Office Suites (178 programs)

Pros: Quick access via menu bar. Customizable design and fonts. Add sounds and images to your notes. Create new notes using text from any application.

Cons: Limited OS compatibility. Printing notes can be tricky. No iCloud syncing option. No search and index function.

Pros: Comes with 10 different voices to choose from. Speech is clear and easy to understand. Reads extremely long texts, such as novels. Includes support for other Cepstral voices.

Cons: Sounds more robotic than some alternatives. Lack of options for inserting longer pauses. Only exports in the AAC and AIFF formats. Cannot use multiple voices for the same text.

Pros: Only 2.1 megabytes of hard drive space is needed. Rich text format (RTF) is supported. Large documents can be quickly converted. Existing text formatting is preserved.

Cons: Does not support optical character recognition. Unable to convert images or vector graphics. Some font details may be lost during conversions. Portions of output text could be deleted on occasion.

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.

Pros: Add digital signatures, stamps and annotations to documents. Send signed documents straight to email. No registration or account required. Cheap compared to competitors.

Cons: Does not automatically recognize where signatures required. Clumsy interface requires dragging boxes onto document to place signature. Interface makes filling out forms incredibly slow. More popular competitors like DocuSign are free.

Pros: Fun Easter eggs will be encountered on occasion. An intuitive user interface. Support for PDF documents. Hand gestures are integrated.

Cons: It is not possible to add any images. Only the most recent operating systems are supported. No foreign languages are recognized. Users who possess 32-bit processors may encounter functionality issues.

Pros: An intuitive user interface. Drag-and-drop functionality is supported. The output of the pages can be modified. Batch conversion options are offered.

Cons: Only two pages will be converted with the free version. 57.8 megabytes is a considerably large amount of memory. XLSX conversions not supported. Some data formats may not be recognized.

Pros: Customizable fonts and text sizes. Both text and image stamps can be added. Can add stamps to protected PDF documents. Supports multiple document formats.

Cons: User interface appears dated. Getting used to the program can take some time. Limited features for advanced users. Program has not been updated recently.

Pros: Requires less memory when compared to some other packages. Large files can be opened in mere seconds. Password protection is available. PDF documents can be converted into other formats.

Cons: A rather expensive package. No support for 32-bit processors. Optical character recognition is not provided. Not possible to reduce the size of a PDF file.

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: Allows multiple blogs to be edited from one place. Works with WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and more. Lets users preview their posts and upload them. Includes spell checker and other useful writing aids.

Cons: Sometimes struggles with multi-layer authentication. Formatting bar only caters for HTML and rich text. Too complicated for those with simple blogging needs. Archive feature is not compatible with all platforms.

Pros: Easy to use and powerful both. Runs fast. Usable on Maverick and Yosemite. Cross-device usability.

Cons: No updates. Generally needs high resolution. Some options unavailable in Edit menu. Doesn't display non-text files in Browse.

Pros: Automation works well. Specify your preferred fonts. Adding contents pages makes documents more professional. Saves time and effort.

Cons: Hard to always see what you are typing. Limited use. Requires manual input to override existing contents. Seven-day trial is a little short.

Pros: Minimalistic, functional design. Quick learning curve. Fast and simple. Easily share designs from the app.

Cons: Minimalistic design can be problematic for some users. Limited OS support. Application requires a good understanding of sequence diagrams. Lacks features for advanced users.

Pros: Works with multiple LaTeX document formats. Outline view provides seamless navigation between multiple documents. Autocomplete and autofill functions make entering and executing common commands quicker and easier. One window designs helps avoid clutter and maintain focus while still being easy to navigate.

Cons: Advanced users will still find working with the CLI easier. No support for templating functions. Missing some surprising basic features such as word wrap. Everything offered is available for free using other software tools; simply charges for the convenience of a GUI.

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: 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: 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: 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.