Office Suites (180 programs)
- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Quickly view and convert WPD files. Installs quickly and without fuss. A simple interface that makes the tool easy to use. Convert to PDF and extract images too.CONS: Larger tools such as LibreOffice will open WPD for free. Cannot save to word (docx) files. Cannot isolate pages for conversion. Will not allow you to copy and paste text.- License
- Trial version Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: A very simple user interface. Line thicknesses and signature angles can be adjusted as needed. Numerous input methods are supported. Easier to manipulate than some professional-grade applications.CONS: The program has been known to freeze on occasion. When in "Sign Mode", the cursor becomes invisible. There are no preset signatures to choose from. Images can only be saved as PNG files.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Simple. clean application. Distraction-free and user-friendly.CONS: Very basic - no layout abilities. You may want to pay a little for an app with broader capabilities.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Easy to use. Works as advertised. Works in a jiffy. Supports multiple file formats.CONS: May fumble with underlined texts sporadically. Not completely fool proof. Requires a 64-bit computer. Developer isn’t active.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Simple to use user interface. Supports user feedback submission for continuous refinement and improvement of OCR. Very good OCR engine for free. Supports over 60 languages.CONS: Free version provides only single document scanning support. Struggles with smaller font sizes. Tends to transpose letters i and j. User interface appears not to have been updated for Retina displays, resulting in blurry interface at higher resolutions.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Convert restricted PDF files. Batch conversion. Preview PDF before conversion. Specify page ranges to convert.CONS: Struggles with tabulated data. Not always accurate. Does not keep document formatting in conversion. Only works with relatively simple documents.
iTemplate - PowerPoint Edition
- Paid
Ready-to-use PowerPoint templates for various intents and purposes
- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Easy to incorporate. Can be launched directly from within PowerPoint. Customizable themes. Plenty of slides with each theme.CONS: Doesn’t function reliably. Text editing issues reported. Number of themes could have been a lot more. Needs a 64-bit computer.- License
- Trial version Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Simple and lightweight. Autosaves work. Customizable toolbar. Export to PDF.CONS: Limited formatting features.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Supports scanning directly to a variety of cloud services such as Google Docs, EverNote, Gmail and more. Additional editing tools allow you to touch up documents before storage. Compatible with most scanners. Make use of additional cloud storage service features directly within the app.CONS: No developer support for free version. Free version limited to 15 scanned pages. Seemingly abandoned - last updated May 2013. Some users report issues saving to cloud storage services with no error messages.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Not a bad solution for Jpeg scanning. Average-to-good optical character recognition. You may scan receipts, invoices, and even screenshots. The interface uses macOS translucency and vibrancy.CONS: They make you pay extra for the automater. Wildly more expensive than its competitors. Scanning PDFs requires a complicated workaround solution. Far better tutorials and instructions are needed.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Control, pause, play and speed up the voice. Works for a wide range of languages. Easy to access quickly once installed. Choose from a number of different voices.CONS: Some of the voices have very thick accents. Limited number of viable voice options for English speakers. The user interface looks dated and bland. Instructions for use are weak.PDF - Compress, Reduce and Optimize
- Paid
Emailing a PDF to Another Person Should No Longer Be a Hassle
- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: All compression happens locally or within app. Multiple customization options. Quick preview option. Batch compression supported.CONS: Large file compression could slow down the process. Could hamper computer performance momentarily. Needs a 64-bit system. User interface is a bit overwhelming.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Easy to use. Snappy conversions. Batch conversion supported. Works with all Mac OS versions.CONS: The PDF document created may be broken at times. App crashing to be expected. Costs money. No option to add image watermarks to PDF.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Organized and clutter-free. Perfect stickies alternative. Easy to browse with Finder. Themes for customization.CONS: App icon does not show up in the dock. Notes snapping to the edge of the window could take time. Cutesy characters would not be to everyone’s liking. Not the most responsive customer support.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Ability to convert multiple files at once. Simple and clean user interface. Includes a configurable output color mode. Users can select the compression level.CONS: Resulting PDFs are much larger in size. Occasional layout issues during conversion. May not open some newer DjVu files. Multiple conversions can take a while.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Annotate documents. Make notes in audio and video. Supports highlighting and sketching. Export functionality.CONS: Only supports two file formats. Very intensive on resources. UI not particularly easy to understand. Does not work directly with web pages.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Wide variety of themes. Easy to use. Templates can be customized. High-quality images.CONS: Dependant on MS office. Themes are not updated regularly. Could do with additional categories/templates. No ability to change the layout of templates.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Full-screen and part-screen options are available. Makes other items on your desktop less striking. May be suitable for fiction writers. Each icon is self explanatory.CONS: Forces other screen elements into the background. Automatically fills the screen upon start-up. The formatting and colour scheme is not to everybody’s taste. Additions to the spellchecker dictionary may not save.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Support for multiple projects at once. Drag-and-drop interface is easy to work with. Projects can be exported as .txt, .pdf or .rtf files. Provides statistics for projects.CONS: No support for exporting to Microsoft Word. Limited support for images and graphics. Timeline features cannot be turned off. Might be too rigid for some writers.
