Office Suites (178 programs)

Pros: A cost-effective option. Versatile and easy to use. Armed with basic and advanced text processing features.

Cons: Rather plain-looking interface.

Pros: Add any document/file to your folders.. Files can be password protected.. The interface is inviting and clear.. Excellent search function..

Cons: No ability to share items directly from the application.. No access to cloud storage services.. The app is resource intensive.. The app is not compatible with all mobile devices..

Pros: Converts both PDFs and images to Word formats. Makes use of optical character recognition. Retains the quality of original documents. Clean user interface makes it easy to use.

Cons: No support for converting Word to PDF. Unable to circumvent password protection. Occasional changes to layout during conversion. Exports restricted to DOC and DOCX only.

Pros: Intelligently cleans text formatting. Create your own custom rules for automated tasks. Supports regular expression search. Easily handles tedious formatting tasks.

Cons: Cannot hide unwanted formatting options. Cannot configure custom characters for use with in-built formatters. No direct clipboard formatting support. Advanced options not user friendly.

Pros: Directly edit text fields. Draw using mouse or tablet. Built-in spell checker. Allows insertion of signatures.

Cons: Lacks Word integration. No mobile phone support. Limited compared to Adobe. Some functions behind paywall.

Pros: Okay for creating drafts without physically typing text. Click the microphone button and start talking. Doesn't require lots of pre-use optimization. Has a very simple and self-explanatory GUI.

Cons: English grammar is very poorly optimized. End text requires serious editing before being readable. Voice recognition is substandard. Picks up words very slowly.

Pros: Reading mode features. Password encryption. Annotation history saving feature. UI localized to several languages.

Cons: Free version doesn’t offer complete access. TTS function can be a bit buggy. No trial to test out paid version features. No proper instructions/help file.

Pros: Exports to PDF. Very similar in look to MS Office. Integration with Android and Windows Mobile.

Cons: Spell checkers in other languages missing. No toolbar customisation.

Pros: Easy to implement. Works with multiple document formats. Good user interface. Flowcharts and vector graphics program is a nice bonus.

Cons: Has some functionality issues. Updates seem sporadic. Not an official Microsoft product. Requires a 64-bit computer.

Pros: Extremely immersive. Scales well with high resolution. Easy to pick up and use. Aids stream of consciousness.

Cons: No editing features. Unable to set margins. Occasional auto-wrap issues. Slow exporting.

Pros: Much better OS X integration. Integration with SkyDrive and SharePoint. Lots of new and interesting templates. Collaboration possible via Office Web Apps. Outlook is now included (previously Entourage). Ribbon and Spotlight integration.

Cons: No Mac version of OneNote. Home and Student don't include Outlook. Outlook doesn't sync with iPhones. Only includes main components of Office.

Pros: Has a single library. Powerful search function. Simple interface. Easy exporting to WordPress.

Cons: Style editing is done through Markdown. Must manually separate chapters when importing. Exporting requires CSS knowledge. Not good for story development.