If you’re aspiring author, this may be a good place to start, at $59, this is an investment that may be worth its weight in “gold”. Might be a problem though for users as it’s mostly geared towards novelists and screen writers. Storyist is a popular alternative, which offers similar experience to previous apps, but with a simpler design to wrap your head around. The draw-back of this app though, is the absence of formatting options hence users may need to transfer finished document(s) into another word processor i.e. Features include a document hierarchy split into three default folders called ‘draft, research and trash’. The app has a well-designed straightforward interface tailored to working on a long-form piece of text.

Scrivener is an app that prevents the back-and-forth scenario when writing a dissertation due to difficulties in organizing workflow. The app also supports Markdown formatting (which enables preview any time in a separate window) Documents can be saved to iCloud and also exported as a Microsoft Word, PDF, HMTL and.

IA Writer Another word processing app similar to byword has a major feature – focus mode, which dims everything but the last three lines a user is working on. Documents can be written in Markdown or rich text, before being saved locally or to an iCloud account. Without further ado, in no particular order, these apps made the cut: Macīyword is a text editor for Mac, Ipad, and Iphone it’s simple and efficient. The criteria for the best word processor that will win the war are based on: the app’s cost, ease of usage, availability of tools to edit documents, accessibility to updates and absence of a compulsory add-ons. Okay, the battle for the best word processing app for Windows and Mac OS’s is on.

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