Office Suites (178 programs)

Pros: Supports multiple recognition languages. Three export modes. Simple interface. Drag-and-drop functionality supported.

Cons: Blurry conversions. Workability problems. Not completely reliable. Built-in search functionality doesn’t always work.

Pros: Maintains format and fonts. Batch conversions. Supports all PDF sizes. Drag and drop controls.

Cons: Scanned PDFs aren’t editable. Can’t convert to Pages documents. Can’t convert back to PDF. Not multilingual.

Pros: Easy to use and snappy. Supports batch processing. Real-time preview. Drag and drop feature.

Cons: Grey-scale implementation can be better. Random workability issues. Updates aren’t very regular. Needs a 64-bit computer.

Pros: Easy to use. Free registration. Supports multiple countries. Has a website to back up app service.

Cons: Monthly fee. Automatically clears sent items every fortnight or month. Error messages pop up every now and then. May not work with all recipient fax machines.

Pros: Extremely polished interface. Great for multitasking. Integrates with very popular services. Very feature-rich.

Cons: Doesn't support every service. Some Actions require installation. A little bit of a learning curve. Not as useful for single-task workflows.

Pros: Simple to use. Tracks time efficiently. Helps increase productivity. Monthly and yearly overviews.

Cons: Difficult to track more than one task at a time. No function for categorising tasks. Tasks cannot be paused and continued. Relatively expensive.

Pros: The tool explains itself and its functions very well. Icons and images help make your mind maps less confusing. Use a drag-and-drop design mechanic. Bold colors and defined box borders are effective.

Cons: Designing is slow compared to the full version. No freehand mode. Exporting is far better with the full version. Takes a steady hand to drag and drop nodes efficiently.

Pros: Optical character recognition is included. 11 international languages are supported. A very straightforward user interface. Any crooked pages are automatically corrected when being scan.

Cons: No bulk scanning options are included. Some scanners may not be supported. Cannot work in conjunction with 32-bit processors. A file size of 91.9 megabytes is rather large.

Pros: Adds Trello functionality to your Mac hotbar. Syncs your Trello boards to your Mac notifications panel. Support for both dark and light themes of Mac OSX 10.10. Works smoothly with screen resolutions of all sizes.

Cons: The Trello service itself is free but this app is not. Does not add anything you cannot do just using Trello. Third party app not supported by Trello developers. Few features.

Pros: Easy to use. Notes get automatically saved. Hierarchical organization. Extremely responsive developer.

Cons: Pages aren’t boxed or rued. No built-in search function. User interface needs some polishing. Doesn’t automatically create folders.

Pros: Very easy to use. Easy to organise files. Suitable for all project types. Small yet stable.

Cons: Not possible to enlarge the font size. Rather dull interface. Not many customisable features. No support for iCloud.

Pros: Extremely convenient and practical. Immediately renders content list. Works with different kinds of content. Free to download and view files.

Cons: Saving or previewing files needs a purchase. Doesn’t work with Yosemite or previous OS versions. Saved files’ names may get truncated. May not work that well on mobile devices.

Pros: Works with encrypted PDFs. Supports over 150 languages. Exports to many popular formats. Batch conversion.

Cons: Does not automatically detect language. Conversion formatting not always consistent. Does not support extraction of individual elements. Requires OS X 10.10 or later.

Pros: Add annotations from within the application. Read PDF documents in six different languages. Sign documents electronically. Convert documents to other formats.

Cons: Converting documents can produce errors. Resource intensive. Printing can cause systems to become unresponsive, developers are working on this. Prints giberish characters in some instances, developers are looking into this.

Pros: Converts documents to most frequently used formats. Easy-to-use interface that requires minimal user input. Can be used by people with minimal computing knowledge. Unlimited number of documents can be converted.

Cons: The application can sometimes crash during file conversion. No batch conversion option. There is some room for improvement in the applications user interface. Scanned PDF documents cannot be converted into editable documents.

Pros: Read and annotate almost any PDF file. Built-in accessibility features like text to speech. Integrated notetaking facility. Can be used by anyone, even users without much computing experience.

Cons: The program interface appears dated. The app may not run on all systems. The find function can prove finicky at times. The application has not been updated since 2013.