minutes of using Word for iPad to have an overwhelming first impression: I hope Word on every platform becomes what Word on the iPad is. Sleek, uncluttered, well organized, and ...